LEARNING TARGET: IDENTIFY THE COMPLEX MOLECULES THAT MAKE UP LIVING ORGANISMS.
THERE ARE 4 MOLECULES THAT MAKE UP EVERYTHING IN OUR BODIES! THEY ARE ALL MADE OF THE ATOM CARBON!
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Vocabulary
- Monomer
- Polymer
- Carbohydrate
- Lipid
- Fatty Acid
- Protein
- Amino Acid
- Nucleic Acid
The 4 Carbon "ORGANIC" Molecules
Biology is based around these 4 molecules. These molecules make up our entire bodies and control our body systems. All of them are made up of Carbon, but have different structures and other elements that they are attached with. Monomers (one unit) that make up Polymers (multi units) are the basis of these organic molecules.