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Unit 1 topic 3 macro
Macro Molecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organic compound | The main chemical components of living organisms, they are molecules, built around the element carbon |
| macromolecule | large(macro) molecules made by smaller molecules bonding together |
| monomer | small building blocks of molecules that we get from the food we eat |
| plolmer | a component of a molecule that is large but not a macro molecule |
| Carbohydrate | a type of macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in a 1:2:1 ratio they are the main source of energy usually in the form of glucose |
| Monosaccharide | most simple component of a carbohydrate monosaccharides, or glucose is sugar that is used to fuel anything living |
| disaccharide | sucrose, consist of two monosaccharide units joined together |
| lipid | a type of macromolecule |
| phospholid | make up the protective outer membrane of a cell of all organisima, they control movement in and out of cells. |
| protein | a type of macromolecule |
| amino acid | a protein polymer is made of monomers called amino acids. |
| enzyme | biological catalyst that speed up chemical reactions by breaking down molecules and synthesisizing new ones |
| nucleotide | 3 part unit that consist of a 5 carbon sugar and phospate |
| nucleic acid | a type of macromolecule |
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