Macromolecules Maze
Read each box, type the term, and follow the path labeled with your answer. A wrong answer sends you off-route — you’ll find out when you hit a dead end. Reach FINISHED by the correct path.
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A
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I'm the macromolecule
of sugars and starches
for energy.
✓ Carbohydrate
B
I'm a single sugar —
the monomer of
carbohydrates.
O ✓ Monosaccharide
C
I'm the simple sugar
cells burn for energy;
C6H12O6.
O ✓ Glucose
D
I'm the macromolecule
of fats, oils, and
membranes.
✓ Lipid
E
I'm the macromolecule
of enzymes, muscle, and
antibodies.
✓ Protein
F
I'm a long carbon chain
found in fats and oils.
COOH ✓ Fatty acid
G
I'm the monomer that
links up to build
proteins.
NH2 COOH R C H ✓ Amino acid
H
I store genetic
information; DNA and
RNA.
✓ Nucleic acid
I
I'm a single subunit
that links to form a
polymer.
1 ✓ Monomer
J
I'm the monomer of
nucleic acids: sugar,
phosphate, base.
P A ✓ Nucleotide
K
I'm a protein that
speeds up chemical
reactions.
✓ Enzyme
L
I'm a large molecule
built from many
monomers.
✓ Polymer
Carbohydrate Carbohydrate Monosaccharide Monosaccharide Glucose Glucose Lipid Lipid Fatty Fatty acid acid Polymer Polymer Protein Protein Amino Amino acid acid Enzyme Enzyme Nucleic Nucleic acid acid Nucleotide Nucleotide Monomer Monomer Monomer Monomer Polymer Polymer Polymer Polymer Glucose Glucose Carbohydrate Carbohydrate Monosaccharide Monosaccharide Carbohydrate Carbohydrate Lipid Lipid Monomer Monomer Protein Protein Monomer Monomer Monomer Monomer Protein Protein Polymer Polymer Enzyme Enzyme Polymer Polymer Monomer Monomer Protein Protein FINISHED!