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Unit 1: The Chemistry of Life

Reading:
  • BJU Biology: Ch. 2 
  • OpenStax Biology: Ch. 2 & 3
Summary
We start the course with an overview of the chemistry of life, including basic inorganic and organic chemistry
Labs 
​Labs that work well with this topic: 
  • Make and test O2 and CO2
  • pH, Acids & Bases Weblab​
  • Food chemistry lab
  • DNA extraction lab
  • Enzyme lab
  • Water's polarity
  • Carbon lab
1._biochemistry_lecture_notes_part_1_inorganic_2022.docx
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biomolecules lecture slides.pptx
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DNA and Cell videos
The biomolecules we have been discussing all play important functions in the cell, and it's necessary to start building a mental picture of what is actually going on. We will watch these and discuss them in class... 

Below: "Inside the Cell".
Below: Journey Inside the Cell (3 min)
Below: DNA winding and replication (3 min)
Below: James Watson explains how they worked out the structure of DNA (2 min)
Homework handouts
1._inorganic_chemistry_questions (for biology).docx
File Size: 180 kb
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client_report_for_hans_spielman__2021_.docx
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DNA_double_helix_handout__(including the watson_crick_franklin_drama).pdf
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DNA_double_helix_questions__(goes_with_the_handout).docx
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Food Tests Lab
2._food_tests_lab_handout_for_starch_sugar_proteins_lipids.docx
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O2 and CO2 Lab
o2_lab_handout.pdf
File Size: 536 kb
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co2_lab_handout.pdf
File Size: 536 kb
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pH, Acids & Bases Weblab
ph_acids_and_bases_weblab.docx
File Size: 650 kb
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DNA Extraction Lab
Lab handout: DNA_extraction_from_kiwi_strawberry_1 page_handout.pdf
File Size: 84 kb
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DNA_extraction_lab_follow_up_questions.docx
File Size: 37 kb
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DNA_extraction_explaining_all_the_steps_22slides.pptx
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