What are biomolecules commonly referred to as?

Step-by-step solution

If one were to make a list of biomolecules, such a list would havethousands of organic compounds including amino acids, sugars, etc. For several reasons, we can call these biomolecules as ‘metabolites’ . In animal tissues, one notices the presence of all such categories of compounds These are called primary metabolites. However, when one analyses plant, fungal and microbial cells, one would see thousands of compounds other than these called primary metabolites, e.g. alkaloids, flavonoids, rubber, essential oils, an