Lesson 4: Monomers | Polymers | Macromolecules
Differences between the molecules
Polymers VS. Macromolecules
1. Polymer - made of repeating units (molecules)      Macromolecule - May or may not be composed     of repeating units
2. Polymer - made from monomers                 Macromolecule - May be made of polymers or      monomers or both                              Â
3. Polymer - some are soluble in organic solvents     Macromolecule - highly insoluble in water and      other similar solvents
4. Polymer - formed by polymerization              Macromolecule - formed by multiple ways
Differences between the molecules (Part 2)
Human Macromolecules and their Monomers - We’ll learn more about these in the next lesson.
1. Macromolecule = Carbs Monomer = Monosaccharide
2. Macromolecule = Lipids Monomer = Fatty Acids
3. Macromolecule = Proteins Monomer = Amino Acids
4. Macromolecule = Nucleic Acids Monomer = Nucleotide
