Test 1

Test Tuesday covering chapters 1-5. 40 multiple choice questions, 2 Free Response questions. One deals directly with the properties of water, the other with phospholipids and proteins. If you have concerns voice them here.

WEEK 1

Good job on the quizzes. Keep it up. If you have questions you can ask them here and noone else will see them if ask me not to post it. Make sure you know the structure of the functional groups, and the shape of the various isomers.

Water

Why is water so important to living organisms?

Chemistry of Life

Three free points if you pose a question here. Make sure you know what morphine mimicing the effects of the body's endorphins is due to, and how electron configuation influences the chemical behavior of an atom.

Day 1

You made it through day 1. Good job. Make sure you understand why evolution is considered the key theme to biology.

WELCOME

Hope you all had a great summer and are ready and MOTIVATED to learn about the living world around us. This will be a demanding and rewarding course. I have high expectations for each and every one of you!