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Lipids

Examples: Phospholipids, Fats, Steroids, and Cholesteral.

The functions of Lipids are to provide structure and energy storage.

The elements found in Lipids are Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen.

The monomer of a lipid is glycerol, or fatty acids.

Proteins

Examples: Keratin, Elastin, Collagen, and Tubulin.

Proteins do a number of things in the body. They help with a cell's shape, organization, and maiteneance and waste cleanup.

The elements in Proteins are Carbon, Hydrogen, NItrogen, and Oxygen.

The monomer of a protein is amino acid.

Carbohydrate

Examples: Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Pollysaccharides, and Starch.

The function a of Carbohydrate is to provide and store energy. (Also to control chemical reactions.0

The elements found in carbohydrates are Oxygen, Carbon, and Hydrogen.

The monomer of a carb is monnosaccharide

Nucleic Acid

Examples: DNA and RNA.

The Function of Nucleic Acids is to store and transmit hereditary information.

The elements in Nucleic Acid are Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Phosphorus.

The momomer of nucleic acid is a nucleotide.