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2. Proteins
3. Lipids
4. Nucleic acids
Bell Ringer
What is the main element in an organic
molecule?
How are monomers related to polymers?
What are the four main organic
molecules living organisms need?
After Presentation Review
1. Another name that lipids may be
called?
2. Why are nucleic acids so important to
living organisms?
3. List three foods you may find
carbohydrates
4. There is a special class of proteins
called enzymes what is their purpose
and why are they important?
Bell Ringer
1. An athlete is preparing for a triathlon
what type of food should he eat before
hand and why?
2. Many animals hibernate in the winter, to
do so, they eat more food than need in
the fall. The extra calories are stored as
fat. Why do these animals do this?
3. Of the four carbon based molecules we
talked about which two rely on each
other more so than any other?
Carbohydrates
Known as sugars and starches
Also include cellulose and glycogen
Made up of monosaccharides (monomer)
which can be put together to form
disaccharides and polysaccharides
Disaccharides sucrose (table sugar)
Polysaccharides starch, cellulose (cell wall
component), and glycogen (storage of carbs
in the liver and muscle)
Glycogen is important for insulin in humans
Why carbs are important to
living organisms
Short-term storage energy storage
Plant cell wall components strength
Component of cell membranes
glycogen
It helps identify the type of cell
Proteins
Known as meat to us
Made up of amino acids (monomer)
which can be put together to form
polypeptides (50-300 a.a.)
20 different amino acids are found in
human proteins
Why proteins are important
to living organism
Form body tissue
Skin, hair, muscles
Important for immune response
Antibodies fight off foreign invaders
All enzymes in the body
Biological catalysts they speed chemical
reactions inside the body
Lipids
Known as fats, oils and waxes
Made up of glycerol and fatty acids
Saturated fatty acids
Single bonds join carbon (carbon carbon)
together
Are oils at room temperatures