Chemical Compounds

Question 1

Compound

Answer 1

A substance made of two or more elements chemically combined in a specific ratio or proration.

Question 2

Organic compound

Answer 2

Compounds that contain carbon

Question 3

Inorganic compound

Answer 3

Compounds that don’t contain carbon

Question 4

Carbohydrate

Answer 4

Energy rich organic compounds such as sugar and starch that your body uses to get energy

Question 5

Lipid

Answer 5

An organic compound such as a fat, oil, or wax that cells store energy for later

Question 6

Protein

Answer 6

Large organic molecule that a that are the building block of cells and living organisms. Much of a cells structure and function depends on the protein.

Question 7

Element

Answer 7

A pure substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means.

Question 8

Enzyme

Answer 8

A type of protein that speeds up chemical reactions in living things

Question 9

Nucleic Acid

Answer 9

very long organic molecules that contain the instructions cells need to carry out all the functions of life.

Question 10

D.N.A

Answer 10

The genetic material carries information about an organism and is passed from parent to off spring. This information directs a cells functions.