Formation of biomolecules | High school biology | Khan Academy

Explore how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules combine to form amino acids and other large carbon-based molecules.

Next Generation Science Standards · High School
HS-LS1-6Construct and revise an explanation based on evidence for how carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen from sugar molecules may combine with other elements to form amino acids and/or other large carbon-based molecules.
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Formation of biomolecules | High school biology | Khan Academy

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