Question

Water is the most abundant molecule in the body, but it is not a biomolecule. Neither are carbon dioxide, ethanol, or methane. Review the definition of a biomolecule and the structure of these biomolecules compared to glucose and alanine, and explain why glucose and alanine are important and common molecules are not biomolecules.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Water is the most abundant molecule in the body, but it is not a biomolecule

Explanation:

• By definition, a biomolecule is synthesized by a living organism. So, water is the external source of carbon dioxide using which living organisms synthesize biomolecules to meet their energy requirements.

• Water unequal sharing of electrons results in a slightly positive and a slightly negative side of the molecule. Other molecules, such as ethane, are nonpolar, with neither a positive nor a negative side.

• The difference between a polar (water) and non-polar (ethane) molecule is due to the unequal sharing of electrons within the polar molecule. Nonpolar molecules have an equal number of electrons within their covalent bonds.

• Water is universal is universalizing things that are made up of atoms and molecules within aqueous solutions (solutions that contain material dissolved in water). Solutions are homogeneous mixtures of molecules of two or more substances. The solvent is usually the substance present in the greatest amount (and is also usually a liquid). Small amounts of substances are soluble.