Carbohydrates
, Carbon
• Small, relatively light element
• Form up to four stable covalent bonds with
other atoms
• Carbon atoms attach to each other to form
straight and branched chains and ring
structures of various sizes and complexity that
act as the backbones of biological molecules
, Macromolecules
• There are 4 classes of organic compounds with
biological significance (produced only in living
things)
• compounds used for structure, energy,
communication, genetic information, and
metabolic processing
– Carbohydrates
– Lipids
– Proteins
– Nucleic Acids
, Carbon
• Small, relatively light element
• Form up to four stable covalent bonds with
other atoms
• Carbon atoms attach to each other to form
straight and branched chains and ring
structures of various sizes and complexity that
act as the backbones of biological molecules
, Macromolecules
• There are 4 classes of organic compounds with
biological significance (produced only in living
things)
• compounds used for structure, energy,
communication, genetic information, and
metabolic processing
– Carbohydrates
– Lipids
– Proteins
– Nucleic Acids
