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e storing energy, hydrogen, hydrogen atoms than oxygen and fatty ides, (Glycerophos
signaling, and acting as and oxygen, atoms. Lipids include fats, acids triacylgl d&
structural components nitrogen steroids, phospholipids, and ycerols Shpingophosp
of cell membranes and waxes. One main characteristic or ), Glycolip
phosphorus of lipids is that they do not triacylgl Lipoprote
dissolve in water. ycerides
Protein They also play a Carbon, hyd Some features of lipids are its amino polyami Globular pro
central role in biological rogen, oxyg structures, sizes, amino acids, acids de fibrous protei
processes en, denaturing, strength, stored membrane pr
and nitroge energy and biological process
n, sulfur and
selenium
Nucleic They carry the genetic carbon, Nucleic acids are polynucleotides nucleotid DNA Deoxyribonu
Acid blueprint of a cell and hydrogen, o —that is, long chainlike es and RNA acid (DN
carry instructions for the xygen, nitro molecules composed of a series and ribonucle
functioning of the cell gen, of nearly identical building blocks (RNA).
and phosph called nucleotides.
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Organic Molecules
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acid