Chemical Compounds/Macromolecules
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- Carbohydrates
- energy rich organic compound made up of the elements C, H, O, such as sugars and starches
- amino acid
- smaller molecules that make up proteins, like a 20 letter alphabet
- RNA
- ribonucleic acid plays and important role in the production of proteins and is found in the nucleus and cytoplasm
- Proteins
- large organic molecules made of C, H, O, N, and S, contained in meat, eggs, fish nuts, and beans, made of amino acids, that build structures and enzymes
- Nucleic Acids
- very long organic molecules made of C, O, H, and N, that contain the instructios that cells need to carry out all the functions of life and make DNA and RNA
- Lipids
- energy rich organic compound made up of the elements C, H, O stored as fats, oils and waxes store energy and make cell membranes
- enzyme
- proteins that perform important functions in the chemical reactions in cells
- DNA
- deoxyribonucleic acid carries information on genes about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring
- element
- any substance that cannot be broker down into simpler substances
- compound
- formed by two or more elements combined chemically