What are the monomers of carbohydrates?

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Sugar, glucose, simple sugar, monosaccharide.

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What are the monomers for proteins?

Amino Acids

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What are the monomers for lipids?

Fatty acids

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What are the monomers for nucleic acids?

Nucleotides

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What is used to create ATP in the body?

carbohydrates

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It is used for energy storage and insulation; also main ingredient of the cell membrane

Lipids

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What is used as structural support in cell walls (cellulose) ?

Carbohydrates

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What stores genetic materials?

Nucleotides

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They are Multi-functional molecules used as hormones, movement, the immune system and enzymatic reactions

Proteins

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What is a monomer? And what is a polymer? 

Monomers are building block molecules, and they connect and form a polymer. Think of Legos, a monomer is a Lego brick while a polymer is a castle made of Legos.