CHEM 120 Week # 7 DQ 1 – Carbohydrate, Lipid, and Protein Structures (graded)

CHEM 120N Week 7 Discussion 1 - Carbohydrate, Lipid, & Protein Structures (graded) Carbohydrates, lipids, & proteins! Take a look around your home. Describe an example of a carbohydrate, lipid, &/or protein found in your home. Let’s see how many different examples can be described. Answer: Carbohydrate = rice & bread Lipid = fat = butter Protein = meat Another Answer/Explanation Protein, well, obviously MEAT of any kind Soybeans are high in protein, which includes legumes of all kinds Carbohydrates are huge - cereal grains, legumes, (even meat has some carbohydrate in it, blood which has sugar)...this is a huge category Lipids - Various grains like canola (rapeseed), soybean, olive, corn, sunflower, safflower, flax seed. Lipids can also come from animals as fat. Another Answer/Explanation Carbohydrates- for example rice grain rich in starch Lipids-for example cheese & butter Proteins- for example black beans, french beans CHEM 120N Week 7 Discussion 2 - Nucleic Acid Structure & Flow of Genetic Information (graded) In the news, we often hear examples of how DNA or the transfer of genetic information impacted someone’s life. Examples range from DNA fingerprinting to genetically engineered organisms to an individual with a genetic disease. In each of these scenarios, the structure of nucleic acids & the flow of genetic information through mRNA to protein are involved. Describe an example of the how the structure of DNA or the transfer of genetic information impacted someone’s life. Answer