Marcomolecule terms and definitions

include DNA and RNA are polymers of nucleotides

• marcomolecules

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

• phospholipid

are the polymers of amino acids

• atoms

• polymer

• proteins

• lipids

a large molecule, as colloidal particle, protein or polymer, composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms

• protein

• DNA

• carbon

• macromolecules

compound of high molecular weight derived either by the addition of many smaller molecules

• molecule

• polymer

• RNA

• carbs

 are a hydrophobic set of macromolecules, doesn’t dissolve in water

• lipids

• polymer

• atoms

• nucleic acids

a lipid containing a phosphate group in its molecule

• molecular

• cell

• lipid

• phospholipid

a self-replacing material that is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes

• DNA

• chromosomes

• RNA

• science

carries instructions from DNA for controlling the synthesis of proteins

• genetic

• RNA

• life

• DNA

a compound consisting of a nucleoside linked to a phosphate group

• lipids

• polymer

• nitrogenous

• nucleotide

a group of atoms bonded together representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction

• RNA

• molecule

• compound

• biology