Answer to Question #91141 in Electricity and Magnetism for Promise Omiponle

Question

3. A. Briefly explain the use of each of four major classes of organic compounds that are very important in living organisms.
B. List any 2 compounds of ketones and esters and their uses.

Answer 1

A.

Nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids are very important in living organisms on Earth. Life cannot exist if any of these molecules are missing. Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acids are the nucleic acids that make the proteins. Proteins are present in almost every structure and perform almost every function in human body. Carbohydrates contain the largest number of organic molecules in living organisms. The most energy of all the organic compounds are in lipids.

B.

Many ketones are importance for industry and biology. For example, sugars (ketoses) and the industrial solvent acetone. Esters are commonly used as fragrances.