| Term | Definition |
| Macromolecule | Giant Molecules |
| Polymerization | Large, the joining of smaller units |
| Monomer | small unit, one |
| Polymer | made of monomers joined together |
| Organic Compound | CHO - Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen |
| Carbohydrate | C6H12O6, sugar and starch, give energy. monosaccharides, polysaccharides |
| Monosaccharide | simple sugar, one group |
| Polysaccharide | starch, many monosaccharides joined together |
| Lipid | fats, oils, waxes, made of 3 fatty acids and glycerol |
| Nucleic acid | DNA & RNA, made of nucleotides, have hereditary information |
| Proteins | Made of H, C, O, and NITROGEN, made up of amino acids |
| Amino Acid | monomer of proteins (what proteins are made of) |