Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Assignment for 10/10/07

Dear All,

All of you should start studying hard for the Unit Exam #2 (which will goes into this marking period's grades).

Living Environment 1: No HW today, Just studying for the Exam tomorrow!
Specific Topics to be covered for Unit Exam #2:
1. Characteristics of living things
2. Metabolism and Homeostasis
3. Common elements found in living things.
4. Sub-atomic particles of atoms and their characteristics, including atomic # and mass.
5. 4 types of biological macromolecules: Know a few examples and their functions. For protein you should know it is made up of 20 different amino acids.
6. Enzyme as a biological catalysts. How enzymes work. Factors affecting enzyme's rate of reaction.
7. Basic definition of Acids, Bases, and pH scale.
8. Difference between covalent bond, ionic bond, and Van der Waals forces. Properties of Water as example (Hydrogen bond).
9. Theory of Spontaneous Generation; Theory of Biogenesis.


Regent Chemistry 1: Work on the review sheet. Bring specific questions tomorrow.
Unit 2 Exam on Friday!

Dr. Liu

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