BIOL 1201 Chapter : Biol 1201 Outline4 1
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>>>>>>>>aside from water, most biologically related molecules contain carbon. Living organisms such as plants and animals are made up of chemicals based mostly on the element carbon. Carbon enters the biosphere throughthe acion of plants and animals. Plants use solar energy to transform atmospheric co2 into the molecules of life. Carbon is unparalled in its ability to form molecules that are complex, large and varied making it possible the diversity of organisms that have evolved on earth. Proteins, dna, carbs distinguish living matter from inanimate material- are all composed of carbon atoms bonded together and to atoms of other elements. Organic chemistry originated in attempts to purify and improve the yield of products people use as sources of valued substances- food, medicine, fabrics. Mechanism- view that the physical and chemical laws govern all processes of life. Organic chemistry is the study of carbon compounds. --organic chemistry branch of chemistry that specializes in the study of carbon compounds.
