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AP Biology Unit 1: The Chemistry of Life Unit Essential Questions: DUE DATE: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 - at the beginning of class First AND Last name: How are biological molecules necessary for organisms to grow, to reproduce, and to maintain organization? How do the subcomponents of biological molecules determine the properties of that molecule? Chapter 2 Objectives: The Chemical Context of Life 1. Define element and compound. 2. State four elements essential to life hat make up 99% of living matter. 3. Describe the structure of an atom. 4. Define and distinguish among atomic number, mass number, atomic weight, and valence. 5. Given the atomic number and mass number of an atom, determine the number of neutrons. Explain this process. 6. Explain why radioisotopes are important to biologists. 7. Explain how electron configuration influences the chemical behavior of an atom. 8. Explain the octet rule and predict how many bonds an atom might form. 9. Explain why noble gases are so unreactive. 10. Define electronegativity and explain how it influences the formation of chemical bonds. 11. Distinguish among nonpolar covalent, polar covalent and ionic bonds. 12. Describe the formation of a hydrogen bond and explain how it differs from a covalent or ionic bond. 13. Explain why weak bonds are important to living organisms. 14. Describe how relative concentrations of reactants and products affect a chemical reaction Activities Information in Chapters 1 and 2 are considered prior knowledge. 1. Read and review Chapter 2, The Chemical Context of Life 2. On separate paper, respond to the Chapter 2 Objectives (above). Vocabulary should be managed in either a Word or Excel document and should be sortable by term, definition, unit, and chapter. 3. Define/explain the following [37] terms for Unit 1, Chapter 2 (1.2) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Matter Element trace element Neutron Proton Electron Atomic nucleus Dalton Atomic number Mass number Atomic weight Isotope Radioactive isotope Energy Potential energy Energy level Electron shell Orbital valence electrons Valence shell 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Chemical bond Covalent bond Molecule Structural formula Molecular formula Double covalent bond Valence Electronegativity Nonpolar covalent bond Polar covalent bond Ion Cation Anion 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. Ionic bond Hydrogen bond Chemical reactions Reactants Products Chemical equilibrium Unit 1 Resources Campbell, Neil and Reece, Jane B. 2008. AP Edition Biology, Eighth Edition, San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings. 1