BIOL 1051 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Chloroplast, Chitin, Glyceride
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Find a scientific article (scientific journals omicsonline. com make sure it is peer-reviewed or visit www. pubmed. com- takes you to a national database; Read it and define (on blackboard, go to assignments tab. Experimental group, control group, dependent variable, independent variable. Due next thursday (17th) for extra credit- 10 pts. Chloroplast- structure within a plant cell responsible for producing food through photosynthesis; chlorophyll; Today"s goals : macronutrients- organic, carbs, lipids, proteins, micronutrients- inorganic, vitamins, minerals. Healthy nutrition requires proper levels of both macro and micro nutrients; there are 4 calories in a gram of protein; 4 calories in a gram of carbohydrates; 9 calories in a gram of lipids; Carbs and water: almost all carbs are hydrophilic, or water loving ; they adhere to water. It has the maximum number of hydrogens bonded to the carbons. It has at least one carbon to carbon double bond.
