Carbon Based Molecules

Molecular subunit of a polymer

• enzyme

• monomer

• saturated fat

• nucleic acid

Large, carbon-based molecule formed by monomers

• polymer

• carbohydrate

• amino acid

• glycogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules

• monomer

• polysaccharide

• macromolecule

• unsaturated fat

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

carbon-based molecule

• activation energy

• catalyst

• organic molecule

• enzyme

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Molecule composed of Carbon hydrogen and oxygen; includes sugars and starches

• monomer

• polymer

• enzyme

• carbohydrate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A single sugar molecule such as glucose or fructose, the simplest type of sugar

• monosaccharide

• glycogen

• carbohydrate

• protein

A double sugar molecule made of two monosaccharides bonded together. Examples: Sucrose, lactose, maltose

• starch

• protein

• disaccharide

• saturated fat

Carbohydrates that are made up of more than two monosaccharides. Examples: starch, glycogen, cellulose

• organic molecule

• polysaccharide

• hydrolysis reaction

• nucleotide

Polymer composed of amino acids linked by peptide bonds; folds into a particular structure depending on bonds between amino acids

• carbohydrate

• polysaccharide

• protein

• nucleic acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Molecule that makes up proteins; composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and sometimes sulfur

• organic molecule

• cellulose

• chemical reaction

• amino acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6