Protein building block (monomer)
Protein Function
Lipid Function
Lipid Building block
Carbohydrate Building Block (monomer)
Nucleic Acid Examples
Nucleic Acid Function
Carbohydrate Function
Nucleic Acid Building Block (monomer)
Protein Examples
Carbohydrate Examples
Lipid Examples
hemoglobin, insulin, meats, nuts
amino acid
Carry out numerous activities like transport, structural support, messengers, receptors
Glucose Breads Pasta Cell Walls
immediate use for cell energy (short term)
phospholipid oils waxes
nucleotide
monosaccharide
Storage of energy for later use (long term(
fatty acid
Directs the making of protein, genetic material
DNA, RNA