Carbohydrates

• • Identify the three important monosaccharides from their Haworth structures
  • Differentiate between alpha and beta anomers
  • Identify the three important disaccharides
  • Understand how monosaccharides link together to form di and poly saccharides
  • Describe the types of linkages between monosaccharides (eg 1,4-alpha)
  • Describe the polysaccharides starch, glycogen, and cellulose.
  • Identify which polysaccharides can be digested by humans and which store energy for plants versus animals
    

    Lipids

    • Understand and describe what a fatty acid is
    • Describe fats and oils and know their similarities and differences
    • Explain the formation and decomposition of triglycerides
    • Describe the general structure of a steroid
    • Describe the general structure of a lipid membrane