Name: _____________________________________________
Period: ____________
Date: __________________
Chemistry of Life Guided Notes
Objectives:
1. SWBAT _______________________________________________________________________________________
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2. SWBAT _______________________________________________________________________________________
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3. SWBAT _______________________________________________________________________________________
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4. SWBAT _______________________________________________________________________________________
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5. SWBAT _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Chemistry of Life Guided Notes:
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Atom: _________________________________________________________________________________________
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_____________________________: the center of the atom where the protons and neutrons are located.
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Draw a bohr model for Carbon. Include a key and the other necessary information needed to draw a bohr model
Name: _____________________________________________
Period: ____________
Date: __________________
Chemistry of Life Guided Notes
Chemistry of Life Guided Notes:
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Element: _______________________________________________________________________________________
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Physical Change: ________________________________________________________________________________
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Chemical bonds are not broken in a physical change; it can affect the size, shape, or color of a substance but does NOT
affect its composition. Changing phases (states) of matter (changing from a solid to a liquid) is a physical change.
What are two examples of a physical change? _____________________________________________________________
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Molecules: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Compound: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Compounds can be broken down by chemical means into simpler compounds or into their original elements.
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Chemical Reaction:______________________________________________________________________________
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Name: _____________________________________________
Period: ____________
Date: __________________
Chemistry of Life Guided Notes
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Chemical Equation: a way to express each component of a chemical reaction.
Draw a diagram of a chemical reaction, write it in words and use chemical formulas to express a chemical reaction.
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_____________________________________: the starting substances in a chemical reaction; in general reactants are
found on the left side of the equation.
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Products: _____________________________________________________________________________________;
in general products are found on the right side of the chemical equation.
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How many bonds can Carbon form? ________________________________________________________________
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Carbon can bond with many other elements and can form straight chains, branched rings or rings.
Four Major Types of Macromolecules: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids
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Macromolecule: _________________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________: an organic compound composed of carbon, hydrogen and
oxygen with a ratio of about two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom for every carbon atom.
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What are the two main types of carbohydrates? ________________________________________________________
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Lipids: ________________________________________________________________________________________
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What are lipids commonly referred to? _______________________________________________________________
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How are lipids used in the cell? _____________________________________________________________________
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Name: _____________________________________________
Period: ____________
Date: __________________
Chemistry of Life Guided Notes
Four Major Types of Macromolecules: Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids Continued….
What are the two main types of lipids? __________________________________________________________________
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Amino Acids: ___________________________________________________________________________________
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There are 20 amino acids used to make proteins. How is it possible to make thousands and thousands of different
proteins with only 20 amino acids?
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What is the main function of proteins? ______________________________________________________________
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Proteins are important in contraction of muscle tissue, transporting oxygen in the bloodstream, providing immunity,
regulating other proteins and even help with carrying out other chemical reactions.
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What important structural components are proteins the building blocks of? __________________________________
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What elements make up nucleic acids? _______________________________________________________________
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Nucleic Acids: __________________________________________________________________________________
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Nucleotide Components (parts): Please draw with me!