What can you What can you tell by looking at tell by looking at

a food label?a food label?

Answer the question Answer the question below on the right below on the right

page of your biology page of your biology notebooknotebook

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What can you What can you tell by looking at tell by looking at

a food label?a food label?

Known as Known as BiomoleculesBiomolecules

Most matter in your body Most matter in your body that is not water is made of that is not water is made of organic compounds.organic compounds.

Without these compounds, cells Without these compounds, cells could not function.could not function.

Organic compounds contain carbon Organic compounds contain carbon atoms. atoms.

Four principal classes of organic Four principal classes of organic compounds are found in living things:compounds are found in living things:

What chemical elements make up these What chemical elements make up these molecules?molecules?

They are made up of building blocks called They are made up of building blocks called monomers, but what are they?monomers, but what are they?

What are some examples of these What are some examples of these biomolecules?biomolecules?

What is their function?What is their function?

Break up into groups.

Each group member will be assigned a biomolecule to research.

Like molecules will be given 10 minutes to research and complete their portion of the of the biomolecules chart.

We will then come back together and report our findings to our group and complete the chart.

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C, H, O Monosaccharides

sugars, starches

main source of energy for cells

C, H, O fatty acids & glycerol

fats, oils & waxes

store energy,

cell membran

eC, H, O, N amino

acidsmuscle, enzymes

Regulate cellular

processes & chemical reactions

C, H, O, N, P

nucleotides

DNA & RNA

Store and transfer genetic

information