4 important macromolecules

• Carbohydrates are building blocks and source of energy
• Monosaccharides provides energy to cells
• Examples of monosaccharides are glucose, fructose and glactose.
• Disaccharides are made of 2 monosaccharides together.
• Examples of monosaccharides are lactose and maltose
• Polysaccharides are made of hundreds and more monosaccharides together
• Examples of polysaccharides are cellulose and chitin
• Nucleic acid stores and transmits genetic information
• Nucleic acids are used to created Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
• Nucleic acids are made of nucleotides, which are made of a phosphate group, a pentose sugar, and a nitrogenous base
• Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that contains the genetic information of an organism with a double helix structure
• Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is a nucleic acid that is used to make proteins via protein sequencing.
• Protein is a complex molecule that contributes to many function to organisms
• Proteins are made of amino acids.
• Amino acids are created by Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Hydrogen molecules
• Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
• Lipids are water insoluble and are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.
• Lipids act as a source of energy and food storage.
• A fat molecule is made out of three fatty acid and one glycerol
• Lipids have a hydrocarbon chain with a -COOH bond at the end
• Phospholipids has two sides, one hydrophilic head and one hydrophobic tail.