2.3 Carbon Compounds

Small chemical unit that makes up a polymer

• monomer
• monosaccharide
• nucleotide
• lipid

molecule composed of many monomers; makes up macromolecules

• polymer
• micromolecules
• amino acid
• protein

compound made up of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms; type of nutrient that is the major source of energy for the body

• carbohydrate
• lipid
• protein
• monosaccharide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

simple sugar molecule

• monosaccharide
• carbohydrate
• protein
• lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

macromolecule made mostly from carbon and hydrogen atoms; includes fats, oils, and waxes

• lipid
• carbohydrate
• protein 
• monosaccharide

macromolecule containing hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon, and phosphorus

• nucleic acid
• amino acid
• protein
• monosaccharide

subunit of which nucleic acids are composed; made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

• nucleotide
• amino acid
• monosaccharide
• protein

macromolecule that contains carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; needed by the body for growth and repair

• protein
• lipid
• carbohydrate
• monosaccharide

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

compound with an amino group on one end and a carboxyl group on the other end

• amino acid
• protein
• carbohydrate
• lipid

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

organic chemistry

• C, H, O, P, S, N
• C, H, F, Li, K, S
• C, V, Na, N, S, P
• C, O, F, He, S, K

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-4