Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Tuesday and Wed 11/24 and 11/25

In Class:
Journal hypothesis on starch portion of lab
worked on our enzyme HW packet...

Skip question 11 on the enzyme HW packet for now....

Up coming due dates:
12/3 enzyme HW packet due
12/7 enzyme labs due maube your enzyme test this same day...we will see if we are ready!

Monday, November 23, 2009

Monday 11-23

Journal (fill in the protein table in your lab)
Collected your at home lab write ups
Notes on enzymes
Work on the multiple choice portion of the enzyme HW packet!

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Tuesday 11-17-09

Journal
collected ch 6 reading guides

Notes on enzymes
Talked and introduced your enzyme lab

HW:
Cans are due next class by 3pm
Do pages 1-5 of the lab manual

Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday 11-13!!!!

In Class:
Journal
Checked your chem in bio WS that was assigned last class
Announced can drive extra credit assignment
Reviewed the macromolecules test so you can retake it next Thursday

HW:
Work on getting your non-perishable food together
Finish the Ch 6 Reading Guide
Reminders:
Your home experiment write up will be due 11/23...that date is quickly approaching!

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Tuesday 11-10

In Class:
Journal
Collected your amino acid and nucleic acid WS
collected your macromolecules HW packet
graded these packets as a class

Took your macromolecules QUIZ

HW:
Do the chemistry in biology ws
start reading about enzymes...I gave you a ws packet to start reading...NOT being collected next class

Don't forget your at home labs are going to be due 11/23...it is coming up fast!

You will be provided a way to earn extra HW passes next class...WOO HOO!!!

Friday, November 6, 2009

Friday 11-6-09

In Class
Journal
Took a lot of notes today...sorry about that guys! Good job at staying attentive!

HW:
finish your brown macromolecule WS packet due next class
Finish your nucleotide/protein worksheet that is due next class

STUDY for the quiz on macromolecules you are having next class.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wed 11-4-09 See Reminder Dates on this entry!

In Class
Collected your lipod reading questions
Took notes on proteins
worked on your in class projects and focused on the protein portion

HW:
NOTHING is going to be collected next class but here are some suggestions:

1) do the front side of the amino acids (AA's)/nucleic acid worksheet....do the AA part
2) Continue to work on your reading guide you got a long time ago
3) Continue to work on your at home labs/write up for that
4) Do the protein portion of your macromolecule HW packet

Reminders/Dates:
11/10 macromolecule HW packet due and graded for correctness:
11/10 macromolecule quiz
11/17 Ch 6 reading Guide Due
11/23 At home lab write up due
11/23 Chapter 6 exam

Monday, November 2, 2009

Lipid Reading Questions

Lipid Reading Questions
1) What molecules include fats?
2) What are the two different types of monomers to making a fat/oil?
3) Explain the name “triglyceride”
4) What is a main distinction between fats and oils. Give some examples of each.
5) What is the general appearance of the tail in a fat?
6) How does the structure of a fat with its hydrophilic and hydrophobic properties lend itself nicely to be added into soaps?
7) What is meant by the term “emulsify”?
8) Compare and contrast the structure of a saturated fat with a unsaturated fat. Give examples where each can be found.
9) What is a hydrogenated vegetable oil? Why would it be solid at room temperature?
10) What are the two types of bonds that can form in an unsaturated fat?
11) Explain why one is better or worse than the other?
12) Why is re-fried food from McDonalds so bad for us it they just use vegetable (unsaturated fat) to cook the food?
13) Why do we store fat as our long term energy source? Think about density!!!!
14) Make a Venn diagram to describe the structure of a fat and a phospholipid.

See this link to see what a Venn diagram is…

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/lessons/DebbieFox2112003991/VennDiagram1.JPG

Note differences in each molecule on the “side” circles and in the middle note what parts they have in common


15) How do phospholipids arrange themselves when forming the cell membrane? Draw an example and label the hydrophilic and hydrophobic sides.
16) Describe in DETAIL the backbone of a steroid.
17) What are three common steroids you are familiar with.
18) Why do we need cholesterol? Give three reasons!
19) What is one way a person can prevent a high blood cholesterol level even if they eat a high cholesterol diet?
20) Explain the differences between LDL and HDL!

Monday 11-2-09

In class:
Journal
collected your carbo reading questions
collected your water labs
Lipid notes
Worked on section 2,3,4 of your in-class project

HW:
Read the lipid reading and answer the questions...see prior blog posting for these questions

Continue working on your reading guides

Continue working on your at home lab projects