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Macromolecule
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| monomer | Small unit that can join together with other small units to form polymers |
| polymer | A large compound formed from combinations of many monomers |
| carbohydrate | compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms: major source of energy for the human body |
| monosaccharides | single sugar molecule |
| polysaccharides | large macromolecule formed from monosaccharides |
| lipid | macromolecule made mainly from carbon and hydrogen atoms: includes fats, oils, and waxes |
| nucleic acid | Macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus |
| nucleotide | Monomer of nucleic acids made up of a five carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base |
| RNA | single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose |
| DNA | Nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose |
| protein | Macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen; needed by the body for growth and repair and to make up enzymes |
| amino acid | Compounds with an amino group (--NH2) on one end and a carboxyl group (--COOH) on the other end |