Water and Elements of Life
This series of questions will help learners to evaluate their understanding of the properties of water, the elemental composition of molecules in living organisms, and carbon’s molecular diversity. Specifically, this question set focuses on how the properties of water that result from its polarity and hydrogen bonding affect biological function, and how structural diversity, due to isomers and functional groups, impacts the function of biological molecules.
Topics
- AP
- AP Biology
- AP Bio
- next generation science standards
- NGSS
- blood pH
- proton concentration
- hydrogen bond
- hydrogen bonding
- partial negative
- partial positive
- partial charges
- polarity
- polar
- electronegativity
- density
- solid
- liquid
- universal solvent
- dissolve
- cohesion
- adhesion
- high specific heat
- buffer
- buffer system
- carbonic acid
- bicarbonate
- bicarbonate ion
- pH
- acid
- acidic
- base
- basic
- lungs
- kidneys
- hydrogen ion concentration
- homeostasis
- carbon dioxide
- water
- hydrogen ion donor
- hydrogen ion acceptor
- logarithmic
- carbon
- hydrogen
- oxygen
- nitrogen
- phosphorous
- sulfur
- isomers
- structural isomers
- enantiomers
- cis-trans isomers
- functional groups
- sulfhydryl
- methyl
- amino
- carboxyl