Lesson 1 | Cells and Life (continued)

Basic Cell Substances Organize information about macromolecules.

I found this on page .
Macromolecules

have important cannot function form by

roles in without
a source of stored long chains of amino covalent bonds
fuel, the ability to acid molecules
store and retrieve
genetic information

I found this on page . Complete the statement about basic cell substances.
water
The main material inside cells is , which
75%
makes up more than percent of the cell’s volume.

I found this on page . Draw a water molecule in the space below. Color the oxygen red
and the hydrogen blue, and label the positive and negative ends. In
the space below your drawing, describe the structure of the water
molecule, and explain:
1. how that structure helps dissolve materials;
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2. why water’s ability to dissolve materials is important to the

function of a cell.

1.water is a polar molecule. Just like the Earth has a north pole and
south pole, a water molecule has a positive pole and a negative pole

2.Becase water is polar, it is very efficient at dissolving other

materials the positive end attracts and pulls on the negative part
while the negative end pulls at the positive part of other molecules

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