Macromolecules- general names of polymers and monomers

polysaccharide

General name for a carbohydrate polymer

disaccharide

General name for a carbohydrate dimer

monosaccharide

General name for a carbohydrate monomer

nucleic acid

General name for a nucleic acid polymer

nucleotide

General name for a nucleic acid monomer. Is made of a 5-carbon sugar (a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base (specific examples: A,T,C,G,U)

polypeptide

General name for a protein polymer

amino acid

General name for a protein monomer- there are 20 kinds

lipid

General name for a fat polymer.

glycerol

General name for one of the fat monomers. Forms the backbone of triglycerides and phospholipids

fatty acid

General name for one of the fat monomers. Are long hydrocarbon chains- 3 in triglycerides, 2 phospholipids.