Molecules of life terms

Question 1

Carbohydrate

Answer 1

a biological molecule consisting of carbon (C), hydrogen (H) and oxygen (O) atoms, usually with a hydrogen

Question 2

Monosaccharide

Answer 2

A polyhydroxy aldehydes or ketones; that is, they are molecules with more than one hydroxyl group (−OH), and a carbonyl group (C=O) either at the terminal carbon atom (aldose) or at the second carbon atom

Question 3

Macromolecule

Answer 3

A macromolecule is a very large molecule commonly created by polymerization of smaller subunits