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Carbohydrates elements

CHO

Carbohydrates monomers

Monosaccharides

Carbohydrates functions

Body’s main energy source

Lipids elements

CHO

Lipids monomers

Fatty acids and glycerol

Lipids functions

Long-term energy

Lipids molecular structure

Hydrocarbon chains

Proteins

CHONS

Proteins monomers

Amino acid

Protein functions

Building/repairing tissues and enabling metabolic functions

Nucleic acids elements

CHONP

Nucleic acids monomers

Nucleotides

Nucleic acids functions

Store/transmit/express genetic info direct protein synthesis’s and control cell growth

Cell membrane is a

Phospholipid bilayer

All cells

Are surrounded by a cell membrane, have genetic information, and cytoplasm

Heads of phospholipids

Hydrophilic

Tails of phospholipids

Hydrophobic