BIOL 1201 : Basic Chemistry Intro- Exam 1 Notes
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Scales biologist are interested in: atomic 10^-8, community/ecosystem 10^6. Approaches to biology: reduction approach- take concept apart and reduce structure down to smallest parts then study each part individually. If you understand a lot about each part youll understand it better as a whole: wholist approach- whatever youre studying has properties that only manifest in itself when its whole, together. Would start by studying as a whole because that"s the best way to understand the structure. Is atomic structure biologically important: organisms are composed largely of 11 basic elements, value for an average human body in elemental makeup. A: how the chemicals are put together: understanding an atomic structure tells us a lot about how the compound interact. Atoms: smallest unit of matter that retains all of the properties of that element. Atomic number and mass: atomic number- the number of protons in an atom. * atomic mass= number of protons and neutrons.
