Possess inherited information (DNA) Chapter 2...

10
1 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 The Nature of Life The Nature of Life Composed of one or more cells Composed of one or more cells Possess inherited information (DNA) Possess inherited information (DNA) Reproduce Reproduce Develop Develop respond to the environment respond to the environment Assimilate and use energy Assimilate and use energy Maintain a relatively constant internal Maintain a relatively constant internal environment (homeostasis) environment (homeostasis) Evolve Evolve What is life? What is life? All living things are made of cells All living things are made of cells Possess inherited information (DNA) Possess inherited information (DNA) Reproduction Reproduction Figure 1.3cx Growth and development Figure 1.3cx Growth and development

Transcript of Possess inherited information (DNA) Chapter 2...

1

Chapter 2Chapter 2The Nature of LifeThe Nature of Life

Composed of one or more cells Composed of one or more cells Possess inherited information (DNA)Possess inherited information (DNA)ReproduceReproduceDevelop Develop respond to the environment respond to the environment Assimilate and use energyAssimilate and use energyMaintain a relatively constant internal Maintain a relatively constant internal environment (homeostasis)environment (homeostasis)EvolveEvolve

What is life?What is life?

All living things are made of cellsAll living things are made of cells Possess inherited information (DNA)Possess inherited information (DNA)

ReproductionReproduction

Figure 1.3cx Growth and developmentFigure 1.3cx Growth and development

2

Living things sense their environmentLiving things sense their environmentFigure 1.3dx Energy utilizationFigure 1.3dx Energy utilization

ORGANIC MOLECULES

OTHER ORGANISMS(CHEMICAL ENERGY)

Heterotrophs- consumers- decomposers

CO2SUNAutotrophs

Carbon sourceEnergy source

Energy flows though Biological Systems

Complexity and organizationComplexity and organization�� HomeostasisHomeostasis

Living things evolveLiving things evolve

3

The Chemistry of LifeThe Chemistry of Life

MatterMatter

ElementsElements�� AtomsAtoms

Table 2.1Table 2.1

Figure 2.10 Electron configurations of the first 18 elementsFigure 2.10 Electron configurations of the first 18 elements

Fig. 2.1Fig. 2.1

4

MoleculesMolecules

MoleculeMolecule

CompoundCompound

Covalent bondsCovalent bonds�� NonNon--polarpolar�� polarpolar

Chemical BondsChemical Bonds

02.09 Table Salt, an Ionically Bonded MoleculeSlide number: 2

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

17p18n

11p12n

Na Cl+

02.09 Table Salt, an Ionically Bonded MoleculeSlide number: 3

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

17p18n

11p12n

Na Cl+

02.09 Table Salt, an Ionically Bonded MoleculeSlide number: 4

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

17p18n

11p12n

Na Cl+

02.09 Table Salt, an Ionically Bonded MoleculeSlide number: 5

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

17p18n

11p12n

Na Cl+

5

02.09 Table Salt, an Ionically Bonded MoleculeSlide number: 6

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

17p18n

11p12n

Na Cl+

(+) (–)

02.09 Table Salt, an Ionically Bonded MoleculeSlide number: 7

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

NaCl

11p12n

(+)

17p18n

(–)

Hydrogen BondsHydrogen BondsFigure 3.9 The pH of some aqueous solutionsFigure 3.9 The pH of some aqueous solutions

Water will dissociate Water will dissociate into ionsinto ions

Acids Acids –– more Hmore H++

than OHthan OH--

Bases Bases –– more OHmore OH--

than Hthan H++

Neutral HNeutral H++ = OH= OH--

pH can play a significant role in pH can play a significant role in plant growthplant growth

ENERGYENERGY

6

Kinetic energy is Kinetic energy is energy that is actually energy that is actually doing workdoing work

Potential energy is Potential energy is stored energystored energy

Potential andPotential and

kinetic energykinetic energy

First law ofFirst law of ThermodynamicsThermodynamics

1) Energy cannot be created or destroyed, 1) Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only changed in form.only changed in form.

