Lecture Biology: Concepts and connections: Chapter 2 - The chemical basis of life. The main contents of this chapter include all of the following: Elements, atoms, and compounds; chemical bonds; water's life supporting properties. | Chapter 2 The Chemical Basis of Life PowerPoint Lectures for Biology: Concepts & Connections, Sixth Edition Campbell, Reece, Taylor, Simon, and Dickey Lecture by Richard L. Myers Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Introduction: Who Tends This Garden? Chemicals are the stuff that make up our bodies and those of other organisms – They make up the physical environment as well The ordering of atoms into molecules represents the lowest level of biological organization – Therefore, to understand life, it is important to understand the basic concepts of chemistry Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, .
