Download Questions for “The Structure of Life”

Questions for “The Chemistry of Health”
Chapter 1
1) How do enzymes work?
2) What does NO do in the body?
3) Why is folic acid important?
4) What happens in the body of someone with PKU?
Chapter 2
5) What is a metabolic engineer?
6) How can scientists use bacteria to make blue jeans blue? Why don’t they?
7) How can scientists use bacteria to break down sarin nerve gas?
8) What are three healthy metals and how do you include them in your diet?
Chapter 3
9) What is brazzein? Why is it interesting to study?
10) How are fats used in the cell?
11) Why are sugars so much harder to synthesize than proteins?
Chapter 4
12) How do many scientists merge the fields of biology and chemistry?
13) What is a “lab on a chip”?
14) How might DNA one day be used in your home?
Chapter 5
15) Identify some strange places to find medicines
16) Why is drug-design so hard?
17) Why did thalidomide cause so many birth defects when it was supposed to act as
a treatment for morning sickness?
18) What are some advantages and disadvantages of personalized medicine?