Hank talks about the molecules that make up every living thing - carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins - and how we find them in our environment and in the food that we eat. Created by EcoGeek.
0:2114:08Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat: Crash Course Biology #3YouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipAnd three uh an obscure. Scientist who taught us everything that we know about. Urine so far we'veMoreAnd three uh an obscure. Scientist who taught us everything that we know about. Urine so far we've talked about carbon. And we've talked about water and now we're going to talk about the molecules.
The food we eat – our diet – is made up of different biological molecules which give us energy and contain chemicals we need to grow and repair ourselves and help our cells function in our body. Carbohydrates and fats are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen.
Biomolecules have a wide range of sizes and structures and perform a vast array of functions. The four major types of biomolecules are carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins.
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