Polymers 8
Mix and Match Models to Molecules Card Sort
Sue Boudreau 2.23.2011
Figure out how monomers relate to molecules and how monomers make up biological molecules that make up us.
1. Sort cards into 3 categories of biological polymers: Proteins, Nucleic Acids, Carbohydrates.
2. Sort each category from smallest to largest: molecular monomers to polymers, to model, to macroscopic (what you
can see with the naked eye).
3. Write what you learned about
Proteins
Monomers are called: __________________________________
Number of different protein monomers: ___________
Types of protein in our bodies:
Something interesting about proteins:
Nucleic Acids
Monomers are called: _____________________________________________
Number of different monomers: ____________
Names of different nucleic acid monomers:
Something interesting about nucleic acids:
Carbohydrates
Monomers are called: _____________________________________________
Names of some different carbohydrate monomers:
Names of some different carbohydrate polymers:
Something interesting about carbohydrates:
hair
Hair keratin
Collagen
NUCLEIC
ACIDS
Hemoglobin
PROTIENS
collagen
CARBOHYDRATES
MACROSCOPIC - MACROSCOPIC VISIBLE
VISIBLE
MACROSCOPIC - Molecular –
VISIBLE
tiniest parts
Molecular –
tiniest parts
Molecular –
tiniest parts