Name:

_____________________________________________________ Date: ______________________________

Station 1- Carbon
Organic molecules contain __________-
____________ bonds. All _________ _______ are
made of organic compounds.

Carbon can form up to ____ bonds with other
atoms.

Station 2- The Recipe for Organic

Compounds
SPONCH

These 6 elements
may combine to
form an organic
compound,
HOWEVER, organic
compounds must
always contain
______________
and hydrogen.

S- ____________
P-____________
O-____________
N-____________
C-_____________

Station 3- Four Types

H-_____________

1._______________
4 organic
compounds
found in
living things

2.______________
3._______________
4.________________

Station 4- Monomers & Polymers

Prefix

Meaning

Mono
Poly

If a house made of bricks

is a polymer, what are
the monomers?

_______________

Monomers are single

_______ of a larger
structure.

___________ are
larger structures
made up of
____________.

Station 6- Carbohydrate examples

Carbohydrates are ____________.
The names always end in -________
4 examples:

Station 5- Carbohydrates
A carbohydrate is a type of organic molecule
that contains carbon, _______________ and
_____________ in a ___: ___:___ raJo.

Where does the term carbohydrate come from?

Chemical formulas are listed below. Circle the
ones that would be considered a carbohydrate.

C4H10O4

C5H10O5

C9H18O9

C6H12O9

Station 7- Carbohydrate Monomers

and Polymers

Monomer of carbohydrates=

_____________________________

Polymer of carbohydrates=

_______________________________
A pair of monosaccharides is called a
______________________________
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Station 8- FUNCTIONS of carbohydrates

ENERGY
1. Sugars contain high _________________ bonds
that provide energy for our bodies when consumed.
The largest of these sugars are the
______________________, such as starch, which is
present in ___________ such as _______,
_______________, ___________, etc.

Station 12-Lipids are

hydrophobic
Lipids are hydrophobic because they are
_________________ in water.

Sketch/Label/Describe the oil + water mixture at
staJon #12:

CELL STRUCTURE
2. _______________ is a type of polysaccharide found
within the ______ ________ of plants, which
maintains the cells shape and structure.
Cellulose is a type of _______________.

3. ___________ is a _________________ found in the
cell __________ of __________, and also in the
______________________ of insects/arthropods.

Station 11- Examples of

Unsaturated and Saturated
Example

Station 9- LIPIDS

Type of faEy acid

Lipids are an organic compound that is made up of

chains of _________________ called _________ acids.

FaZy acids can be ____________________ or

_______________________.

Station 10- Saturated vs. Unsaturated Fats

Check all that apply for each type of fat. Label the diagrams at right
as saturated or unsaturated.
Type of Fat

Contains
Double
Bonds

No double
bonds

Solid at
Room Temp

Liquid at
Room Temp

_____________________

Saturated Fat
Unsaturated Fat

_____________________
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Station 13- 1. Lipids: FATS

Station 14- 2. Lipids: WAXES

Fats are used primarily for energy ____________.

Give 2 examples of how waxes are used in nature:

_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
________________________________________________

A wax molecule contains _____ faZy acid chain.

Fat is found in both animals and ___________,

though plants do not store fat in __________
Jssue like animals do.

What is one example of how plants use fat for

energy storage?


Draw a rough line/ball and sJck gure of a fat molecule,
including the glycerol molecule and faZy acids:






Fat molecules have ____ faZy acids chains.

Station 16-4. Lipids: PHOSPHOLIPIDS

Phospholipids are found in the _______
_________________.

Phospholipids have ___ faZy acid chains.

Are the faZy acids chains (tails) found on the

inner porJon of the cell membrane or the outer
porJon? Explain:
_________________________________________
__________________________________________
_________________________________________

Station 19-NUCLEIC ACIDS: ATP

ATP=________________________________
is a compound that stores ____________
for our cells.

How is ATP structurally dierent than DNA?

____________________________________
____________________________________
___________________________________.

Station 15- 3. Lipids: STEROIDS

Examples of steroids: __________________________
___________________________________________ .

What are anabolic steroids?

____________________________________________
___________________________________________
_________________________________________.

Steroids have ____ faZy acid chains.

Station 17-NUCLEIC ACIDS
Nucleic acids are organic compounds that
play a vital role in our cells by storing ____________
___________________ or ____________.

Monomer of nucleic acids= _____________________

Possible nitrogen
Station 18-DNA & RNA
bases:

Label the 3 parts of a nucleoJde:

DNA= _____________________________
RNA=______________________________
DNA can dier because there are ____ dierent
____________ ________ that can form dierent
nucleoJdes in dierent ________________. Page 3

Station 20- PROTEINS

Proteins have many roles and __________________ and come in many dierent ____________.
MoJon and Support- proteins make up our _________________ and __________________.
Cell ______________- Cell _____________ contain proteins which act as doors to ___________________________
of the cell.
Defense- _________________ are made up of proteins, which help prevent ___________________.
________________- speed up ______________ ________________.

Station 21- Amino Acids

Station 22- PROTEIN STRUCTURE

The monomers of proteins are called __________

Protein structures is ______________ and set up in 4

_________. There are _____ dierent amino

dierent possible dimensions:

acids which can create _____________ of

1. ____________= the amino acids that make up the

dierent ____________ depending on how they

protein.

are ________________.

2. Secondary= the characterisJcs of the protein and how it

__________ and how it ________/bends.

Polymers= linked amino acids known as

3. TerJary=the general _____ structure of the protein.

________________ or ______________, which

4. Quaternary= ___________ pepJde __________

form _________________.

entangled into _____ funcJoning ________.

Station 23- ENZYMES
Enzymes are their own class of _______________. Without
enzymes, chemical reacJons would occur too ___________
to survive.

Enzymes that break down SUGARS= ____________________

Enzymes that break down PROTEINS= __________________
Enzymes that break down LIPIDS= ____________________
Enzymes that join molecules together = _________________
Enzymes that transfer parts of molecules = _______________
Station 25- ENZYMES- LOCK & KEY
If you eat a cheeseburger for lunch, amylase will only

Station 24- ENZYMES and

SUBSTRATES
Substrate= a molecule that an ____________
____________________.

Example- Amylase and starch.

The enzyme = ________________;
The substrate= _________________.

Amylase breaks down starch into

___________________________________.

Label all parts of the diagram:

react with the ________________.

Why?



The __________ __________ of the enzyme is the
specic area of the enzyme where it bonds to the substrate.
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Station 26- ENZYME-SUBSTRATE COMPLEX

Describe the enzyme-substrate complex:


What is formed from the enzyme-substrate complex?


Using amylase and starch as an example, what are the products formed from the enzyme-substrate complex?


Once amylase has broken down starch, can it break down another starch molecule?

Enzymes can also join

_________ molecules together,
resulJng in _____ __________
_____________.

Station 27- ENZYMES in ACTION

.
Describe the salJne piece in the cup aker one minute (including how much had it changed?)


Describe the salJne piece in your mouth aker one minute (including how much had it changed)?


Why was the salJne in your mouth dierent than the salJne in the cup with water?

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