1. LECTURE 11.2 – BIOCHEMISTRY

2. What is the structure of biological molecules?

3. I. Amino Acids Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
Amino acids are connected together to create proteins
Amino Acid =
monomer
Protein =
polymer

4. II. Nucleotides DNA is made of repeating units of nucleotides.
Because of carbon’s bonding structure, this allows for many nucleotides to be linked together.
Nucleotides = Monomer
Nucleic Acids/DNA = Polyer

5. III. Starch
Starch is a common carbohydrate that is made up of smaller repeating carbon rings
Starch is made of repeating glucose rings
Starch = Polymer
Glucose = Monomer