- DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid
- RNA: ribonucleic acid
- Sudan III or IV: substances used to test for lipids
- amino acid: the building block of proteins that contains 1 amino group (-NH2) and 1 carboxyl group (-COOH)
- biuret: substance used to test for protein
- carbohydrate: organic compound originally formed as a product of photosynthesis
- channel protein: protein that are found in the cell membranes that aid in transporting molecules in and out of the cell
- enzyme: protein that act as biological catalyst to speed up chemical reactions
- iodine: reagent that will turn dark when add to a starch
- lipid: compound responsible for the storage of energy in organisms as well as for the insulation of organisms
- monosaccharide: the simplest carbohydrate or a simple sugar
- nucleic acid: a large, complex molecule made up of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous
- peptide bond: bond that hold amino acids together to form a dipeptide
- polypeptide: protein that contains many amino acids
- protein: complex organic compound that consisits of amino acids joined by peptide bonds
- saturated fatty acid: a lipid when 1 carbon is bonded to another carbon by 1 bond
- unsaturated fatty acid: a lipid when 1 carbon is bonded to another carbon by more than 1 bond