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Proteins are made of amino acid chains. The repitition closely resembles the repeating unit, the monomer, from polymers. Lipids are made of trigyclerides and fatty acids, much smaller molecules than the protein, which is a macromolecule.

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Proteins are made of amino acid chains. The repitition closely resembles the repeating unit, the monomer, from polymers. Lipids are made of trigyclerides and fatty acids, much smaller molecules than the protein, which is a macromolecule.

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A polymer is a chain of substances. Proteins are chains of amino acids. Lipids are fats and etc.

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Proteins are made up of long chain subunits (amino acids). Lipids are short chain subunits. :-)

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