PDF Photosynthesis and Respiration can probably balance out the ...
Photosynthesis and Respiration can probably balance out the gases
necessary for life even in a small, sealed glass
container floating in outer space*.
*as long as it is kept from freezing.
Humans are falible. ^l
Biosphere 2
z Biosphere 2 was our attempt to design an ecosystem completely independent of Earth and live in it.
z It failed because the people ran low on breathable oxygen. z This proves that Biosphere 1 (Earth) is a complex system that we cannot yet
duplicate perfectly. z Let's attempt to understand why.
First some background info: Chemystery.
Elements of Life: (Earth, Air, Water)
H - Hydrogen
O - Oxygen C - Carbon N - Nitrogen P - Phosphorus
"Organic" elements form covalent bonds.
S - Sulfur
Ca - Calcium
Na - Sodium
K - Potassium
Charged Ions
Cl ? Chloride Mg ? Magnesium
or salts
Fe - Iron
and other trace elements...
z The greeks believed all matter is composed of 4 elements: earth, air, water and fire.
z They weren't too far off, but the first three elements are composed of ~92 chemical elements from stardust.
Energy for life: (Fire) Sunshine measured in joules or calories.
z The fire element represents the energy contained in the bonds between the elements.
Atoms have two different strategies to
deal with an incomplete set of electrons.
z Atoms may give or take an electron or two and become positive (electron poor) or negative (electron rich) ions.
z Atoms may share electrons in covalent bonds.
z Polar bonds are covalent bonds that have some characteristics of ionic bonds.
z Biochemicals are composed of covalent bonds.
What is a Calorie?
z 1000 calories = 1 food Calorie (kilocalorie)
z 1 calorie = 4.18 joules z A 100 watt light bulb uses 100
joules per second, or ___ Calories per second.
? Calories/ second ?
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