Organic Compounds in Cells

What is the smallest unit of an element?

• Nucleic acid

• Molecule

• Atom

• Compound

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Which of the following are the most common elements in living things?

• Iron, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Oxygen, Sodium, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Helium, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

What are compounds formed from?

• Nucleic acids

• Molecules

• Atoms

• Elements

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What are most compounds that contain carbon called?

• Inorganic compounds

• Organic compounds

• Proteins

• Carbohydrates

What are carbohydrates made of?

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

• Carbon, Oxygen, Phosphorus

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Sulfur

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NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What are proteins made of?

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Sulfur

• Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus

What type of protein speeds up a chemical reaction in a living thing?

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

• Enzyme

• Nucleic acid

What are lipids made of?

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

• Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Sulfur

What are nucleic acids made of?

• Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Phosphorus

• Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

• Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Sulfur

• Carbon, Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

What are the two kinds of nucleic acids?

• DNA and RNA

• DNA and Protein

• RNA and Carbohydrate

• DNA and Lipid