Biology
Chapter 2 – Chemistry of Life
Big Idea: Living systems are made of four major types of organic molecules. Organisms are
made up of different arrangement of these molecules, giving all life a biochemical framework.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Easter Island Article
and Questions
Finish Symbiotic &
Habitat and Niche
5
Human Interactions in
Ecology
6
Human Interactions in
Ecology
12
13
October
Thursday
2015
Friday
Saturday
1
4
11
Exam #2 Review
18
19
25
20
Macromolecules:
Nucleic Acids &
Proteins
Start Worksheet #2
26
Same as Wed
7
Human Interactions in
Ecology
15
21
9
10
16
17
23
24
Properties of Water
pH Scale
22
Same as Wed
3
Fall Break –
No School
Same as Wed
Testing Foods for
Macromolecules Lab
Organic Compounds
Card Activity
28
29
30
31
Finish Lab Questions
Same as Wed
Cut-Out Enzyme
Release of Heat in an
Activity
Enzymatic Reaction
Exam #3 – Study Guide
lab
2. Identify the three subatomic particles found in
10. Explain how chemical reactions affect chemical
OBJECTIVES
Students will:
atoms.
bonds in compounds.
1. Define the following:
3. Explain how all of the isotopes of an element are
11. Describe how energy changes affect how easily a
Atom, Nucleus, Electron, Element, Isotope,
similar and how they are different.
chemical reaction will occur.
Compound, Ionic Bond, Ion, Covalent Bond,
4. Explain what chemical compounds are.
12. Explain why enzymes are important to living
Molecule, Cohesion, Adhesion, Mixture, Solution,
5. Describe the two main types of chemical bonds.
things.
Solute, Solvent, Suspension, pH scale, Acid, Base
6. Explain why water molecules are polar.
Essential Questions:
Buffer, Monomer, Polymer, Carbohydrate,
7. Differentiate between solutions and suspensions.
How do chemical processes that occur at the cellular
Monosaccharide, Polysaccharide, Lipid, Nucleic Acid,
8. Explain what acidic solutions and basic solutions
level determine the functioning of organisms at higher
RNA, DNA, Protein, Amino Acid, Chemical Reaction,
are.
levels? What are the biochemical processes at the
Reactant, Product, Activation Energy, Catalyst,
9. Describe the functions of each group of organic
cellular level that sustain life? How is water important
Enzyme, and Substrate.
compound.
to life? What is the role of Carbon compounds in
organisms?
Enzymes Intro
Worksheet #2
27
8
Fall Break –
No School
14
Intro to Atomic
Structure
Vocab Activity
Exam #2
Macromolecules:
Carbs & Lipids
Competition Lab
2
Ecological Succession
Weather & Climate
Standards:
NM I.I.III.2
NM II.II.III.1.
NM II.II.III.4.
NM II.II.I.1.
NM II.II.III.2.
NM III.I.I.2.
NM II.II.I.5.
NM II.II.III.3.