Macromolecule	Function	Monomer/polymer	Example
Carbohydrate	-Short term energy - Structure	Mono saccharide / Polysaccharide	- glycogen – animals - cellulose – plant - starch – plant mono- glucose, fructose, galactose disaccharide sucrose, lactose, maltose
Lipid	- insulate the body - cushion organs - Provide long term energy	Triglyceride NO POLYMER	Saturated fat unsaturated fat waxes steroids
Protein	- Build the cell - Do work inside the cell - act as enzymes	Amino Acid / Polypeptide	Insulin Hemoglobin Receptor Proteins
Nucleic Acid	- Contains hereditary information - Builds proteins	Nucleotide / DNA or RNA	DNA RNA ATP