Lipids

1.  What are cell membranes composed of?

            http://www.jdaross.mcmail.com/cell2.htm

2.  Can lipids be stored and if so, do they have a higher caloric output than carbohydrates.

            http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/620fattyacid.html

3. Explain the difference between saturated and unsaturated fats.

            http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/chemweek/FatsOils/Fats&Oils.html  

 

Proteins

1.  Identify the purpose of proteins in the phospholipid bilayer.

2.  What things come together to make proteins.

3.  What do you call a chain of proteins?

 http://www.biology.eku.edu/RITCHISO/301notes1.htm

 

                        Carbohydrates

1.  What are the monomers of starch?

2.  What are the three common sugars that share the same molecular formula: C₆H₁₂O₆?

3.  Which sugar is an immediate source of energy for cellular respiration?

4.  Common table sugar is a disaccharide.  What is it called?

5.  What is the form of stored glucose in animals?

6.  _____________ is probably the single most abundant organic molecule in the biosphere. It is the major structural material of which plants are made.

            http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/C/Carbohydrates.html

 

 

Enzyme/Catalyst

 

What is a catalyst?

            http://wine1.sb.fsu.edu/chm1046/notes/Kinetics/Catalyst/Catalyst.htm

What is an enzyme?

What are enzymes made out of?

            http://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/enzyme_catalysis.htm

Explain what activation energy is?  search the web to find this answer

Explain what a substrate and a product are? search the web to find this answer