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Solution Manual For Biological Science 6Th Edition By Freeman, Quillin, Allison, Black, Taylor, Podgorski, Carmichael – Complete Answers & Instructor Resources

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Ace your biology course with this official solutions manual for Freeman’s Biological Science, 6th Edition. Packed with detailed answers to all chapter questions, lecture outlines, in-class activities, concept maps, and step-by-step explanations for topics like chemical evolution, water properties, macromolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids), enzyme function, membrane transport, and more. Perfect for students who want to check their work, deepen their understanding, and prepare for exams. Save hours of study time and boost your grades. Instant download – get the complete support you need to succeed today!

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SolutionmManualmformBiologicalmSciencem6thmEditionmbymFreemanmQuillinmAllis
onmBlackmTaylormPodgorskimCarmichaemISBNm9780321976499m0321976495

CHAPTER




LearningmObjectives:mStudentsmshouldmbemablemto...
• Describemthemstructuremofmanmatommandmthemrolemofmelectronsminmformingmbondsmand
minterac-mtionsmbetweenmatomsmthatmformmmolecules.

• Explainmhowmthemstructuremofmwatermmoleculesmrelatesmtomwater’smunusualmproperti
esmandmtomitsmimportancemtomlife.
• Definemamchemicalmreactionmandmthemrolemofmenergymandmentropyminmdeterminingmifma
mreactionmwillmbemspontaneousmormnot.

• Describemthemchemicalmevolutionmtheorymandmevaluatemthemtwommodelsmpropo
sedmtomexplainmthemprocessmcomponent.
• Describemthemsixmmajormfunctionalmgroupsmattachedmtomcarbonmatoms,mtheirmstructuralm
formu-mlas,mandmtheirmbasicmcharacteristics.


LecturemOutline
• ScientificmexplanationmofmhowmlifemonmEarthmbegan:
1. Patternmcomponent—Bothmsmallmmoleculesmandmcomplexmcarbon-
containingmmoleculesmaremrequiredmformlife.
2. Processmcomponent—
Simplemchemicalmcompoundsmcombinedmtommakemmoremcomplexmchemicalsmandm
compoundsmthatmeventuallymledmtomthemfirstmlife-formm(evolution).
3. Thismentitymbecamemthemfirstmlife-formmfrommwhichmallmlifemhasmdescended.
• Switchmfrommchemicalmevolutionmtombiologicalmevolution,mwhichmismgovernedmbym
naturalmselection.

,I. Atoms,mIons,mandmMolecules:mThemBuildingmBlocksmofmChemicalmEvolution

, A. Fourmatomsmmakemupm96mpercentmofmeverymorganism:
1. Carbon,mhydrogen,moxygen,mandmnitrogen
2. Physicalmstructuremofmthesematomsm(C,mH,mO,mandmN)maffectsmthemfunctio
nmofmthemmoleculesmthatmtheymform.
3. Smallmmoleculesmformedm(water,mcarbonmdioxide,metc.)marembuildingmbloc
ksmformmoremcomplexmstructuresmrequiredmformchemicalmevolutionmand,mult
imately,mlife.
B. Basicmatomicmstructure
1. Structuremofmanmatomm(Fig.m2.1a)
a. Nucleus

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FullmdownloadmallmchaptersminstantlympleasemgomtomSolutionsmManual,mTestmBankmsite:mtestbanklive.com

, (1) Protons:mlarge,minmnucleus,mpositivemcharge
(i) Themnumbermofmprotonsmgivesmanmatommitsmchemicalmidentity.
(ii) Numbermofmprotonsmdoesmnotmvarym=matomicmnumber.m(Fig.m2.2)
(2) Neutrons:mlarge,minmnucleus,mnomcharge
(i) Themnumbermofmneutronsmdoesmnotmaffectmthematom’smchemicalmidenti
tymbutmaffectsmitsmmass.
(ii) Numberm ofmneutronsmcanmvaryminmanmelement,mandmthesemaremcalledm
isotopes.m(Example:m14Cmhasm6mprotonsmandm8mneutronsmandmismconsid
eredm anmunstablemisotopemthatmdecaysmintom14Nmwhenmonemneutronmde
caysmtomamprotonmmakingm7mprotonsmandm7mneutrons.)
(iii) Numbermofmprotonsm+mnumbermofmneutronsm=matomicmmassm(ba
sedmonmaveragemofmallmnaturallymoccurringmisotopesmofmanmato
m).
b. Orbitals
(1) Electrons:mtravelminmorbital,mhavemnegligiblemmassmandmamnegativemcharge
(2) Mostmofmanmatom’smvolumemismemptymspacemfoundminmthemorbitals.
(3) Atomsmthatmhavemthemsamemnumbermofmelectronsmasmprotonsmh
avemnomchargem(electricallymneutral).
2. Measuringmmassmofmelectrons,mprotons,mandmneutrons
a. Dalton—
massmofmonemprotonmormonemneutronmequalsmapproximatelymonemDa
lton;melectronsmaremsomsmallmtheymaremconsideredmtomhavemnommas
s.
b. Carbonmhasm6mprotonsmandm6mneutronsmandmanmatomicmmassmofm≈12mdaltonsm(12C).
c. Ifmcarbonmhadm6mprotonsmandm7mneutrons,mitmwouldmhavemanmatomicmma
ssmofm13m(13C);m12Cmandm13Cmaremisotopes.
3. Movementmofmelectronsmaroundmthemnucleusmofmanmatom
a. Electronsmmovemaroundmthemnucleusminmorbitals.
b. Eachmorbitalmhasmtwomelectrons.
c. Orbitalsmaremorganizedmintomshellsmnumberedm1,m2,m3,metc.
d. Orbitalsmaremmoremdistantmfrommthemnucleusmasmthemshellmnumbermincreases.
e. Eachmshellmhasmamspecificmnumbermofmorbitalsm(amshellmwithmonemorbitalm
canmthusmholdmtwomelectrons,mwhilemamshellmwithmfourmorbitalsmcanmhold
meightmelectrons).

f. Electronsmfillmthemshellsmclosestmtomthemnucleusmfirstmbeforemfillingmanymoutermshells.
4. Themoutermostmshellmismcalledmthemvalencemshellmandmcontainsmvalencemelectrons.
a. ElectronsminmthemoutermostmshellmofmthemhighlightedmatomsminmFigurem2.
3mhavemunpairedmelectronsm(atmleastmone)minmtheirmvalencemshell.
b. Numbermofmunpairedmelectronsm=matom’smvalence.m(Example:mCarbonmhasmfourmv
alencemelectrons.)
c. Anmatommismmostmstablemwhenmitsmvalencemshellmismfilledmwithmelectrons.
d. Fillingmoutermshellsmcanmbemaccomplishedmbymformationmofmchemicalmbondsmth
atmbindmatomsmtogether.
e. Sharingmelectronsmbetweenmatomsmresultsminmthemformationmofmamcovalentmbond.

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