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Chapter 3 Learning Targets
Write out the answers to the questions and assignments of these learning
targets on a separate sheet of paper! DUE THE DAY OF THE TEST!!!!
The goal of this unit is to be able to say “I can…”
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feel?
Date(s)
Discussed
“I can…”
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1. identify the 4 major organic compounds important to living organisms
Question: What are the 4 major organic compounds important to living
organisms?
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_____________ 2. identify and characterize the elements that make up the major organic
molecules and describe what they are used for
Question: What elements make up the major organic molecules? What are
their characteristics, and what they are used for?
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_____________ 3. describe the importance of carbon in forming organic molecules
Question: What is the importance of carbon in forming organic
molecules?
_____________ 4. define monomers and polymers and provide examples of each
Question: What are monomers and polymers? Give 2 examples of each.
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_____________ 5. define and draw out the processes of dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis
Assignment: Define and draw out the processes of dehydration synthesis
and hydrolysis with an example of an organic compound.
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6. Explain what the names of the monosaccharides, disaccharides, and
polysaccharides stand for. Explain why carbohydrates are important?
Question: What do the names of the monosaccharides, disaccharides and
polysaccharides stand for? Why are carbohydrates important?
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7. identify and draw the 3 monosaccharides, 3 disaccharides, and a polysaccharide
Assignment: List and draw the 3 monosaccharides, the 3 disaccharides
(which monosaccharides they are made up of), and a polysaccharide
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8. describe the Benedict’s test and what it tests for
Assignment: Describe, in detail, the Benedict’s test (include what it tests for).
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9. describe the iodine test and what it tests for
Assignment: Describe, in detail, the iodine test (include what it tests for).
_____________ _____________ 10. define the term “isomer”
Question: What is an isomer?
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11. Identify the building blocks of proteins and provide an example. Explain why
proteins are important.
Questions: What are the building blocks of proteins (give an example)?
Why are proteins important?
12. define a peptide bond, identify where a peptide bond is found, and compare
and contrast dipeptides and polypeptides
Question: What is a peptide bond, and where it is found? What are
dipeptides and polypeptides?
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13. describe the Xanthoproteic (nitric acid) test and what it tests for
Assignment: Describe, in detail, the Xanthoproteic test (include what it tests for).
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14.explain the characteristics of enzymes
Assignment: List and describe, in detail, the characteristics of enzymes.
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_____________ 15. define an enzyme, substrate, and enzyme-substrate complex and be able to
recognize them
Assignment: Define an enzyme, substrate, and enzyme-substrate complex
and draw a picture of them.
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16. explain the lock and key hypothesis of enzyme function
Question: What is the lock and key hypothesis of enzyme function?
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17. describe how catalysts affect the rate of reactions and identify what else can
function as catalysts
Question: How does a catalyst affect the rate of a reaction, and what else
can function as a catalyst?
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18. define what coenzymes are, describe how they help enzymes, and recognize
where coenzymes can be obtained
Question: What are coenzymes? How do coenzymes function to help
enzymes? Where can you obtain coenzymes?
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19. define the term “inhibitors”
Question: What are inhibitors?
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20. describe the types of inhibitors
Question: What are the types of inhibitors?
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21. identify the building blocks of lipids and explain how lipids form. Distinguish
the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids and provide
examples. Explain why lipids are important.
Question: What are the building blocks of lipids and how do lipids form?
What is the difference between saturated and unsaturated fatty acids?
Give examples of lipids. Why are lipids important?
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_____________ 22. describe the brown paper, Sudan IV, and lighter fluid (solubility) tests and
what they test for
Assignment: Describe, in detail, the brown paper, Sudan IV, and lighter
fluid(solubility) tests (include what they test for).
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23. Identify and draw the building block of nucleic acids and the parts of the
monomer. Identify the 2 examples of nucleic acids.
Questions: What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?
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24. recognize various organic molecules/building blocks from the flash cards and
identify what types of organic molecules contain the various functional groups
Assignment: Create flash cards of the structures of monosaccharides,
disaccharides, polysaccharides, amino acids, proteins, fatty acids, glycerol,
lipids, and nucleic acids in order to get credit for this learning target
*Know the flash cards forwards and backwards and know what types of organic molecules contain the various
functional groups. Be able to recognize various organic molecules or the building blocks of them from the flash
cards.*