Macromolecules

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Why are they called macromolecules?

they are very large

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Four main families of macromolecules

  1. Carbohydrates

  2. Lipids

  3. Proteins

  4. Nucleic Acids

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All macromolecules except ____ are formed by polymerization

Lipids

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What is polymerization?

A process in which repeating subunits called monomers are bound into chains of various lengths called polymers

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Repeating subunits

monomers

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Chains of monomers

polymers

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Proteins are _____

polymers

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Amino acids are _____

monomers

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What element is in organic molecules

Carbon

  • carbon compounds with basic framework of the element carbon bonded to other atoms