Macromolecules

Question 1

Macromolecules

Answer 1

• large biological molecules divided into four categories

Question 2

What are the four types of macromolecules?

Answer 2

• Proteins
• Lipids (fats)
• Carbohydrates
• Nucleic Acids

Question 3

Polymer

Answer 3

• a large molecule compromised of smaller monomers

Question 4

Monomer

Answer 4

• a smaller part of a large molecule (polymer); subunit

Question 5

Carbohydrates

Answer 5

• molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio; includes starches & sugars

Question 6

Lipids

Answer 6

• molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, & oxygen atoms; made of monomers called fatty acids; includes waxes, oils, & cholesterol

Question 7

Fatty Acids

Answer 7

• chains of carbon atoms bonded to hydrogen atoms (found in lipids)

Question 8

Proteins

Answer 8

• molecules comprised of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, & nitrogen; made of monomers called amino acids

Question 9

Amino Acids

Answer 9

• molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen & sometimes sulfur; 20 different kinds

Question 10

Nucleic Acids

Answer 10

• molecules that contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, & phosphorus; 2 types are DNA & RNA; have only 1 function

Question 11

nucleotide

Answer 11

• the monomer of a nucleic acid

Question 12

What are the 3 parts of a nucleotide?

Answer 12

• a sugar
• a phosphate group
• a nitrogenous base

Question 13

Peptide Bond

Answer 13

• the bond that holds amino acids together