Voet, Fundamentals, 3rd

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A functional view of an organism its structure
Voet, Fundamentals, 3rd
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Table 2.1
The molecular architecture of life is described
in the language of chemistry and physics
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Elemental compositions can be used to classify
entities
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Fig. 2-11
Water as a liquid is fundamental to life as a
solvent, for transport and metabolic reactions.
Fig. 32-1a
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Figure 2.6 and 2.8
The molecular structure of water (an electric
dipole) explains its interactions with other
molecules and with other water molecules
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Figure 2.12
IceHydrogen bonds are stable.
Hydrogenbond
Liquid waterHydrogen bonds constantly break and
re-form.
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Figure 2.13
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Figure 2.14_3
Water, too, can dissolve in ionic form (in
moderation)
Acidicsolution
Neutralsolution
Basicsolution
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Fig. 2-15 (2-14)
Water, too, can dissolve in ionic form (in
moderation)
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Figure 3.1A
The diversity of life is really an expression of
the diversity of molecular structures
Ball-and-stickmodel
Structuralformula
Space-fillingmodel
The four single bonds of carbon point to the
corners of a tetrahedron.
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Fig. 3-1b
Length Branching Double-bonds Rin
gs
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Table 3.2_1
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Table 3.2_2