CRITICAL ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Their Elements, Sub-units, and Functions
Carbohydrates
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
Sub-units:
Monosaccharites (sugar)
Function:
Main source of energy for living things.
Lipids
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
Sub-units:
Fatty Acids and Glycerol
Function:
Long Term Energy Storage, Cell Membranes, and Insulation
Proteins
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen and Nitrogen
Sub-units:
Amino Acids
Function:
Storage Structure Signal Contraction Defense Enzyme Transport
Nucleic Acid
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Sub-units:
Nucleotides
Function:
Our Heredity Information, Has Info to Help Cell Make Proteins
Example of a Lipid Food Source
Example of a Protein
Example of a Nucleic Acid
Works Cited
Red Meat Picture: http://www.primalbody-primalmind.com/who-red-meat-brouhaha/
Spider Web Picture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_web
DNA Picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXdzuz5Q-hs
The Carbohydrate: http://www.nutriology.com/carbfunctions.php
The Lipids: https://mla-lima.wikispaces.com/Basic+Biochemistry
The Proteins: http://www.udel.edu/chem/zondlo/
Nucleic Acids: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Structural_Biochemistry/Organic_Chemistry/Nucleic_Acids_(DNA)