[LEC] Chapter 1 Flashcards
Organism can be studied using the methods of _____ and _____
Chemistry, physics
All living things use ____ and _____
Same types of biomolecules, energy
Multidisciplinary in nature. Combines biology and chemistry. Uses results from many sciences to answer questions about the molecular nature of life processes
Biochemistry
Molecules and cells must have arisen ultimately from very simple molecules such as (6)
- H2O
- CH4
- CO2
- NH3
- N2
- H2
Simple molecules must have arisen from?
Atoms
Atoms
Oxygen and hydrogen
Molecules
Water
Macromolecules
Protein
Organelles (3)
- Nucleus
- Mitochondria
- Golgi
Cell (3)
- Nucleus
- Plasma membrane
- Bone cell
Study of compounds of carbon and hydrogen and their derivatives
Organic chemistry
Are part of the subject matter of organic chemistry because cellular apparatus of living organisms is made up of carbon compounds
Biomolecules
Experiment in 1828
Friedrich Wöhler’s experiment
Ammonium cyanate
NH4OCN
Urea
H2NCONH2