BIOMOLECULES

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CLASS PRAYER

What are your favorite food to eat?


Introduction to

BIOMOLECULES
Activity Time! “Guess The Zoomed
Pictures”

There will be zoomed in pictures that are flashed from the


presentation and you will try to guess what they are.
GO
• Includes items rich in carbohydrates.
• Known for supplying the body’s main source of energy.
• They help fuel our muscles and brain.

GROW
• Offers foods high in protein.
• Essential for growth and repair.
• Important for building strong muscles and tissues.

GLOW
• Offers nutrients such as vitamins and minerals.
• They help protect our bodies from diseases.
• Aims to strengthen the immune system.
Is it a GO, GROW, or GLOW?
WHY DO WE EAT?
BIOMOLECULES
• Can be divided into 2 parts, “bio” means life
and “molecules” means combinations of
atoms.
• Therefore, it is the molecules of life.
• Large organic compounds that are important
to life’s processes, such as respiration and
metabolism.
Four major groups of Biomolecules:

CARBOHYDRATES LIPIDS PROTEINS NUCLEIC ACIDS


Organic compounds Are a diverse group of Are very large molecules Are naturally occurring
composed of carbon, organic compounds that composed of basic units chemical compounds that
hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.include fats, oils, hormones, called amino acids. carry genetic information
and certain components of cells.
membranes. Contains carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen, They composed of
They are grouped together nitrogen, and sulphur. nucleotides, which consist
because they do not interact of a sugar, phosphate
appreciably with water. group, and nitrogenous
base.
Most Biomolecules are made from six
elements:

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, and


Sulfur.
Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.
Biomolecules are essential components of living organisms.
1) ____________
life
2) In Biomolecules "bio" stands for ______.
Molecules refers to the combination of atoms.
3) ___________
carbohydrateslipids,
4) The four main types of biomolecules are _____________,
proteins, and nucleic acids.
5)Most biological molecules are composed of elements such as
phosphorus and sulfur.
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, ____________,
Assignment:
Review the five topics from module 1 that
have been discussed, which are Behavior and
Properties of Gas, Boyle’s Law, Charles’ Law,
Gay-Lussac’s Law, and Combined Gas Law.
THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING!

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