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Cell Processes and Energy
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Elements and Compounds o Elements any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances ATOM an ATOM is the smallest unit of an element ex.) carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur o Compounds two or more elements combine chemically MOLECULE a MOLECULE is the smallest unit of a compound ex.) carbon dioxide
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Water o compound or element? H2O o makes up 2/3 of your body o most chemical reactions within cells could not take place without water “a cell without water” “a cell with water”
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Organic Compounds o contain carbon o ex.) methane, butane, acetone, propane Inorganic Compounds o DO NOT contain carbon o ex.) sodium chloride (table salt) and water
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Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Nucleic Acids
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energy-rich organic compound carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen Functions: Functions: store and provide energy and make up cellular parts Two types: Two types: sugar and starch Examples: Examples: potatoes, noodles, rice, bread
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energy-rich organic compound, cells store energy in lipids for later use carbon, hydrogen, oxygen made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen Functions: Functions: make up much of the structure of cells Examples: Examples: fats, oils, waxes
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What do a bird’s feathers, a spider’s web, and your fingernails have in common? PROTEINS carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes sulfur made of the elements carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes sulfur Functions: Functions: form parts of cell membrane and many cell’s molecules, does the work in the cell o enzymes: o enzymes: a type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions that are necessary for life in living things small molecules that make up proteins are amino acids
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long organic molecules that contain instructions what the cell needs to function made of the elements made of the elements carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and phosphorous Functions: Functions: contain instructions that cells need to carry out all the functions of life 2 2 types of nucleic acids: o DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)– carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to offspring; “master copy” o RNA (ribonucleic acid)– plays an important role in the production of proteins
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