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Macromolecules
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Macromolecules
• Large organic molecules.
• Also called POLYMERS.
• Made up of smaller “building blocks”
called MONOMERS.
• Examples:
1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Proteins
4. Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA)
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Molecule
Subunit
Atoms
Functi
on
Where
found
other
Lipids
Hydrocarbon
s
(Fats and
Oils)
Carbon
Hydrogen
Store
energy
Make up
membrane
s of cells
Membranes
Cannot mix with
water
Carbohydrates
Sugars
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Source of
energy
Cytoplasm
2kinds—simple and
complex
Nucleic Acids
DNA and
RNA
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Recipe
book for
making
proteins
Nucleus and
cytoplasm of
cell
Proteins
Amino Acids
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Sulfur
Enzymes,
Builds
tissues etc.
Everywhere in
the body
ATP
Adenosine
triphosphate
Energy
carrying
molecule
for cells
Inside the
cells
Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Some are made up
of over 10,000
amino acids
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