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Unit 7 Lesson 2
The Building Blocks of LIfe
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATP | an energy-carrying molecule that is used by the cells of al living things |
| autotroph | organisms that can make their own food |
| biomolecule | a molecule that is produced by a living thing |
| carbohydrate | a biomolecule made of simple sugars |
| carbon | nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic number of 6 that bonds with many other elements |
| covalent bond | the connection between two atoms when they share a pair of electrons |
| hydrocarbon | a compound made of hydrogen and carbon atoms |
| lipid | a biomolecule made of fatty acids |
| macromolecule | a large molecule that contains many proteins |
| nucleic acid | a biomolecule made of nucleotides |
| protein | a biomolecule made of amino acids |
| starch | a carbohydrate that is made of long glucose chains |