Chemical compounds in cells

Elements and

compounds

DNA and RNA

Carbohy-drates

By. Carolyn O’keefe

ELEMENTS Elements- An element is any substance that cannot be

broken down into simpler substances. The smallest unit of a element is a atom.

Atom

CompoundsCompound- Is A chemical compound is a

pure chemical substance consisting of two or more different chemical elements.

Carbohydrates

Are carbohydrates good or bad for you? Carbohydrates are good for your everyday diet. They are good for you because carbohydrates gives your body things you need that most other foods cant give to you. A carbohydrate is a energy rich organic compound made up of the elements.

Lipids Types of lipids Fats Oils Waxes

Lipids are another type of organic molecule that contains carbon. When you think of fats, you should know that they are lipids. Lipids are also used to make wax, and oils.

Proteins Proteins are large organic molecules

made of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sometimes sulfur.

Foods that are rich in proteins

Meat EggsFishNutsbeans

Nucleic Acids Nucleic Acids- Are very long organic

molecules made of carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. There are two kinds of nucleic acids D.N.A and R.N.A.

D.N.A and R.N.A.

(Deoxyribonucleic acid) D.N.A.- Is the genetic material that carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring.

(Ribonucleic acid)R.N.A.- Plays an important role in the production of proteins.

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