Chemistry of Living Things

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances

• compound

• element

• molecule

• organic compound

a particle consisting of two or more atoms chemically tied together; the smallest part of a compound

• element

• organic compounds

• lipids

• molecule

a pure substance consisting of atoms of two or more elements that are chemically combined in a fixed proportion

• compound

• inorganic compound

• molecule

• organic compound

a compound that contains carbon

• molecule

• inorganic compound

• organic compound

• carbohydrates

organic compounds that contain genetic information and the information necessary for an organism to make the protein it needs

• DNA

• RNA

• enzymes

• nucleic acids

organic compounds that are fats and oils

• lipids

• enzymes

• carbohydrates

• nucleic acids

organic compounds made from one or more sugar molecules

• lipids

• carbohydrates

• simple carbohydrates

• complex carbohydrates

a compound that does not contain carbon

• molecule

• organic compound

• inorganic compound

• carbohydrate

organic compounds made of amino acids

• starches

• enzymes

• proteins

• nucleic acids

special proteins that speed up chemical reactions in an organism or cell

• hemoglobins

• ribonucleic acid

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• enzymes