Macromolecule Vocabulary

One single unit of a macromolecule

• monomer

• polymer

Multiple units put together

• polymer

• monomer

Macromolecules are

• BIG molecules

• little molecules

Monomers are joined to form Polymers and a molecule of water is made and lost

• dehydration synthesis

• hydrolysis

Water is used to break down polymers into monomers

• Hydrolysis

• dehydration synthesis

The starches and sugars that you find in foods like bread, pasta, and potatoes

• carbohydrates

• proteins

• lipids

• nucleic acids

The monomer of a carbohydrate

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• fatty acid

• amino acid

Two monosaccharides joined together

• Disaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Polysaccharide

Three or more monosaccharides joined together

• Polysaccharide

• Monosaccharide

• Disaccharide

Lipids are also known as

• fats

• sugars

• proteins

• DNA