Thursday, January 26, 2012

Topic 3.2: Carbohydrates, Lipids & Proteins

Today we learned to:

distinguish between organic and inorganic compounds
identify amino acids, glucose, ribose and fatty acids from diagrams showing their structure.
outline the role of condensation and hydrolysis creation/breakdown of macromolecules.

Tonight for homework complete 3.2.3 and 3.2.4 from the syllabus.  In the notes box on your syllabus you will see 3.2.3 already listed for you, just put these in your notes.

For 3.2.4, consider using a chart like the one below to organize your notes.


Name Found in Function
Glucose animals
Lactose animals
glycogen animals
Fructose plants
sucrose plants
cellulose plants

Tomorrow we will spend time in class working with models to build the structures of various macromolecules.  We will also wrap up Topic 3.2

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