10/21/09 Enzyme Substrate Complex

Today we:

• Took and reviewed a quiz. Students were allowed to use their notes and lab reports. Quiz is below. Students will take a quiz on similar material tomorrow, without notes.
  1.What subatomic particles make up an atom?
  2.What is the charge on these particles?
  3.What is the mass of each of these particles?
  4.What is an isotope?
  5.What kinds of atoms make up carbohydrates?
  6.What is the name of the process where small biomolecules are combined into larger ones?
• Continued with notes from the current unit. We are talking about biomolecules: carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The notes from the Atoms to Cells unit. Students should begin working on the notes for Atoms to Cells unit 5. The presentations notes are available as downloads: Two slides per page in color, 6 slides in black & white, for printing by clicking these links. To download the PowerPoint presentation, with the media, click this link. This package has to be unzipped. There is a viewer included, in case you don't own PowerPoint.
• Collected the lab reports.
  

Coming up:

• We will finish notes from the The Atoms to Cells unit.
• We will begin the Cells unit.
  

Homework:

• Review class notes.

The current project is the first of two choices. If both are completed, it will count as extra credit. Click here to see the project.