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Carbon is an essential element for life on Earth, serving as the building block of organic molecules found in living organisms. Carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, plays a dual role in...
Abstract. The patterns of cycling nutrients in the biosphere involves not only metabolism by living organisms, but also a series of strictly abiotic chemical reactions.
Carbon. Why is carbon so basic to life? The reason is carbon’s ability to form stable bonds with many elements, including itself. This property allows carbon to form a huge variety of very large and complex molecules. In fact, there are nearly 10 million carbon-based compounds in living things!
3 days ago · 13 C partitions not only into inorganic carbon but also into organic molecules throughout life. Hence we need a more detailed understanding of the carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is likely discussed in introductory chapters in biology textbooks, but probably never in chemistry texts.
We will use these small molecules to illustrate concepts of molecular architecture that help explain why carbon is so important to life, while highlighting the theme that emergent properties arise from the organization of matter in living organisms. and go to the Study Area for digital resources.
Overview: Carbon: The Backbone of Life. Although cells are 70–95% water, the rest consists mostly of carbon-based compounds. Carbon is unparalleled in its ability to form large, complex, and diverse molecules. Proteins, DNA, carbohydrates, and other molecules that distinguish living matter are all composed of carbon compounds.
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Carbon has key properties necessary for the formation of complex biological macromolecules: each carbon atom can form 4 covalent bonds. equally spaced bond angles (tetrahedral, 109.5o) no unshared electron pairs in outer shell.
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