Chemistry of Life- Notes Organic Chemistry is the study of compounds that contain the element ______.

1. . 2. . 3. .  Graphite and diamonds are made of ______. Organization of Life: Atoms______ ____________

4. . Four macromolecules of life:1-______,2-______, 3- ______, 4-______Carbohydrates

. Function:  provide ______to living cells  Main source of ______components in plants.  1:2:1 ratio of _____:______:_____.  Carbohydrate mean “ ______”. Monomer means ______Polymer means ______.

5. . “Saccharide” means ______.  monosaccharide means ______sugar unit  One of the most important sugars is ______ Disacchride has ______sugar units. 2 Reactions: 1. ______ When two monomers come together  When this happens a ______molecule is formed. 2. ______- when a molecule splits ______- a molecule made of many sugar molecules put together  3 Types:

o ______main carbohydrate storage molecule in animals.

o ______is the main carbohydrate storage in plants.

o ______structural support in plant cell walls

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Lipids

6. . 7. . 2 functions: 1-______2- ______Elements: ______, ______, ______Examples of lipids: ______, ______, ______Structure  ______backbone  3 ______chains

8. . 9. . 10. . Cell membranes are made of ______. Proteins 4 Functions of proteins:  ______ ______ ______ ______Elements in proteins ____,____,____,____,_____ Building Blocks: chains of ______.  ______amino acids.

11. . 12. . 13. .  If an amino acid is incorrect can result in diseases like ______.

14. .

Enzymes ______that ______chemical reactions  2 Parts: ______and ______ ______and ______mechanism  How fast an enzyme works depends on 3 things: ______, ______, and ______

Nucleic Acid

15. . 16. . 17. . 2 Chemistry of Life- Notes Function:  To ______and ______genetic information

18. Building Blocks: ______ 3 Parts: ______, ______, ______Examples: ______, ______.

Macromolecule Monomer Polymer 2 Examples

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Lipids

Nucleic Acids

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