All cells are made up of water and essential ions as well as small and large organic molecules. order the following components in e. coli during balanced exponential growth from greatest to least in terms of percentage of total cellular weight.
lipids
nucleic acids
inorganic ions
water
protein

water > Protein > Nucleic acids > Lipids > Inorganic ions

Explanation:

According to my research on studies conducted by various biologists, I can say that based on the information provided within the question by ordering the provided components from greatest to least in terms of percentage of total cellular weight it would be the following

water > Protein > Nucleic acids > Lipids > Inorganic ions

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hydroxyl -oh

alcohols, always polar, can form hydrogen bonds with h2o molecules

carboxyl -cooh  

cargoxylic acids, has acidic properties which is a source of hydrogen ions, found in cells in ionized for with a charge of oh-1

carbonyl > co

ketone if within skeleton, aldehyde if group is at the end of skeleton, k & a may be structural isomers, it determines 2 sugars (ketose & aldose)

amino -nh2

amines, acts as a base, it can pick up h+ ions from surrounding solution, ionized with charge of 1+

methyl ch2

addition to rna/dna affects and gene expression

phosphate -opo3 ²⁻

organic phosphates, contributes to negative charge to, molecule that it is a part of, and potential to react with h20

sulfhydryl -sh

thiols, cross-linking stabilize the protein, and it is structure

answer: b: experiments that showed that all cells are similar in how they metabolize and in their composition

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