Biomolecules

• Molecules essential to biological process
• Four main classes:
  • Carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Proteins
  • Nucleic Acids

Nutrients

• Chemical substances in food that provide energy and materials needed by the body

• Needed for:

  • Metabolism
  • Cell growth and division
  • Repair and maintenance of body tissues and organs

• Can be Organic/Inorganic

  • Organic -> derived from living things
  • Inorganic -> Not derived from living things

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

• Tests

• Reactions

• Enzymes

• Misc Stuff:

  • Metabolism
  • Activation Energy
  • Catalyst