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Intro. to Life Science, Test 1
History, Chemistry
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
09/12/2007

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Term
Robert Hooke
Definition
1600s
1. English
2. Cork
3. First to use the term "cell" in Biology
Term
Schleiden
Definition
1800s
1. German
2. Botanist
3. "All plants have cells"
Term
Schwann
Definition
1800s
1. German
2. Zoologist
3. "All animals have cells"
Term
Virchow
Definition
1800s
1. German
2. Doctor
3. "All cells come from cells"
Term
Charles Darwin
Definition
1800s
1. English
2. Naturalist, Geologist
3. Barnacles
4. Plant Hormones
5. 1859 The Origin of Species, evolution by natural selection
Term
Henry David Thoreau
Definition
1800s
1. American
2. Massachusetts
3. Naturalist, Writer
4. Walden Pond
Term
John Muir
Definition
1800s
1. Naturalist, Botanist, Writer
2. 1867 walked from Madison, WI to Cedar Key, FL & kept a journal, "1000 mile walk to the sea"
3. Sierra Club, Redwoods
Term
# of Natural Elements
Definition
92
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# of total Elements
Definition
108
Term
Atom
Definition
smallest particle of an element that has all the characteristics of that element
Term
Nucleus
Definition
1. Positive charge
2. Has protons and neutrons inside
3. Electrons orbit the nucleus
Term
Proton
Definition
1. Has a "positive" charge
2. The number of protons = Atomic Number
3. Protons + Neutrons = Atomic Mass
Term
Neutron
Definition
1. Has "neutral" charge
2. Protons + Neutrons = Atomic Mass
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Atomic Number
Definition
Number of protons
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Atomic Mass
Definition
Protons + Neutrons
Term
Isotopes
Definition
atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons
Term
Electrons
Definition
1. "negative" charge
2. Same # as protons
3. Orbits the nucleus inside shells
Term
Maximum # of Electrons in:
1. 1st Shell
2. 2nd Shell
3. 3rd Shell
Definition
1. 2
2. 8
3. 18
Term
Molecule
Definition
two or more atoms chemically bonded together
Term
Compound
Definition
two or more different kinds of atoms bonded together
Term
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Definition
1600s
1. Dutch
2. Lenses & Microscopes
Term
H2SO4
Definition
Sulfuric acid
Term
Rule of 8
Definition
All atoms must have at least 8 electrons in the outer shell, or a full outer shell, to be happy atoms
Term
Ionic Bond
Definition
1. Transfer of Electrons
2. Formation of Ions
3. Attraction of Ions
Term
Dissolution
Definition
the splitting of ionic compounds into ions in water
Term
Reduction
Definition
gain of electrons
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Oxidation
Definition
loss of electrons
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NaCl
Definition
table salt
Term
Covalent Bond
Definition
sharing electrons
Term
Hydrogen Bond
Definition
an attraction between a hydrogen atom and a highly electronegative atom
Term
Organic
Definition
has a chain of carbon atoms
Term
Carbon
Definition
1. Always forms 4 covalent bonds.
Term
Biochemistry
Definition
the study of organic compounds found in living things

1.Carbohydrates
2. Proteins
3. Fat
4. Nucleic Acids
Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
1. Sugars & Starches, body's favorite energy source
2. Monosaccharides
3. Disaccharides
4. Polysaccharides
Term
Monosaccharides
Definition
1. Simple sugars
2. have 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 carbons
3. have exactly CH2O formula (1:2:1)
Term
Hexoses
Definition
1. A Monosaccharide
2. Glucose
3. Fructose
3. Galactose
Term
Glucose
Definition
1. monosaccharide
2. "blood sugar"
3. everything can be converted to glucose
Term
Fructose
Definition
1. a monosaccharide
2. "fruit sugar"
Term
Galactose
Definition
1. monosaccharide
2. "milk sugar" (simple)
Term
Disaccharides
Definition
1. Sucrose
2. Lactose
3. Maltose
Term
Sucrose
Definition
1. disaccharide
2. "table sugar"
3. glucose + fructose
Term
dehydration synthesis
Definition
combines and loses one molecule of water (H2O)
Term
Lactose
Definition
1. disaccharide
2. real "milk sugar"
3. glucose + galactose
Term
Maltose
Definition
1. disaccharide
2. "malt sugar"
3. glucose + glucose
4. Beer
Term
Polysaccharides
Definition
1. entirely chains of glucose
2. Starch
3. Glycogen
4. Cellulose
Term
Starch
Definition
1. polysaccharide 2. glucose storage product in plants 3. roots, stems, leaves, seeds
Term
Glycogen
Definition
1. polysaccharide
2. glucose storage product in animals;
excess is stored in the liver & used for overnight delivery to bloodstream
Term
Cellulose
Definition
1. polysaccharide
2. in plant cell walls
3. not digestible by humans; "fiber"
Term
Lipids
Definition
1. no special ratio
2. do not dissolve in water
3. Wax, some hormones, some vitamins (A, D, E, K)
4. Fat
Term
Fat
Definition
1. a triglyceride
2. every molecule of fat has one glycerol and three fatty acids
Term
Saturated Fat
Definition
1. have saturated fatty acids (filled with hydrogen) 2. primarily from animals (beef & pork) 3. hardens when it cools 4. causes atherosclerosis and arteriosis
Term
Unsaturated Fat
Definition
1. unsaturated fatty acids
2. from plants/plant oil
3. stays liquid
4. does not cause arterial disease
Term
Proteins
Definition
1. polymers(chains) of amino acids
2. 20 different amino acids
3. some are globular
Term
Peptide bonds
Definition
hold amino acids together
Term
Sources of Protein
Definition
1. Meat
2. Eggs (whites)
3. Nuts & Legumes
4. Fish
5. Milk
Term
Protein Functions
Definition
1. all enzymes are proteins
2. all antibodies are proteins
3. muscle
4. keratin (hair, skin & nails)
5. collagen (connective tissue)
Term
Nucleic Acids
Definition
DNA, RNA
Term
DNA
Definition
1. deoxyribonucleic acid
2. Polymer(chain) of compounds called nucleotides
3. every nucleotide has 5-carbon sugar, phosphate, nitrogenous base (A G C T)
Term
A G C T
Definition
A G C T
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