Chapter 3
Chapter 3
Biology
Eighth Edition
Neil Campbell and Jane Reece
Lectures by Chris Romero, updated by Erin Barley with contributions from Joan Sharp
Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
Overview: The Molecule That Supports All of Life
• hydrogen bonds
• Four of water’s properties that facilitate an environment
for life are:
– Cohesive behavior
– Ability to moderate temperature: Stable
– Expansion upon freezing: Less dense Ice floats
– Versatility as a solvent.
——
O
– ——
+ H
– +
–
+
Water Properties
Water-conducting
cells
Direction Cohesion
of water
150 µm
movement
Surface Tension
Moderation of Temperature
• .
40 miles
Evaporative Cooling
Hydrogen
bond
Ice Liquid water
Hydrogen bonds are stable Hydrogen bonds break and re-form
The Solvent of Life
Cl– Cl– – +
– +
–
+
–
–
Solute Concentration in Aqueous Solutions
• pH = –log [H+]
– Acidic < 7, basic (alkaline) < 7, or neutral=7
– H2O + H2O H3O+ + OH-
H
H
O H O O H O
H H H H
pH values 1
Battery acid
of some
Gastric juice,
Aqueous 2 lemon juice
Increasingly Acidic
H+
Solutions H+
OH–
OH– Saliva
Neutral
H+
H + OH–
[H+] = [OH–] 7 Pure water
OH– OH– + Human blood, tears
H+ H+ H
8 Seawater
Neutral
solution
9
Increasingly Basic
[H+] < [OH–]
10
Milk of magnesia
OH–
OH–
11
OH– H+ OH–
OH OH
– – Household ammonia
H + OH–
12
Basic
solution Household
13 bleach
Oven cleaner
14
Threats to Water Quality on Earth
0 More
1 acidic
2
3 Acid
4 rain
5
Normal
6 rain
7
8
9
10
11
12
13 More
14 basic
• Human activities, burning fossil fuels, threaten
water quality.
– fossil fuel combustion releases CO2
• greenhouse effect
RESULTS
40
Calcification rate
20
0
150 200 250 300
[CO32–] (µmol/kg)
Evidence of Water ?
Biology
Eighth Edition
Neil Campbell and Jane Reece
Lectures by Chris Romero, updated by Erin Barley with contributions from Joan Sharp
Copyright © 2008 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Pearson Benjamin Cummings
Overview: Carbon: The Backbone of Life
(b) Ethane
(c) Ethene
(ethylene)
Valences of the major elements of organic molecules
Carbon is versatile and most frequently bonds with: H, O,
N, and other C atoms.
H O N C
• Carbon atoms partner with other atoms to form
compounds such as: Carbon dioxide: CO2,
Urea: CO(NH2)2, Glucose: C6H12O6
Ethane Propane
1-Butene 2-Butene
(a) Length (c) Double bonds
Butane 2-Methylpropane
(commonly called isobutane) Cyclohexane Benzene
(b) Branching (d) Rings
The role of hydrocarbons in fats - fatty acids (H-C chains)
100 µm
(a) Mammalian adipose cells (b) A fat molecule
Isomers
• pharmaceutical industry
cis isomer: The two Xs are trans isomer: The two Xs are
on the same side. on opposite sides.
L isomer D isomer
(c) Enantiomers
The pharmacological importance of enantiomers
Effective Ineffective
Drug Condition
Enantiomer Enantiomer
Ibuprofen Pain;
inflammation
S-Ibuprofen R-Ibuprofen
Albuterol Asthma
R-Albuterol S-Albuterol
Functional groups
• 7 functional groups
– Hydroxyl group: -OH; Carbonyl group: -C=O
– Carboxyl group: -COOH Amino group: -NH2
– Sulfhydryl group: -SH Methyl group: -CH3
– Phosphate group: -OPO32-
Estradiol
Testosterone
ATP: An Important Source of Energy for Cellular
Processes
• One phosphate molecule, adenosine
triphosphate (ATP), is the primary energy-
transferring molecule in the cell.
– adenosine
Adenosine
Reacts
with H2O
P P P Adenosine Pi P P Adenosine Energy
ATP Inorganic ADP
phosphate
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