The Chemistry of Life Chapter 2 Study Guide

Vocabulary and concept review flashcards for The Chemistry of Life Chapter 2 Study Guide, covering the test format, scoring, resources, and core objectives across Sections 2.1 through 2.4.

Wayground Review

A review resource used to replay the activity from class.

Quizlet Access

A collection of online study sets covering 2.1 Nature of Matter with written and multiple choice, 2.2 Water Properties flash card review, 2.3 Carbon Compounds sample test questions, and 2.4 Chemical Reactions/Enzymes vocabulary match.

Section 2.1 Nature of Matter

The section of Chapter 2 focused on identifying the three subatomic particles that make up atoms, explaining how compounds differ from their component elements, and describing the two main types of chemical bonds.

Subatomic particles

The three particles that make up atoms, which students must identify in Section 2.1.

Chemical bonds

The two main types of bonds—ionic bonds and covalent bonds—described in Section 2.1.

Venn Diagram (Section 2.1)

A study resource provided to help explain how compounds differ from their component elements.

Section 2.1 Vocabulary

The set of key terms for Section 2.1: Atom, Nucleus, electron, element, compound, ionic bond, ion, and covalent bond.

Section 2.2 Properties of Water

The section of Chapter 2 requiring students to explain the unique properties of water and explain how water's polarity affects how it interacts with other substances.

Water's polarity

A key characteristic of water that affects how it interacts with other substances.

Concept Web (Section 2.2)

A study resource listed under Section 2.2 to review the properties of water.

Section 2.2 Vocabulary

The set of key terms for Section 2.2: Hydrogen bond, Cohesion, Adhesion, Mixture, Solution, Suspension, pH scale, Acid, Base, and buffer.

Section 2.3 Carbon Compounds

The section of Chapter 2 focused on explaining how carbon is uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules, identifying elements it bonds with, and explaining the functions of the four groups of macromolecules.

Carbon

The element uniquely suited to form biological macromolecules and bond with other elements to make up life's molecules.

Biological macromolecules

Large molecules formed by carbon, divided into four distinct groups whose functions students must explain in Section 2.3.

Table of Biomolecules

A study resource provided in Section 2.3 to review biological macromolecules.

Section 2.3 Vocabulary

The set of key terms for Section 2.3: Monomer, Polymer, Carbohydrate, Monosaccharide, Polysaccharide, Starch, Sugar, Lipid, Nucleotide, Nucleic acid, Protein, and Amino acid.

Section 2.4 Chemical Reactions and Enzymes

The section of Chapter 2 focused on explaining bond changes during reactions, investigating how energy changes affect reaction occurrence, and explaining the role of enzymes and factors affecting their function.

Chemical reactions

Processes in which chemical bonds change, with energy changes determining whether the reaction will occur.

Enzymes

Biological molecules whose roles in organisms and the factors that affect their function are analyzed in Section 2.4.

Chemical Reactions & Enzymes Concept Map

A visual study resource provided for Section 2.4 to review reactions and enzyme functions.

Section 2.4 Vocabulary

The set of key terms for Section 2.4: Chemical reaction, Reactant, Product, Activation energy, Catalyst, Enzyme, and substrate.