Organic Molecules

Carbohydrates

• Still considered sugars.
• Monomer is Monosaccharides
• Made of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
• The main source to gain energy, and make up cell walls in plants.
• Examples are breads, pastas, and fruits.

Pasta

Proteins

• Major structural molecule
• Used for growth and repair
• Monomer is  Amino Acids.
• Examples are lobster meat, chicken, and steak.
• Made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Sulfur.

Lobster

Lipids

• Monomer is triglyceride.
• Made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen
• They are waterproof, cushions organs, store energy and insulates body.
• Examples are oils, butter, and margarine.
• Lipids are fatty acids.

Oil

Nucleic Acids

• Building blocks of all living things.
• Monomer is nucleotides.
• Made up of Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphurous.
• Pass on and contain genetic information
• Examples are RNA and DNA.

RNA