1. CARBOHYDRATES Main source of energy! Saccharides/Sugar FUNCTION
MONOMERS
Monosaccharide
DIAGRAM
CARBOHYDRATES
Saccharides/Sugar
Maybe scary, but how do you know if it’s a carbohydrate?
HINT 1: What letters are there?
C – Carbon
H – Hydrogen
O – Oxygen
HINT 2: How many of each element in the first monomer?
C6H12O6
ELEMENTS
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2. CARBOHYDRATE STRUCTURE
What elements are there?
How many are there of each?
Create a bar graph below. Make sure to use a dry-erase marker!
ELEMENTS
C – Carbon
H – Hydrogen
O – Oxygen
N – Nitrogen
P – Phosphorus
C H O N P

3. LIPIDS Fats and Oils FUNCTIONS Stores long term energy
Cell membrane, cell’s skin
Hormones and steroids
Fatty acid chain
(lots of C and H)
Glycerol
MONOMERS
DIAGRAM
LIPIDS
Fats and Oils
I know this looks scary, but how can you tell if you’re looking at a lipid?
HINT 1: What letters are there?
C – Carbon
H – Hydrogen
O – Oxygen
HINT 2: What elements do you see the most?
ELEMENTS
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4. LIPID STRUCTURE What elements are there? How many are there of each?
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ELEMENTS
C – Carbon
H – Hydrogen
O – Oxygen
N – Nitrogen
P – Phosphorus
C H O N P

5. PROTEINS Polypeptides FUNCTIONS Cell membrane and transport Enzymes
Muscles
MONOMERS
Amino acids
DIAGRAM
PROTEINS
Polypeptides
Proteins are made of amino acids. How can you tell if it’s a protein?
HINT 1: What letters are there?
C – Carbon O – Oxygen
H – Hydrogen N – Nitrogen
HINT 2: What elements?
ELEMENTS
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6. PROTEIN STRUCTURE What elements are there? Ignore R groups.
How many are there of each?
Create a bar graph below. Make sure to use a dry-erase marker! C
ELEMENTS
C – Carbon
H – Hydrogen
O – Oxygen
N – Nitrogen
P – Phosphorus
C H O N P

7. Carries our genetic information
NUCLEIC ACIDS
DNA and RNA
FUNCTION
Carries our genetic information
MONOMERS
Nucleotides
DIAGRAM
Nucleotide
This diagram probably has the most elements. Why is it a nucleotide?
HINT 1: What letters are there?
C – Carbon N – Nitrogen
H – Hydrogen P – Phosphorous
O – Oxygen
HINT 2: What elements?
ELEMENTS
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Nucleic acid

8. NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE
What elements are there?
How many are there of each?
Create a bar graph below. Make sure to use a dry-erase marker!
ELEMENTS
C – Carbon
H – Hydrogen
O – Oxygen
N – Nitrogen
P – Phosphorus
C H O N P