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Carbon Monomers – The smaller groups of carbon atoms that are built into larger units

Carbon Polymers – The large macromolecules made up of monomers

+ +

a. Simple sugars (Monosaccharides)

b. Fatty acids and glycerol

c. Amino Acids

d. Nucleotides

Monomers Polymer

1. Carbon atoms form the building blocks of all other organic molecules2. Carbon atoms are usually put together into small molecules to build

larger macromolecules

The Structure and Function of Macromolecules

Organic Monomers Organic Polymers

a. Starches (Polysaccharides)

b. Lipids

c. Proteins (Polypeptides)

d. Nucleic Acids (DNA & RNA)

H2O

Dehydration Synthesis (Condensation Reaction)

H2O H2O H2O

Hydrolysis

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1. Carbohydrates2. Lipids

3. Proteins

4. Nucleic Acids

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Carbohydrates Carbon + water

Monosaccharides“building blocks”

Disaccharides“2 building blocks”

Polysaccharides

“Many building blocks”

Organic Nutrient Atoms Names Structure Examples Function

CarbonHydrogenOxygen

“Carbs”

Most end in “ose”

C(H2O) n

H:O = 2:1

SugarsStarchesWood

Quick EnergyStored EnergyStructureSupport

CarbonHydrogenOxygen

Simple Sugars

C6H12O6 GlucoseFructoseGalactose(isomers)

Quick Energy

CarbonHydrogenOxygen

CarbonHydrogenOxygen

DoubleSugars

C12H22O11MaltoseSucroseLactose

Quick Energy

Starches X 5000 =X 30 =

X 10,000 =

AmyloseGlycogen

CelluloseChitin

Energy Storage

Structure &support

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Chitin: A Modified Polysaccharide

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Forms of a Monosaccharide

Linear Form Ring Form

(Physiological Conditions)

Abbreviated Ring Structure

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A Disaccharide From 2 Monosaccharides

Maltose from Glucose + Glucose

Sucrose from Glucose + Fructose

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HO

Short polymer

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CARBOHYDRATES


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