1.9 Carbon
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Significance of Carbon
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What is carbon?
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Why is carbon essential to life on Earth?
6th element on the periodic table
A compound found mainly in living things is known as an organic compound.
Carbon is the main element in organic compounds
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Carbon makes organic compounds, so what?
A compound is a substance that consists of two or more elements.
The smallest particle of a compound is called a molecule.
Consider water: two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen. Held together by chemical bonds.
A chemical bond is a force that holds molecules together; they are formed from reactions.
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The four organic compounds found in living things are?
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Carbohydrates
Sugars, starches
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Provides energy to cells, stores energy, forms body structures
monosaccharide
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Lipids
fats,oils
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
Stores energy, forms cell membranes, carries messages
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Proteins
Enzymes, antibodies
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur
Helps cells keep their shape, makes up muscles, speeds up chemical reactions, carries messages and materials
Amino acid
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Nucleic Acids
DNA, RNA
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorous
Contains instructions for proteins, passes instructions from parents to offspring, helps make proteins.
nucleotide
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