1. Organic Molecules: HONC PS
So far we have identified three of the four major classes of molecules in living things:
proteins and their subunits amino acids,
lipids including fats and oils with their subunits, fatty acids, and steroids,
carbohydrates, including starch, cellulose, and glycogen (animal starch) with their subunits, sugars.

2. Nucleic Acids Structure
All cells contain nucleic acids
Nucleic acids are long chains of smaller molecules called nucleotides
Nucleotides are made of 3 parts:
A sugar, a base, and a phosphate group
(phosphate and oxygen atoms)

3. Identifying Structure
Single or double rings with nitrogen
Five Carbon Sugar
Phosphate Group

4. Nucleic Acids Function
In most organisms, DNA contains the genetic blueprint for the organism and is reproduced in its entirety in every cell of its body.
RNA helps to translate the information in DNA into the production of thousands of different kinds of proteins, which in turn control development of the organism.

5. Two Types
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) consists of two strands of nucleotides which spiral around each other because hydrogen side bonding that stores all your hereditary information that can be used to make proteins
RNA (ribonucleic acid) consists of a single strand of nucleotides. RNA plays roles in cell function and protein manufacturing

6. ATP Structure
The greater the number of phosphates, the greater the energy contained in the molecule.
Adenine triphosphate is not only a major subunit of DNA and RNA, but also is a major energy carrier in living systems.

8. ATP (NUCLEIC ACID) ATP (adenosine triphosphate)
important biological molecule
Made of one nucleotide and two energy storing phosphate groups
Main energy currency of cells
When food (carbs and fats) are broken down some energy is stored as ATP and some is immediately used by the cells
Energy is the ability to move or change matter
Types: light, heat, chemical, mechanical, and electric
Can be stored or released by chemical reactions
a chemical reaction is when bonds are broken and reformed

9. Please answer the following questions:
Which elements from HONC PS are in nucleic acids?
The nucleotides from nucleic acids are made up of what three parts?
DNA contains this sugar:
RNA contains this sugar:
The four nitrogenous bases in DNA are:
The four nitrogenous bases in RNA are:
When you break off one phosphate from ATP what are you left with?