Macromolecules Vocabulary

Monomer for proteins

• Fatty acids

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Monosaccharides

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Breaks down bacteria, viruses, and worn out proteins

• Lysosomes

• Golgi apparatus

• Chloroplasts

• Mitochondria

Sort, modify, and package proteins

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

• Lysosomes

• Golgi apparatus

Produces glucose from sunlight (photosynthesis)

• Golgi apparatus

• Lysosomes

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplasts

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Studded with ribosomes and synthesizes proteins

• Rough ER

• Ribosomes

• Smooth ER

• Vacuole

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Storage in plants, animals, fungi, and protists

• Rough ER

• Vacuole

• Smooth ER

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Synthesizes proteins

• Vacuole

• Rough ER

• Smooth ER

• Ribosomes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Cholesterol is an example of

• Nucleic Acid

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

Maintains homeostasis through selective permeability

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Centrioles

Enzymes are an example of

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acid

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1