Unit 6 Macromolecule Vocab

small chemical unit that is a building block for larger macromolecules

• monomer

• polymer

• lipid

• nucleic acid

• protein

a large number of similar chemical units bonded together

• monomer

• polymer

• amino acid

• nucleotide

• sugar

composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen (CHO)

used for quick energy and support

• monomer

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

composed of mostly carbon and hydrogen

includes fats, oils and waxes

• monomer

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

macromolecule composed of mostly carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous

(CHONP)

can be used to store genetic information

• monomer

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

macromolecule composed of mostly carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen (CHON)

used for growth, repair and as enzymes

• monomer

• nucleic acid

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

composed of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate and a nitrogenous base

monomer of nucleic acids

• amino acid

• polymer

• sugar

• glycerol

• nucleotide

monomer of protein

• amino acid

• polymer

• sugar

• glycerol

• nucleotide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

process that transforms one set of molecules into another set of molecules

• chemical reaction

• polymerization

• activation energy

• catalyst

• substrate

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

needed to get a reaction started

• product

• enzyme

• activation energy

• catalyst

• substrate

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2