A Chapter 4 and 5 Carbon and Large Biological Molecules

Study guide chapter 4: Carbon Chapter 5: Large Biological Molecules I have assigned the Dynamic Study Module for Chapter 5, but strongly recommend that you also do the one for chapter 4. They are good! Leave out questions not covered in this study guide. The big picture In this chapter we will encounter the “complex molecules that reflect the complexity of tasks necessary to sustain life” (Key strategy (KS) 6), reflect upon the necessity for reactions to be fast and specific, and how location, concentration and structure achieve this task in the cellular environment of random, heat-driven molecular movement (KS 4). 0. Application 1. What causes lactase persistence AND cystic fibrosis on the protein level? How does the answer relate to concentration, location, and specificity as determinants of molecular interactions? Watch this video if you want to review the evolutionary cause of lactase persistence. 2. What causes sickle cell anemia (protein level, Fig. 5.19)? Animation 3. Why does pickled food keep? Illustrate your argument with a drawing (discussion).