Q: Why Does Life On Earth Depend On Carbon?: Section 4: The Building Blocks of Life
Q: Why Does Life On Earth Depend On Carbon?: Section 4: The Building Blocks of Life
Organic chemistry
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Q: why there is a variety of important organic compounds?
Because carbon has four electron in its last energy level.
Q: what type of bonds does carbon form? Covalent bonds
Q: how many covalent bonds does carbon can form? Four c
Q: what are the shapes of carbon compounds? Straight chains, branched chains and rings.
Macromolecules الجزيئات الضخمة
Lipids
Carbohydrates
Proteins
Nucleic acids
Communication
Proteinsالبوتينات
ر Transport substances Hemoglobin
Amino acids Speed reactions
Make hormones
1) Carbohydrates
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Glucose: C6H12O6
Sucrose: C12H22O11
Fractose: C6H12O6
Glycogen: C24H42O21
Cellulose: C6H10O5
2) Lipids الدهون
Lipids: molecules made up mostly of carbon and hydrogen that make up fats, waxes and
oils.
Saturated fats: lipids that have only single bond in the tail chain.
Unsaturated fats: lipids that have at least one double bond in the tail chain.
Polyunsaturated fats: lipids that have more than one double bond in the tail chain.
Have only single bond in the tail chain. Have at least one double bond in the tail
chain.
No more hydrogens can bond to the tail More hydrogens can bond to the tail