The Chemistry of Life Study Guide
1. Structure of an atom:
2. What are isotopes? Give an example.
3. What are the uses of radioactive isotopes?
4. How are compounds forms?
5. Most abundant elements in our body?
6. Draw a water molecule.
7. Write properties of water molecule.
8. Draw the pH scale.
9. Two types of compounds.
10. Compounds which have Carbon: ___________________
11. What are polymers?
12. How many electrons are there in outermost shell of carbon?
13. Write the monomers of following macromolecules?
Molecule
Monomer
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein
Nucleic acid
Enzyme
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14. Write the elements in the following macromolecules
Molecule
Carbohydrate
Lipid
Protein
Nucleic acid
Enzyme
15. Classification of lipids.
16. Classification of Carbohydrates.
17. Classification of Nucleic acid.
18. Functions of Carbohydrates.
19. Function of lipids.
20. Functions of Proteins.
21. Function of Nucleic acid.
22. Bonds between amino acids.
23. What are enzymes?
24. What is activation energy?
25. What is catalyst?
26. How do enzymes affect the rate of reaction?
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Elements
27. What are the properties of enzymes?
28. What is substrate?
29. Reagents in food testing lab;
Reagents
Iodine
Color change
Molecule Tested
Benedict solution
Paper test
Biuret test
30. Name the macromolecule
31. Name the macromolecule
32. Name the macromolecule
33. Name the macromolecule
34. Name a compound
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