Macromolecules

1. Lipids

1.1. Includes fats, waxes, and Sterols.

1.2. Monomer: Fatty Acids

1.3. Polymer: Triglyceride

1.4. naturally occurring organic compounds

1.5. Lipids are molecules that contain hydrocarbons and make up the building blocks of the structure and function of living cells. Examples of lipids include fats, oils, waxes, certain vitamins, hormones and most of the non-protein membrane of cells.

2. Proteins

2.1. Monomer: Animo Acid

2.1.1. There is 22 different amino acids

2.2. Polymer: Polypeptide

2.3. Amino Acids: organic compounds containing amine and carboxylic acid functional groups

2.4. There are 22 different types of amino acids

3. Nucleic Acids

3.1. Monomer: Nucleotide

3.2. Polymer: DNA/RNA

4. Carbohydrates