a) match the common organic functional groups to the condensed structural representation of organic compounds

b) write the condensed structural representation of organic compounds when provided with the name of an organic compound in the IUPAC system of nomenclature

c) write the IUPAC name (or common name, if appropriate) of organic compounds when provided the structural representation (Lewis, condensed Fisher, or Hawthorne)

d) draw the isomers (structural, geometric, or optical) of organic compounds when provided the condensed structural formula or IUPAC name

e) categorize the type of chemical reaction (substitution, addition, oxidation, combustion polymerization, etc.) when provided the reactants and reaction conditions

f) predict products, determine synthesis reactions, identify theoretical unknowns of basic reactions of alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, etc.

g) state the general physical properties of classes of organic compounds (solubility, state, melting point, boiling point, density, etc)

h) provide names and uses of a variety of common organic compounds

i) classify biochemical structures (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids) as to their structure, nomenclature, physical properties and common chemical reactions

j) observe and describe common properties (physical and chemical) through laboratory experiences

k) trace the major metabolic pathways (anabolism and catabolism) for carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids

l) calculate the standard free energy for metabolically important biochemical reactions