Assignment Part A: Learning Journal
As you complete the assignment, keep track of the resources that you used and list ALL of them as part of your assignment submission.
If you used websites, include the links. This will help you get back to the sources that were helpful later, and let's me know where you got your information.
If you got help from the tutoring center, another student in the class, or a friend let me know. It's important to give credit to those that helped you.
Please try to use your own words whenever possible. If you use someone else's words directly, be sure to use quotation marks and identify the original source.
For this part of the assignment, list the resources you used AND how you used them.
For example, you might write something like this: I found most of the definitions in the textbook. But, I had to look up the terms X and Y online and found them on this link... I figured out most of the relationship using the Crash Course video on the resources page. I also asked the instructor for some help because I couldn't figure out where X belongs in the map.
Another example: I found the definitions in these links: A, B, C. I copied most of the definitions directly from these sources, so I used quotation marks to indicate that and identified which source each definition is from. I found the relationship information in these links: B, C, D, E.
Note: This assignment asks for definitions. It can be difficult to use your own words for basic definitions. It's OK if you want to quote from sources - but be sure to use quotation marks and cite your sources. But, do your best to use your own words when you can - this will be required in future assignments, so this is a good time to practice that.
Note: This part of the assignments is required. I can't grade the rest of the assignment unless you complete this part.
Assignment Part B:
Part B - Macromolecules
Core Goal
Use the following list of terms to demonstrate your knowledge of macromolecules by:
- describe of each term (what is each of these)
- showing the relationships between the terms (how are they grouped)
These first 4 terms are the largest groupings. Start with those and then add in the other terms. Remember that you are both describing each molecule and showing how the molecules are grouped.
Below are the 4 main groups of biological macromolecules. Start by describing the characteristics of each group. That is, what do all the chemicals in each group have in common.
- Nucleic Acid
- Protein
- Carbohydrate
- Lipid
Now, put each of the following terms into the correct group above. Create sub-groups where you can. Hint - the carbohydrate category will have 3 subgroups. Also, describe why each of these chemicals is important for humans and other living things.
- Amino Acid
- Cellulose
- Deoxyribose
- DNA
- Disaccharide
- Enzyme
- Glucose
- Glycogen
- Lactose
- Monosaccharide
- Nucleotide
- Phospholipid
- Polysaccharide
- Ribose
- RNA
- Starch
- Sucrose
- Triglyceride
- Level-up
Focus on the "Core Terms" first. If you would like to aim for an "A" on this assignment - add the following information to your answer from above:
Identify at two examples polymers from the "core terms" list. What monomers makes up each of these polymers?
Identify at one example of a molecule that is hydrophilic, one example of a molecule that is hydrophobic, and one example of a molecule that is amphipathic from the "core terms" list.
Add the following terms to the "core terms" from above. Describe these and put them in the correct group.
- Cholesterol
- Dietary fiber
- Trans fats
- Saturated fatty acid
- Unsaturated fatty acid