Organic Compounds
Thee are the building blocks for lipids
What are fatty acids and glycerol
This is the building block (monomer) for carbohydrates
What is monosaccharide (or glucose)
The building block for nucleic acids.
What are nucleotides
This organic compound helps to build our bodies, as well as regulate chemical reactions which occur in our body.
What are proteins
This is another name for a biological catalyst
What is an enzyme
These are examples of foods which are lipids
What are oil and butter
This is the most commonly used energy source for organisms HINT: It is made during photosynthesis
What is glucose
The two examples of nucleic acids
What are DNA and RNA
These are the building blocks of a protein
What are amino acids
Long term energy
This is the main function of nucleic acids
What is carrying genetic information
A material is said to be organic because it contains these elements
What is carbon and hydrogen
This part of the cell creates proteins (protein synthesis)
What is ribosomes
This is a example of a large carbohydrate (polysaccharide)
What is starch
Where is the DNA stored in a cell?
What is the nucleus?
This protein speeds up chemical reactions in our body.
What is an enzyme.
These molecules make up most of the cell membrane
What are phospholipids.
This the main function of carbohydrates for living organisms
What is immediate energy source
Both DNA and RNA are involved in this process which occurs at the ribosome
Protein synthesis
DNA has the directions for making proteins, RNA carries the message