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Macromolecules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Macromolecule | giant molecules, made of many molecules together |
| Monomer | single unit |
| Polymer | multiple monomers connected together |
| Protein | polymers built from amino acids, make muscles, enzymes, fight disease, bones |
| Amino Acid | the monomer for proteins |
| Nucleic Acid | polymers built from nucleotides |
| Nucleotide | the monomer for nucleic acids, made of a 5-carbon sugar, nitrogenous base, and phophate group |