Biochemistry: Carbon Compounds

We will verify the Frayer’s models of the concepts and ideas that the students should have completed at home. Then we will distinguish between organic and inorganic compound and the importance of carbon bonding in biological molecules. Students will learn to identify the four functional groups of these molecules, and how they influence the synthesis or hydrolysis of large carbon molecules. Furthermore, we will examine how the break down of ATP (the energy currency of life) provides the necessary energy to carry out our metabolic activities.