AP Bio Unit 1 (Chemistry of Life) Review. Crush your unit test!

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AP Bio unit 1 covers the chemistry of water and biomolecule families like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, emphasizing key concepts like hydrogen bonding and functional groups. Understandings include the Elements of Life, pH levels, monomers and polymers, and the structure and functions of biomolecules like hemoglobin and nucleic acids.

Insights

  • Hydrogen bonds in water lead to cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension, impacting properties like heat of vaporization, specific heat, and surface tension, crucial in biological processes including DNA structure.
  • The Elements of Life, such as carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, are essential components in biomolecules like ATP and DNA, while enzymes facilitate processes like dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis in building biomolecules.

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Recent questions

  • What are the key biomolecule families in AP Bio unit 1?

    Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

  • What are the properties of water discussed in AP Bio unit 1?

    Polar molecule, hydrogen bonding, cohesion, adhesion

  • What are the Elements of Life mentioned in AP Bio unit 1?

    Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur

  • What are the building blocks of biomolecules in AP Bio unit 1?

    Monomers, polymers, enzymes, functional groups

  • What are the levels of protein structure discussed in AP Bio unit 1?

    Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary

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Summary

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"AP Bio Unit 1: Water, Biomolecules, Elements"

  • AP Bio unit 1 focuses on the chemistry and properties of water, hydrogen bonding, the Elements of Life, and the four biomolecule families: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).
  • Water is a polar molecule with hydrogen bonds between molecules, crucial in biology, including DNA structure.
  • Hydrogen bonds lead to cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension in water, impacting properties like heat of vaporization, specific heat, and surface tension.
  • Acids have more hydrogen ions, bases have more hydroxide ions, affecting pH levels.
  • Elements of Life include carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur, essential in molecules like ATP and DNA.
  • Monomers and polymers are building blocks for biomolecules, with enzymes facilitating processes like dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis.
  • Functional groups like phosphate, methyl, hydroxy, carbonyl, amino, sulfhydryl, and acetyl play key roles in biological molecules.
  • Carbohydrates consist of monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides, with cellulose being indigestible by most animals due to enzyme limitations.
  • Lactose tolerance/intolerance in humans is linked to the ability to produce lactase enzyme into adulthood, influenced by evolutionary factors.
  • Lipids, nonpolar molecules, serve functions like energy storage (triglycerides), waterproofing (waxes), cell membrane structure (phospholipids), and signaling (steroid hormones).

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Cell Membranes, Proteins, and Genetic Information

  • Phospholipids consist of a hydrophilic or polar head connected to a hydrophobic tail by a glycerol molecule, forming a bilayer structure crucial for cell membranes.
  • Learnbiology.com offers resources to aid in understanding complex AP Bio material, including quizzes, flashcards, and tutorials, to help students excel in the course and exams.
  • Proteins are composed of amino acids with a central carbon, amine group, carboxy group, hydrogen atom, and a variable R Group, with 20 variations present in all life forms.
  • Proteins have four levels of structure: primary (linear sequence of amino acids), secondary (alpha helix or pleated sheet formed by hydrogen bonds), tertiary (interactions between R groups), and quaternary (interactions between multiple folded peptides).
  • Hemoglobin, a quaternary protein, transports oxygen in red blood cells, with sickle cell disease caused by a mutation leading to abnormal hemoglobin fibers, resulting in cell clumping and pain crises.
  • Sickle cell anemia has evolved from a childhood disease with high mortality to a manageable condition, with gene therapy as a potential treatment and a link to resistance against malaria.
  • Nucleic acids, DNA, and RNA are vital genetic information molecules, with DNA passing hereditary information and RNA playing a role in information transfer.
  • Nucleotides, the monomers of nucleic acids, consist of a five-carbon sugar, phosphate group, and one of four nitrogenous bases, with DNA using deoxyribose sugar and RNA using ribose sugar, and DNA forming a double helix structure with complementary base pairing.
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