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- How do the chemical characteristics of carbon
affect the characteristics of organic molecules?
- Draw structural formulas for the six functional
groups presented in chapter 3 of the textbook. Beside each functional group briefly
describe its significance in organic molecules and whether it displays
hydrophilic or hydrophobic properties.
- List the four major groups of organic macromolecules described in the
textbook. Which three of the groups
are polymers? What are the monomers making up each of the polymeric groups, respectively?
- What is the general chemical process (reaction) that
joins monomers together to make polymers? What is the general chemical process
(reaction) that breaks down polymers into monomers?
- List several examples of monosaccharides,
disaccharides, and polysaccharides.
- How does the structure of a phospholipid differ from that of a fat? Explain how/why
phospholipids form a bilayer in
the presence of water. Use labeled diagrams to illustrate your
explanation.
- Draw the structure of an amino acid. Draw the structure of a dipeptide, and
label the peptide bond.
- Describe the four possible levels of a protein
structure, and note the chemical bonding patterns associated with each
level of structure.
- How do nucleotides bond to form nucleic acids
(polynucleotides, e.g. DNA and RNA)?
Describe at least three differences between the structures of RNA
and DNA.
- Draw and
label a simple diagram of a molecule of ATP (adenosine triphosphate). What is the function of ATP?