Module 6 Lesson 4

large molecule formed by joining smaller organic molecules together

• atoms

• polymers

• macromolecules

• micromolecules

large molecule formed from smaller repeating units of identical, or nearly identical, compounds linked by covalent bonds

• polymer

• atoms

• active site

• compounds

organic compound containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms for each carbon atom

• amino acids

• lipids

• proteins

• carbohydrates

Large, nonpolar biological molecules that vary in structure, store energy in living organisms, and make up most of the structure of cell membranes

• macromolecules

• lipids

• amino acids

• proteins

organic compound made of amino acids joined by peptide bonds; primary building block of organisms

• amino acids

• protein

• lipid

• carbohydrates

a building block of proteins

• amino acids

• proteins

• macromolecules

• atoms

complex macromolecule that stores and communicates genetic information

• amino acids

• macromolecules

• nucleotides

• nucleic acid

a subunit of nucleic acid formed from a simple sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

• proteins

• nucleotides

• amino acids

• lipids