Organic Molecules Study Guide

Match the following organic molecules and their monomers (building blocks)

• monosaccharides

• Proteins

• fatty acids

• Nucleic Acids

• nucleotide

• Lipids

• amino acids

• Carbohydrates

What are the 4 organic molecules?

• lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, nucleic acid

• enzymes, proteins, fats, oxygen

• nitrogen, carbon, DNA, RNA

• carbohydrates, amino acids, glucose, oxygen

What are the elements of fats/lipids?

• C, H, O

• C, H, O, N

• C

• C, O

Pick TWO examples of LIPIDS.

• waxes

• oils

• collagen

• proteins

What are the elements in carbohydrates?

• C, H, O

• C, H, O, N

• C, O, N

• C, H, N

Monosaccharides = ​ (a)   sugar

Disaccharides = ​ (b)   sugars

• one
• two
• five
• ten
• zero

A clue for how to remember carbohydrates is they end in ____

What are some examples of NUCLEIC ACIDS?

• DNA, RNA

• Starch, cellulose

• DNA, glucose

• RNA, carbon

Match the following structures of DNA

• Guanine

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Adenine

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Guanine

Pick the missing TWO ELEMENTS that make up living things: 1. Carbon 2. _____ 3. Oxygen 4. ______ 5. Phosphorus 6. Sulfur

• carbon dioxide

• carbohydrates

• hydrogen

• nitrogen