Biological Molecules and Metabolism
Biochemistry 99/00
Chapter 2 and 3
from Biological Science: A Molecular Approach, BSCS Blue Version, Seventh Edition, D.C. Heath and Company, 1996

Students should be able to:
  1. Explain the relationships among atoms, molecules, elements and compounds.
  2. Describe the types of chemical bonds.
  3. Explain the pH scale and its use.
  4. Relate the characteristics and functions of the four classes of macromolecules.
  5. Explain how enzymes catalyze chemical reactions.
  6. Discuss why organisms need energy and how they obtain it.
  7. Describe energy flow through an ecosystem.
  8. Relate the first and second laws of bioenergetics to their implications for living systems.
  9. Distinguish between synthesis and decomposition reactions in metabolism.
  10. Summarize the importance of ATP in cellular energy transfer.
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