Chapter+2+-+Chemical+Basis+of+Life

=Chapter Overview=

Much of this chapter should be a review of your basic chemistry and biology courses. Therefore, it should be a refesher to you and not as challenging as new material. || Knowledge of basic chemical concepts will enhance your understanding of the functions of cells and of the human body. ||
 * Below is the chapter overview and the powerpoint lecture notes that accompany Chapter 2 - Chemical Basis of Life. ||
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 * [[image:/olcweb/styles/shared/spacer.gif width="1" height="5"]]The powerpoints to accompany this chapter may be found at: []. It could be helpful to look through them before starting the chapter - relatively quickly - to help you anticipate the material you will be reading. ||
 * This chapter introduces some basic concepts of chemistry, a science that studies the composition of substances and the changes that occur as basic elements combine. It explains how substances combine to make up matter (objectives 1.5), how substances are classified as acid or base (objective 6), and the organic and inorganic substances that make up the living cell (objectives 7 and 8).

The chapter pretest (ten questions) should be completed and the grade sent to me. The chapter exam due date has been changed to: MONDAY, September 14th.