MACROMOLECULES

CARBOHYDRATE

• Any of a large group of organic compounds
• It occurs in food and living tissues
• Fructose and glucose are examples of a carb

CHEMICAL COMPOSTION

• CHO
• Carbon
• Hydrogen
• Oxygen

FUNCTION

• Body's energy
• Break down food into glucose molecules

EXAMPLES

• Wheat

EXAMPLE

• Pasta

PROTEIN

• Any of a class of nitrogenous organic compounds
• That consist of large molecules
• That are composed of one or more long chains of amino acids

CHEMICAL COMPOSTION

• Organic compounds made up of amino acids
• They're arranged in linear chain polymer
• And joined together by peptide bonds

FUNCTION

• Muscle and muscles are mostly made of proteins

EXAMPLES

• Meat
• Fish

EXAMPLES

• Eggs
• Cheese

LIPIDS

• Any of a class of organic compounds that are fatty acids
• Or their derivatives and are insoluble in water
• But are soluble in organic solvents
• It includes oils, waxes, and steroids

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

• Fatty acids
• Which are long chained carboxylic acids

EXAMPLES

• Soap
• Detergents

EXAMPLES

• Oils
• Waxes

NUCLEIC ACIDS

• A complex organic substance
• Present in living cells, DNA or RNA

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION

• They consist of many nucleotides
• That are linked in a long chain

FUNCTION

• To carry all of the genetic information

EXAMPLE

• DNA

EXAMPLE

• RNA