Name: __________________________
Period: _________
Honors Biology Student Targets: Chemistry and Biochemistry (Chapters 2 and 3)
Below is a list of targets for Chapters 2 and 3. Over the next few weeks, we will work on several labs and
activities to help you reach each target. On the side of the paper, rank each target as to your understanding today
and the day before the test. (5-I understand topic and could teach it to my classmates, 3-I have heard about the
topic and can discuss the idea, 1-I have never heard about the topic.
_____1. I can draw/recognize an isomer.
_____2. I can use all three pH indicators used in class to determine the acidity of a solution. I can also use these
indicators to determine if an organism is alive.
_____3. I can describe the properties of water that make it the universal solvent. I can draw and label a water
molecule showing the properties that make it polar.
_____4. I can define the terms organic and inorganic and list examples of both types of molecules that are
important to living systems.
_____5. I can visualize/draw the difference between a monomer and a polymer.
_____6. I have memorized the elements in carbohydrates and the functions of carbohydrates. I can list
examples of carbohydrates found in living systems.
_____7. I can write out the basic molecular formula for mono-, di-, and polysaccharides.
_____8. I can list and draw the basic structure of the monomers and polymers of carbohydrates. I can list
examples of each found in plants and animals.
_____9. I can explain the positive chemical results for an organic compound test for the two types of
carbohydrates.
_____10. I have memorized the compounds in lipids, the basic structure of lipids and the functions of a lipid. I
can list examples of lipids.
_____11. I can explain positive chemical results for an organic compound test for a lipid.
_____12. I have memorized the compounds in proteins and the functions of a protein. I can list examples.
_____13. I can recognize the structure of a protein. I can also explain the importance of functional groups in
proteins.
_____14. I can define the term peptide bond and I can illustrate how this bond forms between two protein
monomers.
_____15. I can describe the two different types of proteins and give examples of each in living systems.
_____16. I can explain the positive chemical results for an organic compound test for a protein.
_____17. I have memorized the compounds in nucleic acids and the functions of nucleic acids. I can list examples.
_____18. I can recognize the structure of nucleic acids.
_____19. I can explain and give an example of a condensation reaction and a hydrolysis reaction. (Make sure you
are able to show where water is lost/gained in this reaction!)
_____20. I can describe and interpret a graph the reaction rate of enzymes in solutions (draw an example of
graph).
_____21. I can draw a carbon molecule and explain how it could bond to the molecules around it.
_____22. I can explain where is energy stored in molecules and what makes some molecules better for energy
storage than others.
This list is meant to cover everything on our Chapter 2/3 Test, but if you find something that you think
might be missing please tell your teacher!
Don’t forget to study all prefixes and suffixes: they will be on the test!