MACROMOLECULES

CARBOHYDRATES

CARBOHYDRATES

• Carbohydrates monomers are called monosaccharides.
• Hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon make up carbohydrates.
• Carbohydrates provide structural support and transfer energy.

EXAMPLES OF CARBOHYDRATES

• Bread
• Cereals

BREAD

CEREAL

LIPIDS

LIPIDS

• Lipids monomers are called triglyceral.
• Triglycerals are 3 fatty acid chains connected to a
• glycerol head.
• Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen make up lipids.
• Lipid's function is to store energy

EXAMPLES OF LIPIDS

• Oils
• Waxes

OILS

WAXES

PROTEINS

PROTEINS

• Proteins monomers are called amino acids.
• Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are
• the elements that make up proteins.

FUNCTIONS OF PROTEINS

• Storage-albumin; enzymes-cellular reaction
• Transport-hemoglobin
• Regulatory-hormones
• Movement-muscles
• Structural-membrane, hair, and nails

EXAMPLES OF PROTEINS

• Meat
• Eggs

MEAT

EGGS

NUCLEIC ACIDS

NUCLEIC ACIDS

• There are two types of nucleic acids:
• Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA-double helix)
• and Ribonucleic acid (RNA-single strand).
• Nucleic acids are composed of long chains of
• nucleotides linked by dehydration synthesis.

FUNCTIONS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

• The nucleic acid stores and transmits genetic
• material and use the information to direct the
• synthesis of new protein.

EXAMPLES OF NUCLEIC ACIDS

• DNA
• RNA

DNA

RNA