AP Bio Topic 2: The Elements of Life

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What are the major chemical elements that make up life?

  • 96%- Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and nitrogen 

  • 4%- Phosphorous, sulfur, potassium, calcium

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What are isotopes and how are they used in the study of biology?

  • Atoms of an element that have the same number of protons but may differ in the number of neutrons in the nucleus

  • Used in biological processes as tracers, imaging techniques in medicine

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Why and how is carbon used in organic molecules?

  • Carbon is found in almost all organic molecules

  • It’s able to form large, complex, and diverse molecules

  • Carbon atoms are able to bond to 4 other atoms

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What types of organic molecules contain nitrogen? 

  • Amino acids and nucleic acids

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What types of organic molecules contain phosphorus? 

  • nucleic acids (DNA and RNA), adenosine triphosphate (ATP), and phospholipids(cell membranes)

  • As a salt in the mineral structure of bone

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What types of organic molecules contain sulfur?

  • Amino acids

  • In Plants

  • Fossils fuels