Macromolecules
The general term for the building block for a larger molecule
What is a monomer?
The subunit of a nucleic acid
What is a nucleotide?
The monomer of a protein
What is an amino acid?
The monomer of a carbohydrate
What is a monosaccharide?
subunits that make up triglycerides
What are glycerol and fatty acids?
The general term for a large molecule made of smaller subunits.
What is a polymer?
The molecule that has nitrogen base-pairs that hold two strands together
What is DNA?
What is an enzyme?
Examples of carbohydrate monomers
What are glucose, fructose, and galactose?
A type of lipid that makes up most of a cell membrane
What is a phospholipid?
Another name for a subunit
What is a monomer?
The structure of RNA that form the chain of nucleotides
What is a sugar-phosphate backbone
A strand of amino acids joined together
What is polypeptide?
Carbohydrates macromolecules that provide structure in fungi and plants
What are chitin and cellulose?
A lipid macromolecule that is used to store energy
What is a triglyceride?
Carbon-containing compounds in living things
What is a biomolecule or organic compound
A special nucleotide that provides energy currency
What is ATP?
The kind of bond that holds amino acids together
What is a peptide bond?
Carbohydrate macromolecules for energy storage
What are glycogen and starch?
Lipids that form a waterproof coating on leaves
What are waxes?
Macromolecules may also be called this
What are Biomolecules or Organic compounds
The elements found in nucleic acids
What are C, H, O, N, and P?
The elements found in proteins
What are C, H, O, and N?
The general formula for carbohydrates
What is CH2O?
Lipids that act as chemical messengers
What are steroids