BIOL 202 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Antibiotics, Adenine, Thymine

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Chapter 2: the chemical building blocks of life. Living organisms are composed of 4 types of organic compounds. Found in all habitats and survive in a variety of environments. Survival depends on cellular chemistry: the reactions between atoms and molecules found in microbial cells. Shadow biosphere: microbial life that may exist on earth but is different from the typical prokaryotic structure: these life forms arose independently from known microbial life, controversial hypothesis. Chemical elements: basic forms of matter that cannot be broken down to simpler substances. 25/92 naturally elements are essential survival: chnops make up 98% of human and bacterial cells, another five (referred to as trace elements) make up the remaining 2% Manganese, iron, copper, zinc are often a part of this five but varies from organism to organism. Atoms: smallest unit of element having properties of that element. Electrons reside in spaces around the atom called electron shells which represent the different energy levels of an atom.

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