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Monomers of: Carbohydrates- Glucose Lipids- Fatty acids and glycerol Proteins- Amino acids Nucleic acids- Nucleotides Is an explanation really needed for this because it's really simple to understand?
There are 3 main types of lipids. a. Neutral fats - make up adipose tissue in our bodies and functions as long term energy storage, insulates and protects. The unit molecules or monomers that make up neutral fats are fatty acids and glycerol. Neutral fats are composed of one glycerol molecule and 3 fatty acid chains. The diagram below shows the reaction that results in the formation of a neutral fat. X is glycerol, and Y represents the 3 fatty acid molecules.