2.3 Macromolecules Vocab

Macromolecules are​​ (a)   molecules.

• large
• small
• average

Food consisting of sugars, starch, cellulose that can be broken down into energy.

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Fats

a simple sugar; important energy source in living organism and is a component of many carbohydrates

• Glucose

• Glycerol

• Sucrose

• Amino Acids

A complex carbohydrate

• Cellulose

• Glucose

• Lipid

• Polymer

​ (a)   make up muscles and organs, transmit signals between cells, make up immune molecules, helps create new ones your tissues require, and can serve as a fuel source in a pinch.

• Proteins
• Lipids
• Carbohydrates

 Large, nonpolar molecules

main component of all biological membranes

serve as waxy coverings on plants, pigments, and steroids

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

• Proteins

• Glycerol

Simple organic molecules

can be joined together to form all the essential macromolecules needed for life

• Monomer

• Amino Acids

• Macromolecule

Multiple monomers bonded together

• Polymers

• Glucose

• Cellulose

• Macromolecules

Match the following

• When this is broken, energy is released.

• Reactants

• Left side of the arrow; a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.

• Products

• Right side of the reaction (the arrow)

• Chemical Bond

• Right side of the arrow; the reaction- what comes out

• Chemical Reactions