Organic Compounds Basics
These four major organic compounds are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and ____
What are nucleic acids?
Sugars and starches are examples of this type of organic compound.
What are carbohydrates?
Fats, oils, and waxes are examples of this organic compound.
What are lipids?
Proteins are made up of smaller building blocks called these.
What are amino acids?
DNA and RNA belong to this group of organic compounds.
What are nucleic acids?
This element is found in all organic compounds and gives them their name.
What is carbon?
A carbohydrate made of one sugar molecule, such as glucose, is called this.
What is a monosaccharide?
Lipids are important for this type of energy storage.
What is long-term energy storage?
The bond that connects amino acids together is called this.
What is a peptide bond?
Nucleic acids are made of repeating units called these.
What are nucleotides?
Carbon can form this type of bond by sharing electrons with other atoms.
What are covalent bonds?
A carbohydrate made of two sugar molecules is called this.
What is a disaccharide?
Lipids are made from glycerol and these molecules.
What are fatty acids?
Meat and fish are examples of foods that contain large amounts of this organic compound.
What are proteins?
This nucleic acid stores the genetic code.
What is DNA?
This organic compound is the main source of quick energy for living things.
What are carbohydrates?
A carbohydrate made of many sugar molecules is called this.
What is a polysaccharide?
A lipid can be described as either saturated or ________.
What is unsaturated?
These proteins speed up chemical reactions in living things.
What are enzymes?
This nucleic acid works with DNA to help make proteins.
What is RNA?
This organic compound provides cushion and support for internal organs and can also provide insulation.
What are lipids?
Identify the carbohydrate based on its function: Starch stores energy in plants, glycogen stores energy in animals, and cellulose provides this in plants.
What is structure and support?
Having a thick layer of body fat can help animals survive in cold climates because lipids provide this.
What is insulation?
An enzyme is considered a biological catalyst because it does this to chemical reactions.
What is speeds up or catalyzes chemical reactions?
Name the three basic parts that make up a nucleotide.
What are a sugar, phosphate group, and nitrogenous base?