biology vocab unit 1

monomer

• the subunit of a polymer

• multiple monomers put together

• subunit of a carbohydrate

• subunit of a unit

polymer

• biological catalyst that controls reactions in living things

• part of a nucleotide that forms a code

• multiple monomers put together

• information that is passed down to the next generation

organic molecules

• subunit of a nucleic acid

• the energy used to get a reaction started

• what is made by enzymes

• molecules used to make life

Carbohydrate

• subunit of a protein

• sugars

• fats, olis, & waxes

• subunit of a carbohydrate

Monosaccharides

• subunit of nucleic acid

• subunit of a carbohydrate

• subunit of protein

• subunit of subunit

lipid

• chains of amino acids

• fats and oils

• long chains of nucleotides; store hereditary information

• fats, oils, & waxes

Fatty Acid

• subunit of a nucleic acid

• subunit

• subunit of protein

• Subunit of a unit

Protein

• Long chains of amino acids

• Long chains of nucleotides; store hereitary information

• amino acid

• part of a nucleotide that forms a code

Amino Acid

• subunit of a unit

• Subunit of a protein

• subunit of a nucleic acid

Nucleic Acid

• what is broken down apart or put together by enzyme

• Long chains of nucleotides; store hereditary information

• part of the nucleotide that forms the code