Organic+Molecules+Overview

Introduction Organic Molecules Directions
 * 1) Objectives:
 * 2) Determine what an organic molecule and what the four organic molecules are
 * 3) Identify what a monomer and polymer is
 * 4) Recognize and name the different monomers for each organic molecule
 * 5) Recognize and name the different polymers for each organic molecule
 * 6) Describe how monomers make polymers
 * 7) Obtain a yellow (lipid) molecule, a green (carbohydrate) monomer, a blue (protein) monomer and a purple (nucleic acid) monomer. Draw a sketch of the four on your answer sheet in the boxes under number 1.
 * 8) Look closely at the four molecules. Notice that they have letter and lines on them. The letters stand for different atoms that make up the molecule. The lines mean that bonds connect the atoms.
 * 9) a. C = Carbon
 * 10) b. H = Hydrogen
 * 11) c. N = Nitrogen
 * 12) d. O = Oxygen
 * 13) e. P = Phosphate
 * 14) f. Other pieces
 * 15) V= Variable group (found on blue protein)
 * 16) A, T, C, or G = Bases (found on purple nucleic acid)
 * 17) Use your observations to fill in table 2 and answer number 3.

7. Answer question 4. 8. Look at your four molecules. Each one of these pieces are the most basic unit of each molecule, called a monomer. A monomer means just one base unit. Use the information about each monomer to answer the questions 5-8 10.When we connect monomers together they form polymers. Poly means many so it is many of the same monomers connected together. Use the information about each polymer to answer the questions 10- 11.Create notes for yourself. These notes can be typed or handwritten. The notes can be in outline format, concept map, notecards, or any other notetaking you like. The following should be included in your notes: 12.Here are additional resources if the puzzle pieces did not make sense to you. a. **[]** **b. []** **c. Videos** media type="custom" key="26580134" media type="custom" key="26580136"
 * 1) Read the background information below about organic molecules and use it to answer the accompying questions
 * 2) Any molecule that contains carbon is called an organic molecule. If a molecule, like the water, does not contain carbon then it is inorganic.
 * 1) The green molecule is a carbohydrate monomer, called monosaccharide. Mono means one and saccharide means sugar. So, monosaccharide means one sugar.
 * 2) The blue molecule is a protein monomer, called an amino acid. Amino acids are called this because they contain an amine group (NH3). They also contain a V group, which is a variable group. There are twenty different amino acids that all have the same structure except for the variable group.
 * 3) The purple molecule is a Nucleic acid monomer, called a nucleotide. There are three parts of every nucleotide. The P is a phosphate, in the middle is a sugar, which looks like a pentagon or a house, and connected to the sugar is a base. There are five bases; A, T, C, G, and U.
 * 4) There OH groups around all the molecules except for one. When you have two of the same molecules next to each other the OH from one molecule will come off and a H from the other will come off to form water (H2O). The two molecules will then connect.
 * 1) Place two monosaccharides next to each other. Follow the directions in number 8 to connect the two monosaccharides together. (Hint: there should be oxygen connecting them). Two or more monosaccharides make a polysaccharide. Polysaccharide means many sugars.
 * 2) Place two amino acids next to each other. Follow the directions in number 8 to connect the two amino acids together. (Hint: there will be nothing between them). Two or more amino acids make a polypeptide or you can just remember protein.
 * 3) Place two nucleotides next to each other. Follow the directions in number 8 to connect the two nucleotides together. (Hint: the phosphate of one connects to the sugar of another). Two or more nucleotides make a DNA or RNA, depending on differences we will discuss later.
 * 1) Organic molecule definition and 4 types
 * 2) Inorganic molecule definition and example
 * 3) Describe the diffence between monomers and polymers
 * 4) The monomers of each organic molecule
 * 5) Need their names,
 * 6) Can include all of their structures, but ONLY need Nucleic Acid structure and the name of its parts.
 * 7) Make sure to include what monomer goes with each type of molecule.
 * 8) e. The polymers of each organic molecules (Again only need their names
 * 9) Need their names,
 * 10) Can include all of their structures, but don’t need to do so.
 * 11) Make sure to include what polymer goes with each type of organic molecule.