2.3 Macromolecules

A large molecule composed of repeating structural units or monomers.

• Disaccharide

• Polymer

• Nucleotide

• Fatty Acid

• Amino Acid

Building Blocks of a Protein

• Disaccharide

• Polymer

• Nucleotide

• Fatty Acid

• Amino Acid

Building Blocks of a Nucleic Acid

• Disaccharide

• Polymer

• Nucleotide

• Fatty Acid

• Amino Acid

Building Blocks of a Carbohydrate

• Polysaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Nucleotide

• Fatty Acid

• Amino Acid

Compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in the approximate ratio of C:2H:O (e.g., sugars, starches, and cellulose)"

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic Acids

Organic molecule made up of amino acids. They are needed to build and repair body structures, and to regulate processes in the body

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic Acids

Organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen and store food energy until needed (Fats)

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic Acids

A biological macromolecule (DNA or RNA) composed of the elements C, H, N, O, and P that carries genetic information.

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Protein

• Nucleic Acids

A simple sugar that is the basic subunit of a carbohydrate

• Polysaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Amino Acid

• Nucleic acid

A protein that makes a chemical reaction happen QUICKER

• Fatty acid

• Monosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

• Enzyme