Unit 1 Vocab Review - Macromolecules

general term used to describe a small molecule; “building block”

• monomer

• polymer

• organic molecule

• carbohydrate

general term used to describe a larger molecule that is made of many smaller molecules bonded together

• monomer

• polymer

• organic molecule

• lipid

type of chemical reaction by which monomers are put together to form a polymer

• polymerization

• enzyme

• hydrolysis

• dehydration synthesis

Molecules that contain carbon

• organic molecules

• monomer

• polymer

• enzyme

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Contain the elements C, H, O in a 1:2:1 ratio; sugars, starches, pasta, bread; used for short-term energy

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

Contain the elements C, H, O not in a ratio; fats, oils, waxes; used for long-term energy

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

Contain the elements C, H, O, N and sometimes S; made up of many amino acids linked together

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Contain the elements C, H, O, N, P; examples are DNA and RNA

• carbohydrate

• lipid

• protein

• nucleic acid

Monomer of a carbohydrate; glucose

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• enzyme

Monomer of a nucleic acid

• monosaccharide

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• enzyme