Monomer Macromolecule Function Examples Monomer Example Polymer Example Elements (Building Block) Source of quick Bread energy for the Rice organism; Glucose Carbohydrates Cereal Monosaccharide CHO provides Fructose Glycogen structure in Starch plants Oil Source of Triglyceride Butter energy in Wax Glycerol & organisms; **Still composed of two CHO Lipids (Fats) Cholesterol Fatty Acid Chains composes cell subunits (Glycerol and Hormones membrane Fatty Acids)** Steroids Responsible for Meat building tissues Enzymes and muscles in Glycine Proteins Hair Amino Acids CHON addition to the Tryptophan Nails regulation of Muscle cells Encodes DNA organism’s RNA Nucleotide CHONP genetic Nucleic Acids ATP instructions C = Carbon / H = Hydrogen / O = Oxygen / N = Nitrogen / P = Phosphorous
Macromolecule Function Examples Monomer (Building Block) Monomer Example Polymer Example Elements Carbohydrates Source of quick energy for the organism; provides structure in plants Bread Rice Cereal Glycogen Starch Monosaccharide Glucose Fructose CHO Lipids (Fats) Source of energy in organisms; composes cell membrane Oil Butter Wax Cholesterol Hormones Steroids Glycerol & Fatty Acid Chains Triglyceride **Still composed of two subunits (Glycerol and Fatty Acids)** CHO Proteins Responsible for building tissues and muscles in addition to the regulation of cells Meat Enzymes Hair Nails Muscle Amino Acids Glycine Tryptophan CHON Nucleic Acids Encodes organism’s genetic instructions DNA RNA ATP Nucleotide CHONP C = Carbon / H = Hydrogen / O = Oxygen / N = Nitrogen / P = Phosphorous