Macromolecule Essential Vocab

Question 1

Compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end

Answer 1

Amino Acid

Question 2

Compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; type of nutrients that are the major source of energy to the body

Answer 2

Carbohydrate

Question 3

Macromolecule made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes

Answer 3

Lipid

Question 4

The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials

Answer 4

Metabolism

Question 5

Small chemical unit that makes up a polymer

Answer 5

Monomer

Question 6

A single sugar molecule

Answer 6

Monosaccharide

Question 7

Macromolecule containing Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Carbon, and Phosphorus

Answer 7

Nucleic acid

Question 8

Subunit of which nucleic acids are composed; made up of a 5-Carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

Answer 8

Nucleotide

Question 9

Molecule composed of many monomers; makes up macromolecules

Answer 9

Polymer

Question 10

Macromolecule that contains Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair

Answer 10

Protein