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Biomolecules
Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biomolecules | are chemicals that are made by living things |
| Trace elements | are those elements that are only required by living things in tiny amounts, eg Fe, Cu and I (Iodine) |
| Autotroph | is ask organism that can make it's own food. All plants are autotrophs. they make their own food during photosynthesis |
| Heterotroph | an organism that cannot make its own food. Humans are heterotrophs as they obtain their food by eating other plants or animals |
| Nutrients | Are the chemical substances found in food that are used by organisms |
| Monosaccharides | are carbohydrates that are composed of a single sugar unit |
| Disaccharides | are carbohydrates that are composed of two sugar units joined together |
| Polysaccharides | are carbohydrates that are composed of many sugar units |