A PDF Document summary for the Introduction of The Chemistry of Life including:
- Levels of Organization
- Inorganic Compounds
- Water
- Mineral Salts
- Organic Compounds
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nucleic Acids
- Vitamins
No Carbon (C), except for
Contain Carbon (C)
carbonates and carbon dioxide
Larger, more complex
Made up of smaller molecules
molecules
Inorganic
The Chemistry of Life 1
, Water
Water = life
Required for
Photosynthesis (plants)
Nutrition (animals)
Liquid medium for chemical reactions (both)
Mineral Salts
Required in plants and animals
Functions, growth and development
Macro elements = large quantities:
Sodium (Na)
Potassium (K)
Phosphorous (Ph)
Micro element = small quantities:
Iron (Fe0
Iodine (I)
Fertilizers
Plants = minerals in soil for crop production
Mass production = more fertile soil for continuous harvesting of plants
Before plants are re-planted, fertilizers added to soil
Fertilizers are important
Over-use of fertilizers → wash away into dams and rivers → high level
of nitrates and phosphates → rapid algae/plantae → eutrophication
The Chemistry of Life 2
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