APB Unit 1 - Review

APB Unit 1 - Review #GoBioRams

Chemistry of Life covering

Chapters 1-5

What do you need to know from Chapter 1

• We really skimmed the characteristics of life since you've seen these before multiple times. Just be familiar with them.

• Same thing with regards to the scientific method.

What do you need to know from Chapter 2

• Know patterns we discussed on the periodic table and have a version ready. Mine may be hard to read on the screen while taking the test.

• Know details of bonding types - ionic, polar covalent, non-polar covalent, and hydrogen

• Understand the basics of radioactivity, half-life, and isotopes.

• I am assuming that you know some basic words such as reactants, products, ions,...

What do you need to know from Chapter 3

• Focus on this chapter since water is so important.

• Know the vocabulary (See the Slide Show.).

• We did not discuss heat capacity, yet, but it is the ability of water to hold its temperature.

• You will be given a real life problem to "figure out."

What do you need to know from Chapter 4

• You will be given a super, duper, ugly, nasty organic molecule and you will need to i.d. five (5) functional groups, so have those flash cards ready.

• Understand and be able to i.d. the different types of isomers.

• You will be asked to i.d. dehydration (synthesis), anabolism, condensation/hydrolysis, and catabolism reactions.

• Know all of these terms.

What do you need to know from Chapter 5

• Know your macromolecules and monomers.

• Know the terms.

• Know the details.

• Have I made it obvious enough that you need to know this chapter?

What you need to know from the beginning-ish of Chapter 8

• Understand the whole concept of Kinetic Molecular Theory - things move all the time.

• We can manipulate this to increase or decrease the chances that a chemical reaction will occur.

• Understand the impact that enzymatic catalysts and ribozymes have on E_af and E_ar.

• Know that chemical evolution lead to biological evolution.

Unit 1 Test

• I wrote the questions, so don't bother trying to find them online. Yes, the test questions for the textbook and answers became easier to find last year on line.

• Yes, the test questions for the textbook and answers became easier to find last year on line.

• The questions will be a combination of multiple choice, check all that apply, and short response.

• I do go by the college/university adage of select the BEST answer of those that are given.

• If you have questions, email me.