Question
Biochemical Compounds
• Living things depend on biochemical processes that involve ______________________________
___________________ among biochemical compounds.
• There are ______ main classes of biochemical compounds
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
• Study of chemical composition and reactions occurring in ____________________________ matter
• ________________________________Compounds
o Do not contain carbon
o Exceptions - CO2, CO, bicarbonates
o Water is the most abundant and important inorganic material, making up 60% - 80% of all cells
and 2/3 of body weight
• Although cells are 70-95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds, or
_________________________ compounds.
• Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids are all composed of __________________atoms
bonded to each other and to atoms of other elements.
o These other elements commonly include ___________________, _____________________,
______________________, _____________________and __________________________.
• Carbon atoms are the most versatile __________________ ______________of molecules
• With a total of ______ electrons, a carbon atom has 2 in the first shell and 4 ______________________
_______________________ in the second shell.
• Carbon usually completes its valence shell (sharing a total of 8 elections) by sharing electrons with
_______________________________________________ in
_________________________________________________.
• ____________________________macromolecules contain the elements ________________,
________________________, and __________________.
• Carbon is found in things that are or once were living.
• Carbon atoms _________ electrons to form ______________________________.
• As carbon-carbon bonds are _______________________, quick energy is released for use by the
organism
• Organic compounds are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual molecules.
• The single molecules in a polymer are called _____________________________.
• The long molecules formed by repeating patterns of monomers are called
_____________________________.
Carbohydrates
• Found in breads, pastas, and ___________
• Contain C, O, and H
• Examples: Sugars, Starches, and ________________
• Used as ________________________________________________
• Some carbs give ___________________ to living cells
• In plants, cellulose is a rigid material that gives ________________ to plant cells
• Living things depend on biochemical processes that involve ______________________________
___________________ among biochemical compounds.
• There are ______ main classes of biochemical compounds
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
o _______________________________________
• Study of chemical composition and reactions occurring in ____________________________ matter
• ________________________________Compounds
o Do not contain carbon
o Exceptions - CO2, CO, bicarbonates
o Water is the most abundant and important inorganic material, making up 60% - 80% of all cells
and 2/3 of body weight
• Although cells are 70-95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds, or
_________________________ compounds.
• Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids are all composed of __________________atoms
bonded to each other and to atoms of other elements.
o These other elements commonly include ___________________, _____________________,
______________________, _____________________and __________________________.
• Carbon atoms are the most versatile __________________ ______________of molecules
• With a total of ______ electrons, a carbon atom has 2 in the first shell and 4 ______________________
_______________________ in the second shell.
• Carbon usually completes its valence shell (sharing a total of 8 elections) by sharing electrons with
_______________________________________________ in
_________________________________________________.
• ____________________________macromolecules contain the elements ________________,
________________________, and __________________.
• Carbon is found in things that are or once were living.
• Carbon atoms _________ electrons to form ______________________________.
• As carbon-carbon bonds are _______________________, quick energy is released for use by the
organism
• Organic compounds are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual molecules.
• The single molecules in a polymer are called _____________________________.
• The long molecules formed by repeating patterns of monomers are called
_____________________________.
Carbohydrates
• Found in breads, pastas, and ___________
• Contain C, O, and H
• Examples: Sugars, Starches, and ________________
• Used as ________________________________________________
• Some carbs give ___________________ to living cells
• In plants, cellulose is a rigid material that gives ________________ to plant cells
Answers
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Biochemical Compounds
• Living things depend on biochemical processes that involve **interactions and reactions** among biochemical compounds.
• There are **four** main classes of biochemical compounds
o **Proteins**
o **Nucleic Acids**
o **Carbohydrates**
o **Lipids**
• Study of chemical composition and reactions occurring in **living** matter
• **Inorganic** Compounds
o Do not contain carbon
o Exceptions - CO2, CO, bicarbonates
o Water is the most abundant and important inorganic material, making up 60% - 80% of all cells and 2/3 of body weight
• Although cells are 70-95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds, or **organic** compounds.
• Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids are all composed of **carbon** atoms bonded to each other and to atoms of other elements.
o These other elements commonly include **hydrogen**, **oxygen**, **nitrogen**, **phosphorus**, and **sulfur**.
• Carbon atoms are the most versatile **backbone** of molecules
• With a total of **6** electrons, a carbon atom has 2 in the first shell and 4 **valence electrons** in the second shell.
• Carbon usually completes its valence shell (sharing a total of 8 electrons) by sharing electrons with **other carbon atoms** in **covalent bonds**.
• **Organic** macromolecules contain the elements **carbon**, **hydrogen**, and **oxygen**.
• Carbon is found in things that are or once were living.
• Carbon atoms **share** electrons to form **covalent bonds**.
• As carbon-carbon bonds are **broken**, quick energy is released for use by the organism
• Organic compounds are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual molecules.
• The single molecules in a polymer are called **monomers**.
• The long molecules formed by repeating patterns of monomers are called **polymers**.
Carbohydrates
• Found in breads, pastas, and **fruits**
• Contain C, O, and H
• Examples: Sugars, Starches, and **Fibers**
• Used as **energy sources and structural components**
• Some carbs give **energy** to living cells
• In plants, cellulose is a rigid material that gives **structure** to plant cells
• Living things depend on biochemical processes that involve **interactions and reactions** among biochemical compounds.
• There are **four** main classes of biochemical compounds
o **Proteins**
o **Nucleic Acids**
o **Carbohydrates**
o **Lipids**
• Study of chemical composition and reactions occurring in **living** matter
• **Inorganic** Compounds
o Do not contain carbon
o Exceptions - CO2, CO, bicarbonates
o Water is the most abundant and important inorganic material, making up 60% - 80% of all cells and 2/3 of body weight
• Although cells are 70-95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds, or **organic** compounds.
• Proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids are all composed of **carbon** atoms bonded to each other and to atoms of other elements.
o These other elements commonly include **hydrogen**, **oxygen**, **nitrogen**, **phosphorus**, and **sulfur**.
• Carbon atoms are the most versatile **backbone** of molecules
• With a total of **6** electrons, a carbon atom has 2 in the first shell and 4 **valence electrons** in the second shell.
• Carbon usually completes its valence shell (sharing a total of 8 electrons) by sharing electrons with **other carbon atoms** in **covalent bonds**.
• **Organic** macromolecules contain the elements **carbon**, **hydrogen**, and **oxygen**.
• Carbon is found in things that are or once were living.
• Carbon atoms **share** electrons to form **covalent bonds**.
• As carbon-carbon bonds are **broken**, quick energy is released for use by the organism
• Organic compounds are composed of hundreds to thousands of individual molecules.
• The single molecules in a polymer are called **monomers**.
• The long molecules formed by repeating patterns of monomers are called **polymers**.
Carbohydrates
• Found in breads, pastas, and **fruits**
• Contain C, O, and H
• Examples: Sugars, Starches, and **Fibers**
• Used as **energy sources and structural components**
• Some carbs give **energy** to living cells
• In plants, cellulose is a rigid material that gives **structure** to plant cells