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| employ Rigorous Methodology and devises experiments to validate observations |
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1. Observation
2. Pose a Question
3. Hypothesis
4. Experimental Prediction
5. Do experiment
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If then logic
ex. Birds have wings, robin is a bird, then a robin has wings |
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Deduce intuitive/Creative
Ex. objects fall to the ground= force acts on object =gravity |
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| Results of earlier studies serve as initial observations of new studies |
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Collection Interpretation Data:
Statistical Analysis test? |
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t-test: Compares 2 groups
ANOVA: Compares 3 or more goups
Chi square: compares how closely the observed or measure data is to the expected results |
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Random- intrinsic to instrument measurements
Non-Random/ Systematic- may bias resutle esp Human Error; failure to do things right etc |
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| Can't deal with things that are untestable and Publish or Perish can't make experiments work so that you still have a job |
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| limited statement regarding cause and effect in specific situations |
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| A law represents a hypotheses or a group of related hypotheses which has been confirmed through repeated experimental test over a long period of time theory =truth |
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| National Academy of Science |
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President Lincoln
Advise gov't on science and Tech
has 2,340 members
4 Divisions: National Academy, National Research Council, National academy of engineering, The instituted of Medicine |
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British Equivalent of NAS
1240 members
Include scientific Journals |
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| Bios(life)+Logy(study of)= the scientific study of life and living things |
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| all the environments of planet earth that are inhabited by life |
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| ecosystem: Biotic & Abiotic |
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ex. Tropical rain forest
all organisms living in an area
physical components of environment |
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| all interbreeding individual of one Species |
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| all interbreeding individual of one Species |
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| an individual living entity |
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| parts of the organ system brain spinal cord etc. |
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| individual groups of similar cells |
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| ultimate unit of living matter, bounded with membrane |
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| polymers of biological molecules carbs, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids |
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| smallest unit of matter with same atomic number ( proton, neutrons, elections) |
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Eubacteria- true bacteria,
Archaea Ancient Procaryotes
Eucarya-Modern eucaryotes |
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Monera-single Celled Microscopic bacteria most successful of all living organisms
Protista-Algae protozones Unicellular eucayotes
Plante-contains plants, photosyntheic orgainism with celluloic walls
Fungi-Contains molds yeast mushrooms, organism that decompose dead organisms
Animalia- contains animal organisms that eat other organisms and lack cellulose cell walls |
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Cell And Molecular Bio
Cell Reproduction and Genetics
Homeostasis and Physiology |
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Cell Doctrin
Evolution
Bioenergetics |
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all individual derived from single cell
all organisms are related genetically |
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Many sizes, shapes and types
same basic strucutal plan
surrounded by membrane
contain nuclei
similar sub cell parts( organelles)
all contain same macromolecules |
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| Cells do not produce energy they consume energy |
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| Comes fomr the fact that mechanism and pricesses of energy and flow in cells are not differnet but the same among different life forms, Metabolic pathways used by cells are all the same in batier plants and animals gycolysis krebs cycle, |
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| Occupies space and has mass(weight) |
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| which are composed of atoms, nucleos protons and neutuons election orbital cloud orbital stability |
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| Atomic Mass aka Atomic Weight |
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Protons+ Neutrons
Compares atoms to atoms measured in daltons |
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electically charged atom
lose of e= oxidation
gain of e= reduction |
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| atom with same number of protons but more neutrons |
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| Carbon 14 dating aka Radioactive dating |
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| method of age determination that depend upon decal of radiocarbon to nitrogen |
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| Adsorbed by plants and passed onto animals though the food chain |
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| time it takes for one half of the parent isotope to decay into its daughter isotope |
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| Adsorbed by plants and passed onto animals though the food chain |
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| time it takes for one half of the parent isotope to decay into its daughter isotope |
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| a group of like or dissimilar atoms held together by a chemical bond |
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| Sharing of eletrons b/w atomic nuclei |
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| electrostatic interactions |
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| small ion attractions by charge |
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| attractions bis asymmetrical internal distributions of charge without a net charge |
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| Dispersion(van der waal) Forces |
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| attraction based upon closeness of atomic nuclei |
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| electionstatic attraction between hydrogen of one atom and pair of non bonded e on acceptor group |
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70% of mass in cell is water
Role:solvent/product of reactions |
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gas liquid and solid
surface tension-cohesiveness
specific heat-1gm 1C
heat of vaporization 540cal/gm
heat of fusion 79cal/gm
density of freezing less dense
tetrahedral shape |
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1.Obey law of Energetics-Transform Energy
2.Highly Structured
3. Evolutionary Origin
4.Metabolize
5. self replicate
6.Osmoregulate
7. Communicate
8. show animation(cycosis)
9. grow divide and differentiate
10. die |
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Self Contained
Self Assembling
Self Adjusting
Self Perpetuating
Isothermal Mix of bio-molecules |
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95% of mass of cells is only 6 elements CHONPS
Role: bone exoskeleton vitamins |
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| Structure and energy molecules |
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| structure and energy molecules |
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| informational genetic role |
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| molecules that have opposite spatial configuration are said to be optically active |
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Enzymes
Trasport Protiens
Storage Proteins
Contractile
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Regulatory |
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Store and Transmit Hereditary Information
macromolecles that carry and translate the code |
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