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Macromolecules
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Macromolecules | very large molecules with molecular masses as high as several million atomic mass units |
| Polysaccharides | Polymers of simple sugars |
| Monosaccharides | simple sugars |
| Fats | fatty acids, glycerol, and an organic phosphate |
| Proteins | polymers of amino acids |
| Cellulose | found in all plants |
| Triglycerides | all are non-polar energy storage |
| Phospholipid | structure |
| Polypeptide | a chain of amino acid |
| Primary structure | the sequence of amino acids |
| Secondary structure | the three dimensional arrangement of the backbone atoms in a small region of a protein |
| Tertiary Structure | the three- dimensional structure of a complete polypeptide chain |
| Quaternary structure | the three dimensional arrangement of subunits in proteins with more than one polypeptide chain |
| Three macromolecules | polysaccharides fats proteins |
| Energy | polysaccharides fats proteins |
| Structure | polysaccharides fats |
| Transport | proteins |
| Macromolecules used for energy | starch glycogen triglycerides |
| Macromolecules used for structure | cellulose chitin phospholipids alpha-keratin collagen |
| Macromolecules used for transport | hemoglobin Glucose transporter |