unit 2 the chemistry of life
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
KEY CONCEPTCarbon-based molecules are the foundation of life.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
Carbon atoms have unique bonding properties.
• Carbon forms covalent bonds with up to four other atoms, including other carbon atoms.
• Carbon-based molecules have three general types of structures.
– straight chain– branched chain– ring
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Many carbon-based molecules are made of many small subunits bonded together.
– Monomers are the individual subunits.– Polymers are made of many monomers.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
Four main types of carbon-based molecules are found in living things.
• Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
Four main types of carbon-based molecules are found in living things.
• Carbohydrates are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
– Carbohydrates include sugars and starches.
– Monosaccharides are simple sugars.
– Polysaccharides include starches, cellulose, and glycogen.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Carbohydrates can be broken down to provide energy for cells.
• Some carbohydrates are part of cell structure.
Polymer (starch)
Starch is a polymer of glucose monomers that often has a branched structure.
Polymer (cellulose)
Cellulose is a polymer of glucose monomers that has a straight, rigid structure
monomer
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
– Many contain carbon chains called fatty acids.– Fats and oils contain fatty acids bonded to glycerol.
• Lipids are nonpolar molecules that include fats, oils, and cholesterol.
Triglyceride
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Lipids have several different functions.
– broken down as a source of energy – make up cell membranes– used to make hormones
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Fats and oils have different types of fatty acids.
– saturated fatty acids– unsaturated fatty acids
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Phospholipids make up all cell membranes.
– Polar phosphate “head”– Nonpolar fatty acid “tails”
Phospholipid
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Proteins are polymers of amino acid monomers.
– Twenty different amino acids are used to build proteins in organisms.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
– Amino acids differ in side groups, or R groups.
• Proteins are polymers of amino acid monomers.
– Twenty different amino acids are used to build proteins in organisms.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
– Amino acids are linked by peptide bonds.
• Proteins are polymers of amino acid monomers.
– Amino acids differ in side groups, or R groups.
– Twenty different amino acids are used to build proteins in organisms.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Proteins differ in the number and order of amino acids.
– Amino acids interact to give a protein its shape.
– Incorrect amino acids change a protein’s structure and function.
hydrogen bond
Hemoglobin
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Nucleic acids are polymers of monomers called nucleotides.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
– Nucleotides are made of a sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.
A phosphate group nitrogen-containing molecule,called a base
deoxyribose (sugar)
• Nucleic acids are polymers of monomers called nucleotides.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
– DNA stores genetic information.
• Nucleic acids are polymers of monomers called nucleotides.
– Nucleotides are made of a sugar, phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.
– RNA builds proteins.
DNA
RNA
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
KEY CONCEPT Life depends on chemical reactions.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
Bonds break and form during chemical reactions.
• Chemical reactions change substances into different ones by breaking and forming chemical bonds.– Reactants are changed during a chemical reaction.
– Products are made by a chemical reaction.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• A reaction is at equilibrium when reactants and products form at the same rate.
CO2 + H2O H2CO3
• Bond energy is the amount of energy that breaks a bond.
– Energy is added to break bonds.– Energy is released when bonds form.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
Chemical reactions release or absorb energy.
• Activation energy is the amount of energy that needs to be absorbed to start a chemical reaction.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Exothermic reactions release more energy than they absorb.
– Reactants have higher bond energies than products.– Excess energy is released by the reaction.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Endothermic reactions absorb more energy than they release.
– Reactants have lower bond energies than products.– Energy is absorbed by the reaction to make up the
difference.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
KEY CONCEPTEnzymes are catalysts for chemical reactions in living things.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
A catalyst lowers activation energy.
• Catalysts are substances that speed up chemical reactions.– decrease activation energy– increase reaction rate
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
Enzymes allow chemical reactions to occur under tightly controlled conditions.
• Enzymes are catalysts in living things.– Enzymes are needed for almost all processes.– Most enzymes are proteins.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• Disruptions in homeostasis can prevent enzymes from functioning.
– Enzymes function best in a small range of conditions.– Changes in temperature and pH can break hydrogen
bonds.– An enzyme’s function depends on its structure.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• An enzyme’s structure allows only certain reactants to bind to the enzyme.
– substrates– active site
substrates (reactants)
enzyme
Substrates bind to anenzyme at certain places called active sites.
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2.1 Atoms, Ions, and Molecules
• The lock-and-key model helps illustrate how enzymes function.
– substrates brought together– bonds in substrates weakened
Substrates bind to anenzyme at certain places called active sites.
The enzyme bringssubstrates together and weakens their bonds.
The catalyzed reaction formsa product that is releasedfrom the enzyme.