MACROMOLECULES

MACROMOLECULESMACROMOLECULES

MACROMOLECULESMACROMOLECULES

““MACRO” MEANSMACRO” MEANS LARGELARGE oror BIGBIGTHEY ARE NEEDED INTHEY ARE NEEDED IN LARGELARGE AMOUNTS AND THEY AREAMOUNTS AND THEY ARE LARGELARGE PARTICLESPARTICLES

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESTHEY’RE THEY’RE MACROMOLECULESMACROMOLECULESTHEY GIVE USTHEY GIVE US ENERGY!!!ENERGY!!!THEY PROVIDE FUEL FOR THEY PROVIDE FUEL FOR OUR BODYOUR BODY

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESTHEY ARE MADE OF THEY ARE MADE OF

CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN SO WE SAY IT’S OXYGEN SO WE SAY IT’S

STRUCTURE ISSTRUCTURE ISCHOCHO

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATES

THEY’RE THEY’RE ORGANICORGANIC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN

CARBONCARBON

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESTHEY GIVE US THE ENERGY THEY GIVE US THE ENERGY TO RUN, TO RUN,

JUMP, DANCEJUMP, DANCETHINK OF THE THINK OF THE

ENERGIZER ENERGIZER BUNNY!!BUNNY!!

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESWHAT’S ITS MONOMER?WHAT’S ITS MONOMER?

““MONO” MEANS ONEMONO” MEANS ONEIT’S THE IT’S THE SMALLESTSMALLEST FORM FORM OF A CARBOHYDRATEOF A CARBOHYDRATE

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESITS MONOMER IS A ITS MONOMER IS A MONOSACCHARIDEMONOSACCHARIDE

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATES3 MONOSACCHARIDES3 MONOSACCHARIDESGLUCOSEGLUCOSEFRUCTOSEFRUCTOSEGALACTOSEGALACTOSETHEY’RE THEY’RE SUGARS!!!SUGARS!!!

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESGLUCOSEGLUCOSE IS THE MAIN IS THE MAIN

SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR THE BODYTHE BODY

GLYCOGENGLYCOGEN IS THE STORED IS THE STORED FORM OF SUGARFORM OF SUGAR

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESWHAT’S ITS POLYMER?WHAT’S ITS POLYMER?

““POLY” MEANS MANYPOLY” MEANS MANYIT’S THE IT’S THE LARGESTLARGEST FORM FORM OF A CARBOHYDRATEOF A CARBOHYDRATE

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESITS POLYMER IS ITS POLYMER IS A A POLYSACCHARIDE, POLYSACCHARIDE, AA STARCHSTARCH

CARBOHYDRATESCARBOHYDRATESGRAINSGRAINSBREADSBREADSFRUITSFRUITSVEGETABLESVEGETABLESALL FOR ALL FOR ENERGY!!!ENERGY!!!

FATSFATSTHEY’RE THEY’RE MACROMOLECULESMACROMOLECULESTHEY GIVE USTHEY GIVE US INSULATION, INSULATION, STORED ENERGY, STORED ENERGY, CUSHIONING, AND FORMS CUSHIONING, AND FORMS THE CELL MEMBRANE!!!THE CELL MEMBRANE!!!

FATSFATSTHEY ARE MADE OF THEY ARE MADE OF

CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND CARBON, HYDROGEN, AND OXYGEN SO WE SAY IT’S OXYGEN SO WE SAY IT’S

STRUCTURE ISSTRUCTURE ISCHOCHO

FATSFATSTHEY’RE ORGANIC THEY’RE ORGANIC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN CARBONCARBON

FATSFATSTHEY PROVIDE WARMTH, THEY PROVIDE WARMTH, STORED ENERGY, HEAT, STORED ENERGY, HEAT, AND INSULATIONAND INSULATIONTHEY KEEPTHEY KEEP

THE CELL THE CELL MEMBRANEMEMBRANE INTACTINTACT

FATSFATSWHAT’S ITS MONOMER?WHAT’S ITS MONOMER?

““MONO” MEANS ONEMONO” MEANS ONEIT’S THE IT’S THE SMALLESTSMALLEST FORM FORM OF A FATOF A FAT

FATSFATSITS MONOMER IS A ITS MONOMER IS A

FATTY ACIDSFATTY ACIDS AND A AND A GLYCEROLGLYCEROL

FATSFATSWHAT’S ITS POLYMER?WHAT’S ITS POLYMER?

““POLY” MEANS MANYPOLY” MEANS MANYIT’S THE IT’S THE LARGESTLARGEST FORM OF A FATFORM OF A FAT

FATSFATSITS POLYMER IS A ITS POLYMER IS A POLYUNSATURATED POLYUNSATURATED

FATFAT

FATSFATSSATURATED FATS – SOLID SATURATED FATS – SOLID AT ROOM TEMP.AT ROOM TEMP.

UNSATURATED FATS – UNSATURATED FATS – LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP. LIQUID AT ROOM TEMP. THEIR BONDS KINK.THEIR BONDS KINK.

FATSFATSFISHESFISHESOILSOILSBUTTERBUTTERWAXESWAXESALL FORALL FOR WARMTH, STORED WARMTH, STORED ENERGY, HEAT, INSULATION, ENERGY, HEAT, INSULATION, AND MAINTAINING THE CELL AND MAINTAINING THE CELL MEMBANE!!!MEMBANE!!!

