Topics: Biological molecules Biological Importance of Water Carbohydrates Proteins Lipids Ribonucleic acid (RNA) Conjugated molecules Structure of DNA LEARNING OUTCOMES 3.1. Define and classify biological molecules. 3.2. Discuss the importance of biological molecules 3.3. Describe biologically important properties of water (polarity, hydrolysis, specific heat, water as solvent and reagent, density, cohesion/ionization) 3.4. Discuss carbohydrates: monosaccharaides (glucose), oligosaccharides (cane sugar, sucrose, lactose), polysaccharides (starches, cellulose, glycogen) 3.5. Describe proteins: amino acids, structure of proteins 3.6. Describe lipids: phospholipids, triglycerides, alcohol and esters (acylglycerol) 3.7. Give an account of structure and function RNA 3.8. Discuss conjugated molecules (glycol lipids, glycol proteins) 3.9. Explain the double helical structure of DNA as proposed by Watson and Crick. 3.10. Define gene is a sequence of nucleotides as part of DNA, which codes for the formation of a polypeptides