Organic Molecules

4 Macromolecules

• Carbohydrates
• Lipids
• Proteins
• Nucleic Acids

Carbohydrates

• The monomer is monosaccharides
• Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
• They Provide energy and store energy. They also form body structures
• Examples are sugars and starches
• They are what gives us energy

Lipids

• They are organic compounds that are fatty acids
• The monomer is fatty acids and glycerol
• Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
• There functions are to store energy, form cell membranes and carry messages
• The examples are fats and oils

Proteins

-The monomer is amino acids
-Proteins are large biological molecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues
-Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur
-Helps cells keep there shape, Makes up muscles, speeds up chemical reaction, carries messages and materials
-The examples are enzymes, antibodies, and physical structures

Nucleic Acids

-a complex organic substance present in living cells, especially DNA or RNA, whose molecules consist of many nucleotides linked in a long chain.
-Contains instructions for proteins, Passes instructions from parent to offspring, Helps make proteins
-The monomer is nucleotide
-The examples are DNA, and RNA
-Carbon, hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorus