Slide 1 Slide 2 Chapter 4 Chemistry of Carbon Building Blocks of Life Slide 3 Why study Carbon? All of life is built on carbon All of life is built on carbon Cells Cells…
1.Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life2. Overview: Carbon: The Backbone of Life Although cells are 70–95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based…
Slide 1 Carbon & The Molecular Diversity of Life Slide 2 Carbon: The Backbone of Life Living organisms consist mostly of carbon-based compounds Carbon is unparalleled…
Slide 1 Cohesion Collectively, hydrogen bonds hold water molecules together, a phenomenon called cohesion Cohesion helps the transport of water against gravity in plants…
Slide 1 The Backbone of Biological Molecules Although cells are 70–95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds Carbon is unparalleled in its ability to…
Slide 1 Although cells are 70-95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds. Proteins, DNA, carbohydrates, and other molecules that distinguish living matter…
Slide 1 3 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life Slide 2 Overview: Carbon Compounds and Life Aside from water, living organisms consist mostly of carbon-based compounds…
Chapter 4 Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life A. Carbon—The Backbone of Biological Molecules Carbon accounts for the diversity of biological molecules and has…
Carbon is Simply Amazing. Ch 4 2. Carbon atoms are the most versatile building blocks of molecules With a total of 6 electrons, a carbon atom has 2 in the first shell and…
Biochemistry The Structure and Function of Macromolecules Carbon—Backbone of Biological Molecules Although cells are 70–95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based…