Macromolecule Lab

What are Macromolecules?

Macromolecules are molecules that are composed of thousands of atoms and are polymers of smaller molecules that are called monomers (basic building blocks). Some main examples of macromolecules are proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids. Each macromolecule can be based on the foods we eat. Proteins are one of the most important macromolecules and its made out of amino acids. Lipids are organic compounds of fatty acids that are made up of glycerol. Carbohydrates are biological macromolecules that are divided into 3 subtypes such as monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides. Nucleic acids are molecules that are composed of smaller molecular units called nucleotides and are linked like a chain.

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Reflection:

Overall, I am proud of my groupmates for completing this project while I was absent for a week. They both worked really hard to get the results that they wanted and I'm happy that they did it without me. I also feel bad that I couldn't contribute any help during the process of the lab but I am satisfied with the results we got. It is unfortunate that my group got all mixed up with the directions to the lab so they came up with only one out of the four macromolecules for this lab. I learned a lot about macromolecules and their functionality between different ones coming back from my absence.