A polymer is a molecule made of many repeated units.

Sugars are the units used to build large carbohydrate molecules.

Amino acids are the units used to build protein molecules.

A fatty acid is one of two units used to build lipid molecules.

Glycerol is one of two units used to build lipid molecules.

Biological molecules

Combined science

Pupils will learn how substances essential for chemical reactions, and the products of the reactions, are transported into, around and out of the human body.

Pupils learned about differences in the cell structures of eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms.

Biological molecules and enzymes

What three elements do carbohydrates contain?

Which of the following are polysaccharides?

The order of amino acids is coded for by DNA.

Which statements about proteins are **not** true?

Which of these is a use for lipids in an organism?

Organisms are made of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, {{}} and minerals.

the units used to build large carbohydrate molecules

the units used to build protein molecules

one of two units used to build lipid molecules

Which of these foods are a good source of carbohydrates?

Match the food group to its use in the body. 

What is the name of the process used by plants to make glucose?

What two fuels are needed for aerobic respiration?

Which biological molecules are made from fatty acids and glycerol?

This lesson will soon be taken down.

Biological molecules

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