Chem 111 Lab:     Essential Elements for Human Life

Scientists are currently aware of 27 elements deemed essential to human life.  These are required to support human biochemical processes by serving structural and functional roles as well as being used as electrolytes.

READING

Please read through the 8-page essay handout given to you at a previous on-campus lab session.  For those of you more interested in biology, hopefully this brief look into biochemistry is enlightening. 

If you have lost the handout, a lower-resolution version can be obtained by clicking on the link below.             
                                      Essential Elements for Human Life Essay:  pdf


ONLINE QUIZ

When finished with the reading, please login to your eLearn account for CapU and locate the quiz for this experiment.  This 10-question quiz is "open-book" and based entirely on the reading.  No memorization of anything required.

Refer to eLearn to see the quiz submission deadline.