Chemical Compounds In Cells

Question 0

Compound

Answer 0

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio, or proportion.

Question 1

Element

Answer 1

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means.

Question 2

Organic compound

Answer 2

Organic compounds have nylon and polyester

Question 3

Inorganic compounds

Answer 3

Water and table salt are inorganic compounds

Question 4

Carbohydrates

Answer 4

An energy-rich organic compound, such as a sugar or starch, that is made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

Question 5

Lipid

Answer 5

An energy-rich organic compound, such as a fat, oil, or wax, that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Question 6

Protein

Answer 6

Proteins are large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and, in some cases, sulfur

Question 7

Enzyme

Answer 7

A group of proteins known as enzymes speed up chemical reactions in living things

Question 8

Nucleic

Answer 8

Nucleic acids are very long organic molecules. These molecules consists of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorous.

Question 9

DNA

Answer 9

DNA is genetic material that carries information that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.