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WHAT ARE WE MADE OF?
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
(polymers)
CONTAIN the
elements CARBON
AND HYDROGEN
(along with others)
BASIC BUILDING
BLOCKS OF
ORGANISMS
Polymers
Made of chains of
smaller compounds
(monomers)
Monomers are put
together in a
process called
dehydration
synthesis
D.S means water is
removed
Breakdown of polymers
When you eat, you
break down or
digest polymers
This break down
process is called
hydrolysis because
water is added to
make it happen
PROTEIN
BASIC BUILDING
BLOCK
CONSTRUCTED OF
CHAINS OF AMINO
ACIDS
NH2—CCC—COOH
Amino
carboxyl
Can be used for energy
Examples: insulin,
keratin, collagen
CARBOHYDRATE
Used mainly for
energy
Chains of
monosaccharides
Glucose best known
monoExamples starch,
sugar, lactose
FAT
Used mainly for
energy although in
packets used for
insulation and
protection in the
body
Fat continued
Made of chains of fatty
acid and glycerol
Saturated fat=animal
fat
Unsaturated=plant oils
(liquid at room temp.)
Examples: see above
Nucleic acid
Used for genetic
code
Made of chains of
nucleotides
Examples DNA, RNA