E1-1 lesson level learning objectives

Question 1

Define and summarize the functions and key characteristics of each of the following organelles: nucleus

Question 2

Define and summarize the functions and key characteristics of each of the following organelles: mitochondria

Question 3

Define and summarize the functions and key characteristics of each of the following organelles: endoplasmic reticulum

Question 4

Define and summarize the functions and key characteristics of each of the following organelles: golgi apparatus

Question 5

Define and summarize the functions and key characteristics of each of the following organelles: lysosome

Question 6

Distinguish key differences in the anatomy of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.

Question 7

Provide the function of proteins and nucleic acids in the cell.

Question 8

Recognize peptide bonds in polypeptides. Identify the N-terminal and C-terminal end of a polypeptide. List the type of reactions that forms peptide bonds. Define a polypeptide.

Question 9

Name the chemical bonds that cause polypeptides to fold into the secondary and tertiary structures found in proteins.

Question 10

Explain how enzymes have a high degree of specificity for its substrate. Support your explanation with different substrate binding models.

Question 11

Describe how conformational changes within the enzyme and catalysis are related.

Question 12

Define kinases and phosphatase and describe how they affect proteins.

Question 13

Sketch the chemical structure of a nucleic acid. Identify the 3’ hydroxyl, the 2’ carbon and the 5’ phosphate in a nucleic acid. Label the 5’ and 3’ end of a nucleic acid strand. Identify the phosphodiester bonds in a strand of nucleic acid. Identify the phosphate backbone.

Answer 13

Differentiate between chemical structures of nucleic acids that make up RNA and DNA. Differentiate between purines and pyrimidines.