Is it Organic Or is it inorganic Stemscopes

Is it Organic? Or is it inorganic? Stemscopes 2014 notes in Power. Point form 7 th grade science Malnory/Pietsch Anna Middle School 2014 -2015

ATOMS are the smallest unit of a substance MOLECULES are made of atoms held together by chemical bonds (they can be from one or more elements) ELEMENTS are a substance made of ONE type of ATOM • COMPOUNDS are molecules of two or more elements Least to greatest

• Scale of the Universe 2 • http: //scaleofuniverse. com/ How small is an atom?

• All matter is made of atoms, including all living things. Does it matter?

• Matter is classified as organic or inorganic based upon its chemical composition. • All living systems are composed of organic compounds that contain carbon combined with hydrogen and various other elements such as nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur. Organic matter

• Many organic compounds are large and complex (like you). • All organic compounds come from living or once living matter. • If all living matter contains carbon, then all organic molecules must contain carbon. Carbon

• The prefix “in” means “not”; therefore, inorganic means not organic. • Inorganic compounds do not come from living or once living matter and usually do not contain carbon. Inorganic

• You may see the word organic used in grocery stores to describe foods such as vegetables, fruits, dairy, etc. This use of the word organic means farming without pesticides. In chemistry, organic compounds have nothing to do with organic farming. Just a note…