Carbohydrat
e
Lipid
Protein
Nucleic Acid
Function/Use:
#doyourjob
Short term
energy
Long term energy,
Insulation
Structure/repai
r,
Helps with
chemical
reactions
Stores information
Monomer:
#oneunit
Monosaccharid
e
Fatty Acids
#onesugar
Polymer:
Polysaccharide
#manybondedunits
#manysugars
Amino Acid
Nucleotide
#alone
#saturated&unsaturat #singleacid #sugarbasephosphat
ed
#buildingblock
e
s
Does not form
polymers naturally
Amino Acid
Chain
#acidchain
#polypeptide
#AllTigersCanGro
w
Ends in:
-NA
DNA/RNA
Naming:
#endsin
Ends in
-OSE
No naming pattern
Ends in
-ASE
Examples:
#help
Sugars
Fats, Oils, Waxes,
Steroids
Enzymes
Nucleic Acids
Structure:
#carbonhydrogenoxygenphosph
ate
CHO
CHO
CHON
CHONP