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| Most Macromolecules are ______, built from _____ |
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| The critically important large molecules of all living things, from bacteria to elephants, fall into what four main classes? |
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| carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. |
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| On the molecular scale, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids are huge and thus called __________. |
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A giant molecule formed by the joining of smaller molecules, usually by a condensation reaction.
Polysaccharides, proteins, and nucleic acids are macromolecules. |
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| What helps explain how a large biological molecule works? |
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| The architecture of the molecule |
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| True or False; Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids are all polymers? |
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A long molecule consisting of many similar or identical building blocks linked by covalent bonds, much as a train consists of a chain of cars.
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The repeating units that serve as the building blocks of a polymer.
Some of the molecules that serve as monomers also have other functions of their own. |
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| Polymers are comprised of what? |
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What is condensation reaction?
(aka dehydration reaction) |
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| A reaction in which two molecules become covalently bonded to each other thorugh the loss of a small molecule, usually water, in which case it is also called a dehydration reaction. |
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| About how many monmers are there? |
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