Biochemistry Basics

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Compounds that contain both Carbon and Hydrogen

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organic compounds

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Compounds that Do Not contain both Carbon and Hydrogen

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inorganic compounds

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Name the four types of organic compounds

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Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, Nucleic acid

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Lipids are what types of foods

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fats, oils, waxes

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Functions of lipids

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make up part of the cell membrane, insulation, protection and energy stores

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The building blocks of lipids are

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glycerol and 3 fatty acids

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The function of nucleic acids

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carry genetic information

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Two types of nucleic acids in the body

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DNA and RNA

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Building blocks of nucleic acids

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nucleotides

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Nucleotides are made up of

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a sugar, phosphate and base