Macromolecules

Question 1

Uses:
long-term energy
Polymer:
triglycerides
Monomer:
fatty acids
Examples:
fats, oils, phospholipids, steroids

Answer 1

Lipids

Question 2

Uses:
informational molecules that store, transmit, and express our genetic function
Polymer:
nucleic acid=DNA and RNA
Monomer:
nucleotides: Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil
Examples:
in DNA and RNA

Answer 2

Nucleic Acids

Question 3

Uses;
short-term energy
Polymer:
polysaccharides: large sugar molecules
Starch, Glycogen, Cellulose
Monomer:
Monosaccharides: single sugar molecule
Glucose, Galactose, Fructose
Examples:
Sugars and Starches
Bread, banana’s, Potato’s

Answer 3

Carbohydrates

Question 4

Uses:
no main function, run your body
Polymer:
polypeptide, amino acids and peptide linked together
monomer:
amino acids
Examples:
meats, nuts, dairy products
enzymes and antibodies

Answer 4

Proteins