Heat

(out)

Chemical energy

(IN)

Sound

(out)

Kinetic(out)

Second Law of ThermodynamicsSecond Law of Thermodynamics

When energy is transformed, the When energy is transformed, the amount of useful energy decreases amount of useful energy decreases (heat is the most useless form of (heat is the most useless form of energy)energy)

****(Quality changes not quantity)***** ****(Quality changes not quantity)*****

+ 6 O=O

C6H12O6 + 6 O2 6 CO2 and 6 H 20 + energy

O=C=O

O=C=OO=C=O

O=C=O

O=C=O O=C=O

O=C=O

H-O-HH-O-H

H-O-H

H-O-H

H-O-H

H-O-H

Solarenergy

Wasteheat

Chemicalenergy

(photosynthesis)

Wasteheat

Wasteheat

Wasteheat

Chemicalenergy(food)

Mechanicalenergy(moving,thinking,

living)

7

Organic MoleculesOrganic Molecules

Some important termsSome important terms

MacromoleculeMacromolecule-- a large molecule made a large molecule made up of smaller molecules (building blocks or up of smaller molecules (building blocks or subunits)subunits)

PolymerPolymer-- a long molecule consisting of a long molecule consisting of many similar or identical monomersmany similar or identical monomers

MonomerMonomer-- building block (subunit) of a building block (subunit) of a polymerpolymer

PolymerPolymerMonomerMonomerClassClass

polynucleotidepolynucleotideNucleotidesNucleotidesNucleic acidsNucleic acids

polypeptidepolypeptideAmino acidsAmino acidsProteinsProteins

NoneNoneNoneNoneLipidsLipids

polysaccharidepolysaccharideMonosaccharidesMonosaccharides

e.g. glucosee.g. glucoseCarbohydratesCarbohydrates

The synthesis and breakdown of polymersThe synthesis and breakdown of polymers

The structure and classification of some monosaccharidesThe structure and classification of some monosaccharides 03_21 Formation of sucroseSlide number: 4

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

+HO

CH2OH

OH

OH

OH

O

Glucose

HO

CH2OH

OH

HO

O

CH2OH

Fructose

8

03_21 Formation of sucroseSlide number: 5

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

+HO

CH2OH

OH

OH

OH

O

Glucose

HO

CH2OH

OH

HO

O

CH2OH

Fructose

03_21 Formation of sucroseSlide number: 7

Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permiss ion required for reproduction or display.

+

H2OHO

CH2OH

OH

OH

OH

O

Glucose

HO

CH2OH

OH

HO

O

CH2OH

Fructose

CH2OHHOOH

CH2OH

OH

O

O

CH2OHO

OH

HO

Sucrose

Storage polysaccharidesStorage polysaccharides The arrangement of cellulose in plant cell wallsThe arrangement of cellulose in plant cell walls

LipidsLipids

9

Figure 3.8C

Saturated and unsaturated fatty acids

Examples of saturated and unsaturated fats and fatty acidsExamples of saturated and unsaturated fats and fatty acids

The structure of a phospholipidThe structure of a phospholipid

amino group

H

H

H

N C C

O

OHR

side-chain

carboxyl group

H

H

H

N C C

O

OH

H

H

H

N C C

O

OH

CH2

OH

CH2

C

OH2N

tyrosine

glutamine

Proteins are Proteins are made of amino made of amino acidsacids�� 20 different 20 different

typestypes

ala

leu

ser

glu

glu ala

his gln

ile

ser

tyr

ala

ser

glu

gluFOUR LEVELS OF

STRUCTURE IN

PROTEIN

Primary structure

Secondary structure

Tertiary structure

Quaternary structure

pleated sheet random coil

folded polypeptide chain

two or more polypeptide chains

10

Fig.

2.14

b

a

DNAdouble helix

NUCLEOTIDE

nitrogenousbase

O

O

O

O

sugar(deoxyribose)

phosphate group

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

CG

T A

G c

A T

G c

T A

AT

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

Genes are segments ofDNA that contain

instructions to makeproteins—the building

blocks of life. The genesin each cell are coded bysequences of nucleotidesIn their DNA molecules.

G T A C

C A T G

Thechromosomes

are filledwith tightly

coiledstrandsof DNA.

Onechromosome

of everypair

is fromeach

parent.

Eachnucleus

contains 46chromosomes,

arrangedin 23pairs.

There is anucleusinsideeach

human cell(except red

blood cells).

Thehumanbody

containsabout 100

trillioncells.