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carbon-based molecules - Coggle Diagram
carbon-based molecules
lipids
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lipids contain many carbon chains called fatty acids; fats and oils contain fatty acids bonded to glycerol.
Lipids are nonpolar molecules that include fats, oils, and cholesterol
proteins
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t helps repair and build your body's tissues, allows metabolic reactions to take place and coordinates bodily functions.
nucleic acids
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Nucleotides are made of a sugar, phosphate
group, and a nitrogen base.
Nucleic acids function to create, encode, and store biological information in cells, and serve to transmit and express that information inside and outside the nucleus.
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carbohydrates
include sugars, starches, and cellulose
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made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
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Polysaccharides include starches, cellulose, and glycogen