What is a protein? Describe the monomers and polymers of protein? What are the functions of proteins? What atoms make up proteins?



Answer :

Proteins are large molecules, consisting of one or many chains of amino acid residues.


Monomers: amino acids
Polymers: polypeptides

functions of proteins - the oxygen-carrying pigment hemoglobin is a protein, they are importent components of cell membranes, control chemical reactions,source of energy.

Chemicals, carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen and hydrogen atoms make up proteins.