Movius Macromolecules

Proteins

Monomer: Amino Acids

Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen

Functions: Movement, hormones, helps with immune system, and carries substances through body

Examples: muscle
fingernails, claws
skin
Hair

Something unique: Amino acid chains are
linked by peptide bonds

Lipids

Monomer: Triglycerides

Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

Functions: Cushions organs, energy storage, and insulates body

Examples: Fats
Oils
phospholipids
Steroids

Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen

Something unique: Proteins fold
and twist to make a 3D shape

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biological-macromolecules/v/introduction-to-lipids

Carbohydrates

Monomer: Monosaccharides

Functions: Quick energy, energy storage

Examples: sugars
starches
cellulose (cell wall)
Glycogen

Something unique: Plants store carbs with starch and animals store carbs with glycogen

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-biology-foundations/hs-biological-macromolecules/v/introduction-to-carbohydrates

Nucleic Acids

Monomer: Nucleotides

Elements: Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

Functions: store & transmit hereditary information

Examples: DNA and RNA

Something unique: 3 parts of nucleotides
are a base, a pentose sugar, and a phosphate group