1. Carbon Compounds The building blocks of life

2. Key Ideas Describe why the element Carbon is a great building block Explain the role of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids in cells

3. Carbon CCC C C

4. Carbohydrate LipidProtein Nucleic Acid Smallest Unit Function Examples

5. Carbohydrates Smallest unit: a sugar molecule. Function: Gives structural support Provides sugar for energy

7. Metabolism breaks molecules down to provide energy

8. Carbohydrate LipidProtein Nucleic Acid Smallest Unit Sugar Molecule Function -Structural Support -Energy Storage Examples -Starch -Plant tissue

9. Protein Smallest unit- Amino Acids Functions- Structure Involved in chemical reactions

10. Chains of amino acids

11. The chains fold to form a specific shape http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvBO3TqJ6FE

12. Carbohydrate LipidProtein Nucleic Acid Smallest Unit Sugar Molecule Amino Acid Function -Structural Support -Energy Storage -Involved in chemical reactions -Structure Examples -Starch -Plant tissue -Melanin -Muscle

13. Lipids Smallest Unit: Chains of Carbon Atoms Function Energy Storage Water barriers

14. Lipids

15. Fat tissue

16. Carbohydrate LipidProtein Nucleic Acid Smallest Unit Sugar Molecule Chains of Carbon Amino Acid Function -Structural Support -Energy Storage -Water Barriers -Involved in chemical reactions -Structure Examples -Starch -Plant tissue -Cell Membrane -Fat Cells -Oils -Melanin -Muscle

17. Nucleic Acid Smallest Unit- Nucleotide Function: Stores genetic information Carries information

18. Nucleic Acids

19. Carbohydrate LipidProtein Nucleic Acid Smallest Unit Sugar Molecule Chains of Carbon Amino AcidNucleotide Function -Structural Support -Energy Storage -Water Barriers -Involved in chemical reactions -Structure -genetic information -Store energy Examples -Starch -Plant tissue -Cell Membrane -Fat Cells -Oils -Melanin -Muscle -DNA -RNA -ATP

20. Goals of this podcast Carbon Compounds CarbohydratesLipidsProteinNucleic Acids