{"id":1913,"date":"2016-05-06T22:26:16","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T22:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/biologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1913"},"modified":"2024-04-29T16:43:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T16:43:43","slug":"outcome-macromolecules","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-biology1\/chapter\/outcome-macromolecules\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Comparing Biological Macromolecules","rendered":"Introduction to Comparing Biological Macromolecules"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Discuss biological macromolecules and the differences between the four classes<\/h2>\r\nAs we've learned, there are four major classes of biological macromolecules:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Proteins (polymers of amino acids)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Carbohydrates (polymers of sugars)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Lipids (polymers of lipid monomers)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA; polymers of nucleotides)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nLet's take a closer look at the differences between the difference classes.\r\n<h2>What You\u2019ll Learn to Do<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Define the term \"macromolecule\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Distinguish between the 4 classes of macromolecules<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h3>Learning Activities<\/h3>\r\nThe learning activities for this section include the following:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Different Types of Biological Macromolecules<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Self Check: Carbohydrates<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h2>Discuss biological macromolecules and the differences between the four classes<\/h2>\n<p>As we&#8217;ve learned, there are four major classes of biological macromolecules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proteins (polymers of amino acids)<\/li>\n<li>Carbohydrates (polymers of sugars)<\/li>\n<li>Lipids (polymers of lipid monomers)<\/li>\n<li>Nucleic acids (DNA and RNA; 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