What Are Compounds And Elements Flashcards
2.Element
An element is any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substance
1.Compound
Compounds form when two or more elements combine chemically
3.organic compound
any of a large class of chemical compounds in which one or more atoms of carbon are covalently linked to atoms of other elements, most commonly hydrogen, oxygen, or nitrogen.
4.inorganic compound
is a compound that is not considered “organic”. Inorganic compounds are traditionally viewed as being synthesized by the agency of geological systems.
5.carbohydrate
Energy-rich organic compounds made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
6.lipid
Are compounds that are made of mostly of carbon hydrogen and some oxygen.
9.nucleic acid
A very long organic molecule.
10.DNA
Is the genie material that carries information about an organism and is passed to parent to offspring.
7.protein
Are large organic molecules made of carbon, hydrogen oxygen, nitrogen, and is some cases, sulfur.
8.enzyme
Is saliva speed up the digestive or starch.