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
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.
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 |
| 1._biomolecules_lecture_notes_part_2_organic, 2023.pptx |
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...
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.
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 |
| DNA_double_helix_handout__(including the watson_crick_franklin_drama).pdf |
| DNA_double_helix_questions__(goes_with_the_handout).docx |
O2 and CO2 Labs
| o2_lab_handout.pdf |
| co2_lab_handout.pdf |
Lipids Biochem lab
Saponification reaction. Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids.
Saponification reaction. Make old-fashioned tallow soap and study lipids.
| 2._lipids_biochem_lab_handout_-_saponification_reaction_2023.docx |
pH, Acids & Bases weblab
| ph_acids_and_bases_weblab.docx |
Proteins lab: Making Casein Massage Cream
| 1._proteins_lab_student_handout_-_making_casein_massage_cream_2023.docx |
| proteins_lab_-_pompeian_massage_cream_handout.pdf |
Food Tests Lab
| 2._food_tests_lab_handout_for_starch_sugar_proteins_lipids.docx |
DNA Extraction Lab
| dna_extraction_kiwi_strawberries_lab_handout_2024.docx |
| 0._dna_extraction_lab_from_strawberry_explains_all_the_steps_-_20_slides.pptx |
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