SESSION 10

ORGANIC/ HAVE CARBON AND HYDROGEN

INORGANIC/ ALL OTHERS

Inorganic substances dissolve in water and release ions

does not have carbon and hydrogen (both)

WATER/OXYGEN/ CARBON DIOXIDE, SALTS

The most abundant compound in living material , about 2/3 of your total body weight

Major component of blood

Moves chemical through the body

Carry and absorb heat

cite of most metabolic reactions

the universal solvent (substance that dissolves another substance)

BTW solute (substance being dissolved)

ENTERS the body via the respiratory system

TRANSPORTED through the body via the cardiovascular sytem

Waste product of metabolic processes

releases energy

exhaled through the lungs

Composed of oppositely charged ions

abundant in tissue and body fluid

important in metabolic processes

carbohydrates/lipids/proteins/ nucleic acids

CONTAINS ---CARBON/ HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN (C-H-O)

FUNCTION--- Energy / cell structure

EXAMPLE----- Glucose

CONTAINS---Carbon/Hydrogen/Oxygen/(often P) C-H-O-P

FUNCTION---Provide energy/ cell structure

EXAMPLE--- Fats/ Cholesterol

CONTAINS Carbon/hydrogen/oxygen/nitrogen (often S) C-H-O-N-S

FUNCTION --Provide energy/ cell structure/ enzymes

EXAMPLES--- Albumins/ Hemoglobin

CONTAINS carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus

Stores information for protein synthesis/controls cell activity

EXAMPLE--- DNA/RNA

CARBOHYDRATES/ monosaccharides

LIPIDS/ glycerol/ fatty acids

PROTEINS/ amino acids

NUCLEIC ACIDS/ nucleotides