4 Major organic compounds found in living things

Which two elements must be found together in order for a compound to be considered Organic?

• carbon and oxygen

• carbon and hydrogen

• oxygen and hydrogen

• nitrogen and carbon

Which are examples of organic compounds?

• proteins, water, lipids and carbohydrates

• proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and carbon dioxide

• proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids

• carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids and carbon dioxide

Macro-molecules (polymers) need to be digested to Micro-molecules (monomers) so that?

• they can become nutrients

• they can enter the large intestine

• they can be used for photosynthesis

• they can diffuse into a cell

In living things Carbohydrates serve as?

• stored energy

• the building blocks of muscles

• immediate source of energy

• instructions to make proteins

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Examples of lipids include?

• mitochondria, cell wall and muscles

• fats, oils and cellulose

• fats, oils and cell membrane

• glycogen, insulin and butter

Examples of nucleic acids include?

• Amino Acids and RNA

• DNA and RNA

• Proteins and DNA

• RNA and proteins

When Proteins are digested they are broken down to simple molecules known as?

• Glucose

• Nucleotide

• Amino Acids

• Glycerol

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Plants make simple sugars through the process of photosynthesis and store them as?

• proteins

• starch

• glycogen

• cellulose

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Nucleotide's are the building blocks of the hereditary information known as?

• nucleic acids

• amino acids

• carbolic acids

• hydroelectric acids

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The order in which amino acids are bonded together determine the ___________ of a protein which determines the proteins _____________.

• width and size

• sugar and protein

• shape and function

• color and size

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