Biology Video: The Chemistry of Life

Biology Video: The Chemistry of Life . Learning Objectives for this video:

• The Chemistry of Life. Learn about The Chemistry of Life. Discover the biological importance of lipids and carbohydrates and learn about the structure and function of glucose.
• Name the types of chemical bonds that most frequently characterize biological molecules. Survey the properties of the amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, and hydroxyl 'functional groups'.
• Examine the structure and function of two carbohydrates: the sugars glucose and ribose. Learn the function of waxes, fats, sterols, and phospholipids; identify the mechanism that makes molecules water soluble; and explain why lipids have a low solubility in water.
• The functions of adenosine triphosphate, cellulose, nucleic acids and starch.
• Survey six basic functions performed by proteins in a living organism, and discuss the role of the amino acid sequence in determining the folding of protein molecules. Examine the chemical structure of DNA and RNA molecules, and describe the unique roles of these two forms of nucleic acids in cellular processes.
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