The Energy and Chemistry of Life

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This is from a ppt, bio 196 in college. Chapter 2 of principles of life.
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The Chemistry of Energy and Life (Chapter 2) Chapter 2 / Exam 1
Covalent Bonds form when two atoms share pairs of electrons. The atoms attain stability by having full outer shells.
Strength and stability covalent bonds are very strong; it takes a lot of energy to break them.
Electronegativity the attractive force that an atomic nucleus exerts on electrons.
Non-Polar Covalent Bond If atoms have similar electronegativities (0.5 or less apart), they share electrons equally, forming
Polar Covalent Bond If atoms have different electronegativities (more than 0.5 apart), electrons tend to be near the most attractive atom, forming a
Hydrogen Bonds Attraction between the δ– end of one molecule and the δ+ hydrogen end of another molecule.
Heat Capacity (water molecules form multiple hydrogen bonds which contribute to HC) is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of an object or substance one degree.
A lot of heat energy is required to raise the temperature of water, why ? the heat energy breaks the hydrogen bonds.
Heat Vaporization (water has high HV) is the quantity of heat that must be absorbed if a certain quantity of liquid is vaporized at a constant temperature
Evaporation has what type of affect? Cooling effect (on the environment)
What does sweating do to the body? Sweating cools the body—as sweat evaporates from the skin, it absorbs some of the adjacent body heat.
Cohesion (Hydrogen bonds give water cohesive strength) cohesion—water molecules resist coming apart when placed under tension
Adhesion Hydrogen bonding between liquid water molecules and solid surfaces allows for
What do Cohesion and Adhesion allow in plants? (Cohesion and adhesion allow narrow columns of water to move from roots to the leaves of plants)
Surface Tension (Which allows spiders to walk on water) water molecules at the surface are hydrogen-bonded to other molecules below them, making the surface difficult to puncture
Hydrophillic (“water-loving”): in aqueous solutions, polar molecules become separated and surrounded by water molecules.
Hydrophobic (“water-hating”); the interactions between them are hydrophobic interactions. (Nonpolar)
Solvent (water is solvent in living systems) systems—a liquid in which other molecules dissolve. (Ionic attractions are weak, so salts dissolve easily in water.)
What happens when one atoms is much more electronegative than another? a complete transfer of electrons may occur. This makes both atoms more stable because their outer shells are full.
Ions (result from transfer of electrons) electrically charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose one or more electrons.
Cations and Anions C: Positively charged ions A: Negatively charged ions
Ionic Attractions result from the electrical attraction between ions with opposite charges. (The resulting molecules are called salts or ionic compounds.)
Functional Groups groups—small groups of atoms with specific chemical properties
Proteins Proteins—formed from different combinations of 20 amino acids
Carbohydrates Carbohydrates—formed by linking sugar monomers (monosaccharides) to form polysaccharides
Nucleic Acids Nucleic acids—formed from four kinds of nucleotide monomers
Lipids Lipids—noncovalent forces maintain the interactions between the lipid monomers
Polymers (Most macromolecules) which are built by repeated covalent bonding of specific smaller molecules, called monomers.
Condesation Condensation—removal of water links monomers together
Hydrolysis Hydrolysis—addition of water breaks a polymer into monomers
What are functions of Carbohydrates? - Source of stored energy - Transport stored energy within organisms
What are the function of Carbohydrates? (ctn) - Structural molecules give many organisms their shapes -Recognition or signaling molecules can trigger specific biological responses
Monosaccharides Simple sugars
Disaccharides Disaccharides are formed when two monosaccharides are covalently bonded by condensation reactions
Oglisaccharides contain several monosaccharides. (The human blood groups (ABO) get their specificity from oligosaccharide chains.)
Polysaccharides are large polymers of monosaccharides connected by glycosidic likages, including starch, glycogen, and cellulose.
Starches branched polymers of glucose, produced by most green plants as an energy store
Glycogen highly branched polymer of glucose; main energy storage molecule in mammals
Lipids commonly called fats and oils, are hydrocarbons (composed of C and H atoms) that are insoluble in water because of many nonpolar covalent bonds.
What holds lipids together? When close together, weak but additive van der Waals interactions hold them together.
What are some functions of Lipids? Store energy in C—C and C—H bonds Play structural roles in cell membranes Fat in animal bodies serves as thermal insulation
Fatty Acids Fatty acids—nonpolar hydrocarbon chain attached to a polar carboxyl group (—COOH) (carboxylic acid)
Glycerol (one) - glycerol—an alcohol with three hydroxyl (—OH) groups
Triglyceride three fatty acids and one glycerol
Saturated Fatty Acids all bonds between carbon atoms are single; they are saturated with hydrogens (Fats—solid at room temperature)
Unsaturated Fatty Acids hydrocarbon chains have one or more double bonds. This causes kinks in the chain and prevents molecules from packing together tightly. (Oils—liquid at room temperature)
Trigylcerides (simple lipids) are insoluble in water because of many nonpolar covalent bonds (C-H). Have very little polarity and are extremely hydrophobic
Phospholipids two fatty acids and a phosphate group bound to glycerol. (The phosphate group has a negative charge, making that part of the molecule hydrophilic.)
Amphipathic (Phospholipids are amphi..) they have a hydrophilic end and two hydrophobic tails.
Chemical Reactions occur when atoms have enough energy to combine or change bonding partners
Energy can be defined as the capacity to do work, or the capacity for change. All forms of energy can be considered as either
Potential Energy Potential—the energy of state or position, or stored energy
Kinetic Kinetic—the energy of movement; the type of energy that does work; that makes things change
Metabolism Metabolism—sum total of all chemical reactions occurring in a biological system at a given time
What are the 2 types of metabolisms? Anabolic reactions & catabolic reactions
Anabolic reactions Anabolic reactions link simple molecules to form complex ones.
What do anabolic reactions require? They require energy inputs (endergonic or endothermic); usually doesn’t occur spontaneously. Energy is captured in the chemical bonds that form.
Catabolic reactions break down complex molecules into simpler ones
What do catabolic reactions do? They release energy (exergonic or exothermic); can occur spontaneously. Energy stored in the chemical bonds is released.
Catabolic and anabolic reactions are often linked, why? The energy released in catabolic reactions is often used to drive anabolic reactions—to do biological work.
Law of Thermodynamics apply to all matter and energy transformations in the universe.
First Law (Law of Thermodynamics) Energy is neither created or destroyed
Second Law (Law of Thermodynamics) Second law: Useful energy tends to decrease.
Entropy is a measure of the disorder in a system. As a result of energy transformations, disorder tends to increase. If a chemical reaction increases entropy, its products are more disordered or random than its reactants.
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