PROTEINSPROTEINSTHEY’RE THEY’RE MACROMOLECULESMACROMOLECULESTHEY ARE FORTHEY ARE FOR GROWTH AND GROWTH AND REPAIRREPAIR OF THE BODY OF THE BODYTHEY THEY ACT AS ENZYMESACT AS ENZYMESTHEY THEY REGULATE AND REGULATE AND TRANSPORT MATERIALS TRANSPORT MATERIALS IN IN THE BODYTHE BODY

PROTEINSPROTEINSTHEY ARE MADE OF THEY ARE MADE OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, AND NITROGEN SO OXYGEN, AND NITROGEN SO WE SAY ITS STRUCTURE IS WE SAY ITS STRUCTURE IS

CHONCHON

PROTEINSPROTEINS

THEY ARETHEY ARE ORGANICORGANIC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN CARBONCARBON

PROTEINSPROTEINSTHEY REPAIR THEY REPAIR

BROKEN BONESBROKEN BONESTHEY BUILD THEY BUILD

STRONGER STRONGER MUSCLESMUSCLES

PROTEINSPROTEINSTHEY CARRY NUTRIENTSTHEY CARRY NUTRIENTS

IN TO THE CELLIN TO THE CELLTHEY ALLOWTHEY ALLOW

CHEMICAL CHEMICAL REACTIONS REACTIONS TO OCCURTO OCCUR

THEY CAN ACT THEY CAN ACT AS ENZYMESAS ENZYMES

PROTEINSPROTEINSWHAT’S ITS MONOMER?WHAT’S ITS MONOMER?

““MONO” MEANS ONEMONO” MEANS ONEIT’S THEIT’S THE SMALLESTSMALLEST FORM FORM OF A PROTEINOF A PROTEIN

PROTEINSPROTEINSITS MONOMER IS ANITS MONOMER IS AN

AMINO ACIDAMINO ACID

PROTEINSPROTEINSWHAT’S ITS POLYMER?WHAT’S ITS POLYMER?

““POLY” MEANS MANYPOLY” MEANS MANYIT’S THEIT’S THE LARGESTLARGEST FORM FORM OF A PROTEINOF A PROTEIN

PROTEINSPROTEINSITS POLYMER IS AITS POLYMER IS A POLYPEPTIDEPOLYPEPTIDE

PROTEINSPROTEINSMEAT, FISH, BEANSMEAT, FISH, BEANSDAIRY (EGGS, CHEESE, MILK) DAIRY (EGGS, CHEESE, MILK) MILK – MILK – YEICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!YEICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ALL FOR BUILDING, ALL FOR BUILDING, REPAIRING, ACTING AS REPAIRING, ACTING AS ENZYMES, BRINGING ENZYMES, BRINGING NUTRIENTS IN TO THE CELLNUTRIENTS IN TO THE CELL

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDSTHEY’RE THEY’RE

MACROMOLECULESMACROMOLECULESTHEYTHEY STORE AND STORE AND

TRANSMIT HEREDITARY OR TRANSMIT HEREDITARY OR GENETIC MATERIALGENETIC MATERIAL

THEY MAKE PROTEINSTHEY MAKE PROTEINS

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDSTHEY ARE MADE OF THEY ARE MADE OF

CARBON, HYDROGEN, CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, NITROGEN, AND OXYGEN, NITROGEN, AND PHOSPHORUS SO WE SAY PHOSPHORUS SO WE SAY IT’S IT’S

CHONPCHONP

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDS

THEY’RE THEY’RE ORGANIC ORGANIC BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN CARBONCARBON

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDSDNADNA IS OUR IS OUR GENETIC MATERIALGENETIC MATERIALRNARNA ASSISTS IN ASSISTS IN

DUPLICATING THE DUPLICATING THE GENETIC MATERIAL AND TO GENETIC MATERIAL AND TO MAKE PROTEINSMAKE PROTEINS

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDS WHAT’S IT’S MONOMER?WHAT’S IT’S MONOMER?

“ “MONO” MEANS ONEMONO” MEANS ONE

IT’S THE IT’S THE SMALLESTSMALLEST FORM OF A FORM OF A NUCLEIC ACIDNUCLEIC ACID

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDS THE MONOMER FOR THE MONOMER FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS ARE NUCLEIC ACIDS ARE NUCLEOTIDESNUCLEOTIDES THE POLYMERS ARE THE THE POLYMERS ARE THE END END PRODUCTS…DNA PRODUCTS…DNA AND RNAAND RNA

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDS ARE NUCLEIC ACIDS ARE

DIFFERENTDIFFERENT FROM ALL THE FROM ALL THE OTHER MACROMOLECULESOTHER MACROMOLECULES

BUT HOW??????BUT HOW??????

NUCLEIC ACIDSNUCLEIC ACIDSYOU CAN’T EAT NUCLEIC YOU CAN’T EAT NUCLEIC

ACIDS!!!!!ACIDS!!!!!THEY’RE NOT THEY’RE NOT FOUND IN FOUND IN FOOD FOOD BUT IN EVERY BUT IN EVERY CELL OF YOUR CELL OF YOUR BODY!!!BODY!!!