Organic Molecules Organic molecules are found in living things. Contain Carbon, Hydrogen, and usually oxygen Organic Molecules are Macromolecules Macromolecules (polymers)…

Slide 1 Slide 2 AP Biology Chapter 3: Structure and Function of Macromolecules (Independently brush up on Ch 2 and Ch 3.1) Slide 3 Macromolecules Smaller organic molecules…

Slide 1 Slide 2 How To Make Biological Molecules Adapted from Kim Fogia and David Knuffke work Slide 3 H2OH2O HO H HH How to build a polymer Synthesis – joins monomers…

1.The Chemistry of Life What are livingcreatures made of? Why do we haveto eat?2. 96% of living organisms is made of:carbon (C) oxygen (O) hydrogen (H) nitrogen (N) Elements…

1. Chemistry of CarbonBuilding Blocks of Life 2. Why study Carbon?All of life is built on carbon Cells~72% H2O ~25% carbon compoundscarbohydrateslipidsproteins nucleic acids~3%…