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Ch. 2: The Chemistry of Life

Reading:
  • BJU Biology: Ch. 2 - The Chemistry of Life
  • AP Princeton Review Ch. 4 - Chemistry of Life
Summary
We will start the class with an overview of the chemistry of life, including basic inorganic and organic chemistry
Labs 
​There are many labs that work well with this topic. We will do what we have time for.
  • The gases of life: Make and test O2 and CO2 
  • Acids and bases labs:  Reactions of acetic acid, pH weblab​  
  • Lipids Biochem lab. Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids.  
  • Proteins lab: Making Casein Massage Cream
  • Carbs: Manufacture potato starch and hydrolyze it (break it down) to glucose 
  • Food chemistry lab - testing for proteins, carbs, lipids 
  • Nucleic acids: DNA extraction from strawberries 
1._biochemistry_lecture_notes_part_1_inorganic_2023.docx
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1._biomolecules_lecture_notes_part_2_organic, 2023.pptx
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9/27/2023 Biomolecules lecture 2nd half covers Lipids & Nucleic Acids
DNA and Cell videos
The biomolecules we are 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: "Journey Inside the Cell" (3 min). Shows how DNA & RNA work in the cell. 
Below: "Inside the Cell" (8 min). An amazing look at the cell's machinery. Walking motor-proteins are at 3:39. 
Below: DNA winding and replication (3 min)
Below: An elderly James Watson shows how they worked out the structure of DNA in 1953 (2 min)
Homework handouts
In this class, most of your homework will be hosted in Canvas. I will also post various homework handouts here on the student portal. 
1._chemistry_of_life_questions__inorganic__61.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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O2 and CO2 Labs
o2_lab_handout.pdf
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co2_lab_handout.pdf
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Lipids lab 
Saponification reaction. Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids. 
0._lipids_lab_-_saponification_lab_handout_making_soap.docx
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pH, Acids & Bases weblab
0._acids_bases_weblab_2024__
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Proteins lab: Print and bring these handouts
1._proteins_lab_STUDENT HANDOUT_-__casein_skin_cream_2023.docx
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HANDOUT - pompeian_skin_cream_handout.pdf
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Food Tests Lab
2._food_tests_lab_handout_for_starch_sugar_proteins_lipids.docx
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DNA Extraction Lab
dna_extraction_kiwi_strawberries_lab_handout_2024.docx
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0._dna_extraction_lab_from_strawberry_explains_all_the_steps_-_20_slides.pptx
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