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Life’s building blocks are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. These organic molecules support structure, energy, growth, repair, communication, and heredity in all living organisms, from single cells to trees.
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Biological Molecules
What are the building blocks oi life?
Why?
From the smallest single-celled organism to the tallest tree, all life depends on the properties and reactions
of four classes ol organic (carbon-based) cornpounds??:carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic
acids. These organic molecules are the building blocks of all living things, and are responsible for most of
lhe structure and functions of the body, including energy storage, insulation, growth, repair, communica-
tion, and transfer ol hereditary information. Simple organic molecules can be [oined together to Jorm all
the essential biological molecules needed for life.
What are the building blocks oi life?
Why?
From the smallest single-celled organism to the tallest tree, all life depends on the properties and reactions
of four classes ol organic (carbon-based) cornpounds??:carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic
acids. These organic molecules are the building blocks of all living things, and are responsible for most of
lhe structure and functions of the body, including energy storage, insulation, growth, repair, communica-
tion, and transfer ol hereditary information. Simple organic molecules can be [oined together to Jorm all
the essential biological molecules needed for life.
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Biochemistry