Building Blocks of CellsChapter 2T. Erickson, M.Ed.

Building Blocks of CellsGraphic Organizer

Name Carbohydrate

Protein Nucleic Acid Lipid

Sub unit Sugar Amino Acids Nucleotides Fat molecules

Function Provides Energy

Help the cell do their job, speed up chemical reaction

Provides info to make proteins

Stores energy, protects cell, keeps it stable internally

Food Source Starches Meats, bean, and nuts

Oils and butter

Building Blocks

Proteins• Amino Acids

• Almost all life processes of a cell involve proteins• Speed up chemical reactions

• Help cells do their job

• They are chemical building blocks used to make cells

• Obtained through meats and beans

Carbohydrate

• Sugar

• Simple (made of 1sugar)

• Complex (hundreds of sugars)

• Provides energy

• In the form of starches

Building Blocks

Lipids/fats• Fat molecules

• Can’t mix with water

• Stores energy

• Protects cell

• Maintain stable internal environment

• Obtain through oils and butters, also greasy/high fat content foods

Nucleic acid

• Nucleotides

• Blueprint of life

• Gives information to make proteins

Building Blocks of

Cells

Proteins Carbohydrates Nucleic Acids

Lipids

Sub Unit

Function

Food Source