3.36. Biochemical Compound Classification http://www.ck12.org
Explore More
Choose one of the classes of biochemical compounds and do a Web quest to learn more about it. You may want to
start with one of the following URLs. Make a list of the main points you discover as you work through your Web
quest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbohydrate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipid
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nucleic_acid
Review
- What is a biochemical compound?
- Give a general description of a biochemical molecule.
- List the four classes of biochemical compounds.
- Which classes of biochemical compounds store energy in living things?
- Which classes of biochemical compounds contain oxygen?