Macromolecules Flashcards
What is a monomer
Individual molecules that make up a polymer
What is a polymer
Long chains of many monomers bonded together in a specific repeating pattern
What is the monomer for carbohydrates
Monosaccharides
What is the polymer for carbohydrates
Polysaccharides
What is the monomer for protein
Amino acids emg. Leucine
What is the polymer for protein
Polypeptides e.g. collagen
Monomer for nucleic acid
Nucleotide
What’s the polymer for nucleic acid
Polynucleotide e.g. DNA or RNA
Whattypemolecule are lipids
Macro molecules
Why are lipids not polymers
They are not made of a repeating set of monomers but a number of molecules joined together in a non repeating pattern
Where are phospholipids found
The cell membrane
What elements are present in nucleic acid
Carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,nitrogen
What elements are in carbohydrates
Carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,
What elements are in lipids
Carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,phosphor
What elements are in protein
Carbon,hydrogen,oxygen, nitrogen,sulphur
