Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Matter and Energy in Living Systems ~ NGSS Link LS1.C-H.2

The sugar molecules thus formed contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen: their hydrocarbon backbones are used to make amino acids and other carbon-based molecules that can be assembled into larger molecules (such as proteins or DNA), used for example to form new cells.

Items associated with this NGSS statement in this project (Evolution) and other key ideas
RH015002	The information in DNA molecules provides instructions for assembling amino acids into protein molecules.
RH020003	DNA provides information for both the types and sequence of amino acids that make up a protein molecule.