w6 Flashcards
also called simple sugars, are the simplest forms of sugar and the most basic units (monomers) from which all carbohydrates are built.
MONOSACCHARIDE
also called double sugar, any substance that is composed of two molecules of simple sugars (monosaccharides) linked to each other
DISACCHARIDE
arelong chains of carbohydrate molecules, composed of several smaller monosaccharides.
POLYSACCHARIDE
area type of fat (lipid) found in your blood.
TRIGLYCERIDES
nother class of lipid molecules, identifiable by their structure of four fused rings
streoids
sa type of lipid molecule that is the main component of the cell membrane
PHOSPHOLIPIDS
fatty compounds that perform a variety of functions in your body
lipid
Are the molecules in our cells that direct and store information for reproduction and cellular growth
nucleic acid