Unit C Organic Molecules

Question 1

Carbohydrates

Answer 1

sugars and starches; found in bread, pasta, rice, fruit, and veggies; can form simple molecules (sugars) or complex molecules like starch, cellulose, and glycogen; they are made of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen (COH)

Question 2

Lipids

Answer 2

fats, oils, waxes; made of carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms; store energy and provide protection

Question 3

Proteins

Answer 3

meat, fish, eggs, dairy; used for growth and repair and a source of energy; proteins are main component of enzymes; made of amino acids (small organic molecules made of COH)

Question 4

Nucleic Acids

Answer 4

Largest and most complicated molecules in living things; all cells contain two nucleic acids: DNA & RNA; made of phosphates, ribose sugar, and nitrogen molecules