Here are the assignments for February 1, 2010:

Statistics: Chapter 3, Do the Review Exercises, p. 173, problems 1-4,6-9, and 20, a & b
Because we haven't discussed these in class yet, they are not due next week. I just put them up here in case you have time and want to get a head start.

Chemistry: The "special chemistry homework" is listed below. Click the "Read More" link to see the whole thing. If you would like a printable version, there's a pdf attatchment you can open and print.

Chemistry 201 Essay Questions
January 25, 2010

1. Are monosaccharides water soluble? Why or why not?

2. What are disaccharides? Give an example.

3. What are polysaccharides? Give an example.

4. What are the differences between glycogen, starch, and cellulose? What do they have in common?

5. What class of carbohydrate is xylitol?

6. What are three functions of lipids?

7. Draw a diagram of a biological membrane showing the lipid bilayer.

8. How does the basic carbon structure of a steroid differ from a triglyceride? Draw a schematic diagram of each.

9. What is a lipoprotein? What is its biological function?

10. Name three steroid hormones, and give their functions.

11. Proteins are made of what type of subunit?

12. Name four roles proteins play in biological systems.

13. What is a zwitterion? What does this have to do with amino acids?

14. What is denaturation? Name three denaturation agents.

15. What is the name of the bond between two amino acids in a protein?

16. Define these terms as they relate to proteins:
Primary structure
Secondary structure
Tertiary structure
Quaternary structure