WJEC AS Level Biology Unit 1.1 (Chemical elements are joined together to form biological compounds)

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  1. The key elements present as inorganic ions in living organisms

  2. Magnesium (Mg^2+) ion function

  3. Magnesium (Mg^2+) ion location

  4. Iron (Fe^2+) ion function

  5. Iron (Fe^2+) ion location

  6. Calcium (Ca^2+) ion function

  7. Calcium (Ca^2+) ion location

  8. Phosphate (PO4^3-) ion function

  9. Phosphate (PO4^3-) ion location

  10. Water - Polarity

  11. Water - Ability to form Hydrogen bonds

  12. Water - Surface tension

  13. Water - Solvent

  14. Water - Thermal Properties

  15. Water - Metabolite

  16. Water - Transport medium

  17. Water - Chemical reactions

  18. Water - Cohesion

  19. Water - Density

  20. Carbohydrates

  21. Monosaccharides

  22. Monosaccharides - structure

  23. Monosaccharides - properties

  24. Monosaccharides - function

  25. Examples of Monosaccharides

  26. Triose structure

  27. Triose properties

  28. Triose function

  29. Pentose structure

  30. Pentose properties

  31. Pentose function

  32. Hexose structure

  33. Hexose properties

  34. Hexose function

  35. Disaccharides

  36. Disaccharides - structure

  37. Disaccharides - properties

  38. Disaccharides - function

  39. Examples of Disaccharides

  40. Sucrose structure

  41. Sucrose's component disaccharide

  42. Sucrose properties

  43. Sucrose function

  44. Lactose structure

  45. Lactose's component disaccharide

  46. Lactose properties

  47. Lactose function

  48. Maltose structure

  49. Maltose's component disaccharide

  50. Maltose properties

  51. Maltose function

  52. Polysaccharides

  53. Examples of Polysaccharides

  54. Starch properties

  55. Starch function

  56. Starch structure

  57. Starch adaptations for function

  58. Glycogen properties

  59. Glycogen function

  60. Glycogen structure

  61. Glycogen adaptations for function

  62. Cellulose properties

  63. Cellulose function

  64. Cellulose structure

  65. Cellulose adaptations for function

  66. Chitin properties

  67. Chitin function

  68. Chitin structure

  69. Chitin adaptations for function

  70. Alpha structural isomerism in glucose

  71. Beta structural isomerism in glucose

  72. Polymerisation of glucose into storage and structural carbohydrates

  73. Polymerisation of glucose into starch

  74. Polymerisation of glucose into glycogen

  75. Polymerisation of glucose into cellulose

  76. Polymerisation of glucose into chitin

  77. Lipids

  78. Lipid structure

  79. Lipid function

  80. Lipid properties

  81. Lipid adaptations for function

  82. Triglycerides

  83. Triglyceride structure

  84. Triglyceride function

  85. Triglyceride properties

  86. Triglyceride location

  87. Triglyceride adaptations for function

  88. Phospholipids

  89. Phospholipid structure

  90. Phospholipid function

  91. Phospholipid properties

  92. Phospholipid adaptations for function

  93. Glycosidic bonds

  94. Peptide bonds

  95. Ester bonds

  96. Why lipids are a good store of energy

  97. Fatty acids

  98. Saturated fatty acids

  99. Monounsaturated fatty acids

  100. Polyunsaturated fatty acids