BIOLOGY CHAPTER ONE NOTES

Chapter One: Chemical Components of Life

element: a substance which contains one type of atom                         compound: a substance which contains two or more types of atoms which are chemically bound (example, water)

Chemical Compounds

two types - organic                                                                                                       - inorganic

Organic Compounds: contain carbon, are complex and are produced by or associated with all living things (for example, glucose C6,H12,O6)

Four types of organic…