MMD: Lect 1
Organization of Life (10)
- Elements
- Monomers
- Macromolecules/Polymers
- Supramolecular structures
- Organelles
- Cells
- Tissue
- Organs
- Organ systems
- Organism
Biochemistry
- Biology explained at molecular level
- Physical science that describes the chemical, metabolic process within all living
systems/organisms
Macromolecule
A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
Impacts of Biochemistry
,- How scientific research is administered
- Advancements in therapeutic approaches
Matter
Anything that takes up space and has mass
What are the three states of matter
Solid, liquid, gas
All matter, living or nonliving, is made of ____
Elements
Elements
Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
What are involved in chemical reactions?
Electrons
Elements that make up 95% of organisms (by weight) (6)
Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Often
Phosphorus
Sulfur
, Most basic organic molecule name and element makeup
Methane, CH4
Atom
Smallest part of an element that displays the properties of an element
What are atoms made of?
Subatomic particles (Protons, Neutrons, Electrons)
Protons
Positively charged particles, found in nucleus
Neutrons
Uncharged, found in nucleus
Electrons
Negatively charged, move around nucleus
What is the mass of a proton, neutron, and electron?
Proton and neutron: 1 AMU
Electron: 0 AMU
Atomic Mass Unit
Atomic Mass =
Number of protons + Number of Neutrons
Organization of Life (10)
- Elements
- Monomers
- Macromolecules/Polymers
- Supramolecular structures
- Organelles
- Cells
- Tissue
- Organs
- Organ systems
- Organism
Biochemistry
- Biology explained at molecular level
- Physical science that describes the chemical, metabolic process within all living
systems/organisms
Macromolecule
A very large organic molecule composed of many smaller molecules
Impacts of Biochemistry
,- How scientific research is administered
- Advancements in therapeutic approaches
Matter
Anything that takes up space and has mass
What are the three states of matter
Solid, liquid, gas
All matter, living or nonliving, is made of ____
Elements
Elements
Substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by chemical means
What are involved in chemical reactions?
Electrons
Elements that make up 95% of organisms (by weight) (6)
Carbon
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Often
Phosphorus
Sulfur
, Most basic organic molecule name and element makeup
Methane, CH4
Atom
Smallest part of an element that displays the properties of an element
What are atoms made of?
Subatomic particles (Protons, Neutrons, Electrons)
Protons
Positively charged particles, found in nucleus
Neutrons
Uncharged, found in nucleus
Electrons
Negatively charged, move around nucleus
What is the mass of a proton, neutron, and electron?
Proton and neutron: 1 AMU
Electron: 0 AMU
Atomic Mass Unit
Atomic Mass =
Number of protons + Number of Neutrons
