Elements and Compounds

Elements

Oxygen and nitrogen are examples of _________compoundelementsatomscells. An element is any substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances. The smallest unit of an element is called an _________genecellcompoundatom. An element is made up of only _________onetwofiveeight kind of atom. The elements found in living things include carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur.

Compounds

Carbon dioxide is a _________moleculeallelelipidcompound made up of the elements carbon and oxygen. When two or more elements combine chemically, they form a _________chromosomecompound cellatom. Most elements in living things occur in the form of compounds. The smallest unit of many compounds is called a _________hybridcarboyhydratemoleculeamino acid. Water is another compound. Each water molecule is made up of _________onetwofourtwelve hydrogen atoms and _________onetwofiveeight oxygen atom.

Organic and Inorganic Compounds

Many of the compounds found in living things contain the element _________carbonhydrogennitrogenoxygen. Most compounds that contain carbon are called _________proteinenzymeinorganicorganic compounds. Some important groups of organic compounds found in living things are carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. As you may know, many of these compounds are found in the foods you eat. This is not surprising, since the foods you eat come from living things. Compounds that don't contain the element carbon are called _________organicinorganicnucleic acidhomologous structures compounds. Water and sodium chloride, or table salt, are familiar examples of inorganic compounds. Organisms contain many inorganic compounds as well as organic compounds.