Let's carefully examine each description provided by the students along with the correct descriptions of the organic compounds. Our task is to determine which students accurately described the organic compounds.
First, let's go over the correct descriptions of the four organic compounds:
1. Nucleic Acids: These are complex compounds made of purines and pyrimidines that function as data-storage molecules, such as DNA and RNA.
2. Lipids: These compounds use the relatively high energy contained in carbon-hydrogen bonds to perform their primary function, such as energy storage and cell membrane structure.
3. Proteins: These are chains of amino acids that can function as enzymes, hormones, or antibodies.
4. Carbohydrates: These are compounds, produced by photosynthetic plants, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Now let's match the students' descriptions with the correct descriptions:
- Student 1 described carbohydrates as "complex compounds made of purines and pyrimidines that function as data-storage molecules." This is incorrect. This description actually matches nucleic acids.
- Student 2 described lipids as "using the relatively high energy contained in carbon-hydrogen bonds to perform their primary function." This description is correct.
- Student 3 described proteins as "chains of amino acids that can function as enzymes, hormones, or antibodies." This description is correct.
- Student 4 described nucleic acids as "compounds, produced by photosynthetic plants, that contain only carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen." This is incorrect. This description actually matches carbohydrates.
Based on this analysis, the two students who correctly described the organic compounds are:
- Student 2 (lipids)
- Student 3 (proteins)
Therefore, the two students who correctly described the organic compounds in the table are:
[tex]\[ \boxed{2, 3} \][/tex]
Thus, the correct answer is:
[tex]\[ [2, 3] \][/tex]
