Objectives:
1. Compare and contrast organic and inorganic compounds. You should be able to identify if a compound is organic or inorganic.
2. Compare and contrast polar and non-polar compounds. This should relate to the idea of the cell membrane and phospholipids.
3. Define the term molecule, and identify the ratio of atoms in a molecule.
4. Understand the relationship between atoms and molecules.
5. Understand how atoms bond (Honors - understand ionic and covalent bonding)
6. Discuss the relationship between monomers and polymers.
7. Identify the monomers and polymers of the 4 major biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein, lipid, nucleic acid)
8. Discuss the purpose/function of each of the 4 major biomolecules
9. Be able to identify each of the 4 major biomolecules by sight (from a diagram. Honors - be able to identify them from the models you create).
10. Define what enzymes are and what category of biomoelcuel they fall under.
11. Discuss factors that affect enzymes and why they work best in optimal environments. Understand that not all enzymes have the same optimal environment.
12. Discuss the steps of enzymatic action.
13. Relate enzymatic action to an activation energy diagram.
Help Videos
Biological molecules, dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis (H)
Biomolecules (A)
How to identify the biomolecules (and practice)
Steps of enzymatic action
Induced fit model of enzymatic action
Factors that affect enzyme fucntion
Relationship between enzyme activity and activation energy diagram
Lab Videos
Benedict's solution
Biuret's test
Lugol's Iodine
Extra Resources
Protein Data Bank
Practice - Unit 1 Biomoelcules (click here)
Practice - Unit 1 Biomolecules (key)
1. Compare and contrast organic and inorganic compounds. You should be able to identify if a compound is organic or inorganic.
2. Compare and contrast polar and non-polar compounds. This should relate to the idea of the cell membrane and phospholipids.
3. Define the term molecule, and identify the ratio of atoms in a molecule.
4. Understand the relationship between atoms and molecules.
5. Understand how atoms bond (Honors - understand ionic and covalent bonding)
6. Discuss the relationship between monomers and polymers.
7. Identify the monomers and polymers of the 4 major biomolecules (carbohydrate, protein, lipid, nucleic acid)
8. Discuss the purpose/function of each of the 4 major biomolecules
9. Be able to identify each of the 4 major biomolecules by sight (from a diagram. Honors - be able to identify them from the models you create).
10. Define what enzymes are and what category of biomoelcuel they fall under.
11. Discuss factors that affect enzymes and why they work best in optimal environments. Understand that not all enzymes have the same optimal environment.
12. Discuss the steps of enzymatic action.
13. Relate enzymatic action to an activation energy diagram.
Help Videos
Biological molecules, dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis (H)
Biomolecules (A)
How to identify the biomolecules (and practice)
Steps of enzymatic action
Induced fit model of enzymatic action
Factors that affect enzyme fucntion
Relationship between enzyme activity and activation energy diagram
Lab Videos
Benedict's solution
Biuret's test
Lugol's Iodine
Extra Resources
Protein Data Bank
Practice - Unit 1 Biomoelcules (click here)
Practice - Unit 1 Biomolecules (key)