Macromolecules
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Why are Macromolecules Important to Learn?
Well there important because they help us under stand whats in our food and what makes the taste of it.
Proteins
Elements it is composed of: Carbon hydrogen oxygen
Subunits:amino acids
Used for in living things:digestion, hair, nails. carry oxygen in blood
Examples: hemaglobian
Carbohydrates
Elements it is composed of: carbon hydrogen oxygen
Subunits: monosaccharide
Used for in living things: short term energy storage structure exoskeletons
Examples:mono-glucose, di-sucrose lactose poly starch.
Special Characteristics: usually ends in ose
lipids
Elements it is composed of:Carbon hydrogen oxygen
Subunits:glycerol and fatty acids
Used for in living things:insulation long term energy storage
Examples:waxes oils fats steroids
Nucleic acids
Elements it is composed of: carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen phosphorus
Subunits: nucleotides
Used for in living things: makes proteins
Examples:DNA RNA ATP