Compare and contrast the difference between Proteins, Carbohydrates, Lipids and Nucleic acids?

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carbohydrates: it store and provide energy and makes cellular parts.....and it contains eliminates like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen...

types to carbohydrates are monosaccharides,dissacharides, polysaccharides..

proteins: speed of chemical reactions in the body and makeup much of the structure of cell....and it contains eliminates like carbon, hhydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sometimes sulfur...

examples: sugars ,starches.

types of proteins are fibrous proteins and globulgar proteins

examples: enzymes, muscle fibers, haemoglobin.

lipids: it stores energy...and eliminates like carbon, hydrogen ,oxygen...

types of lipids triglycerides, phospholipids, steroids.

examples: fats ,oils ,waxes.

nuclei acid: transmission of heritability information to the nxt generations... and eliminates like carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus.

types of nuclei acids are deoxyribonucleic acid DNA ,ribonucleic acids RNA.

examples :DNA ,RNA

Sydney Mullin answered 9 months ago

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