Question

directions: answer the following questions before taking your module quiz.

1. list the elements that amino acids have in common with carbohydrates.
2. is matter gained, lost, or conserved when glucose molecules are used to make amino acids? explain.
3. why is the sequence of amino acids important to protein function?
4. define emergent property.
5. list the levels of scale in order, starting with organism and ending with earth.
6. look around your current environment. list two abiotic factors and two biotic factors.

Explanation:

1. Amino acids and carbohydrates both contain carbon (C), hydrogen (H), and oxygen (O).
2. Matter is conserved when glucose molecules are used to make amino acids according to the law of conservation of mass. Atoms are rearranged but not created or destroyed in biochemical reactions.
3. The sequence of amino acids determines the protein's primary structure, which in - turn dictates its folding into secondary, tertiary, and sometimes quaternary structures. These structures are crucial for the protein's specific function.
4. An emergent property is a characteristic that a system has but its individual components do not. It arises from the interactions and organization of the components.
5. Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, Earth.
6. Abiotic factors could be sunlight and water. Biotic factors could be plants and animals.

Answer:

1. Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
2. Matter is conserved. Atoms are rearranged in biochemical reactions without creation or destruction.
3. Determines protein structure and thus function.
4. A characteristic of a system not present in its components, arising from component interactions.
5. Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere, Earth
6. Abiotic: sunlight, water; Biotic: plants, animals