Chemical Compunds In Cells

Question 0

2. Compound

Answer 0

a substance made of two or more elements

chemically combined in a specific ratio or proportion.

Question 1

1. Element

Answer 1

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

Question 2

3. Organic compound

Answer 2

compounds that contain carbon.

Question 3

4. Inorganic compound

Answer 3

compounds that don’t contain carbon.

Question 4

5. Carbohydrate

Answer 4

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

Question 5

6. Lipid

Answer 5

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

Question 6

7. Protein

Answer 6

large organic molecule made of carbon,

hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.

Question 7

8. Enzyme

Answer 7

a type of protein that speeds up chemical

reactions in living things.

Question 8

9. Nucleic Acid

Answer 8

very long organic molecule that
contains the instructions that cells need to carry out
all of the functions of life

Question 9

10. DNA

Answer 9

the genetic material that carries information
about an organism and is passed from parent to
offspring. This information directs a cell’s functions.