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A Macromolecule Investigation

A Macromolecule Investigation. What Are Macromolecules?. Polymer. Monomer. What are monomers that make them?. 4 main monomer types Saccharides Amino Acids Fatty acids Nucleotides. What polymers do they make?. Saccharides  Polysaccharides, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars

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A Macromolecule Investigation

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  1. A Macromolecule Investigation

  2. What Are Macromolecules? Polymer Monomer

  3. What are monomers that make them? • 4 main monomer types • Saccharides • Amino Acids • Fatty acids • Nucleotides

  4. What polymers do they make? • Saccharides  Polysaccharides, carbohydrates, fiber, sugars • Amino Acids  Proteins • Fatty Acids  Lipids, fats • Nucleotides  DNA and RNA

  5. What do macromolecules do? • Polysaccharides: Energy storage (carbs), structural support (fiber in plants) • Proteins: Cellular machinery (enzymes), cell communication • Lipids: Energy storage, cellular membranes • DNA: Instructional database, like a computer code

  6. Today: Focus on carbohydrates and lipids • Station 1: Determine fat content of bacon and compare to food labels • Station 2: Detecting presence of sugars as monomers (simple sugars) or polymers (complex sugars) • Station 3: Measuring the densities of lipids

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