Column A 1. What forms body structures; protects from disease and speeds up chemical reactions in living things?: What forms body structures; protects from disease and speeds up chemical reactions in living things? 2. What helps living things perform chemical reactions and is essential for life ?: What helps living things perform chemical reactions and is essential for life ? 3. What contains instructions needed to carry out all functions of life?: What contains instructions needed to carry out all functions of life? 4. What provides the cells with energy and stores energy?: What provides the cells with energy and stores energy? 5. What forms structures in cells?: What forms structures in cells? Column B a. Lipids b. Carbohydrates c. Nucleic Acids d. Proteins e. Water