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Natural Science: Biology
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
01/27/2006

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SCIENCE
Definition
DESCRIBES THE WORLD AROUND US THROUGH REASONING AND EXPERIMENTATION
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BIOLOGY
Definition
LIMITS THE WORLD TO LIVING THINGS BUT HAS THE SAME INVESTIGATIVE PRINCIPLES AS ALL BRANCHES OF SCIENCE.
Term
YOU CAN ORGANIZE LIFE BY THREE LEVELS, WHAT ARE THEY? PROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF EACH LEVEL.
Definition
CELLULAR-MOLECULAR & ATOMS
ORGANISMAL-TISSUE & ORGANS
POPULATIONAL-POPULATION & SPECIES
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DEDUCTIVE REASONING
Definition
GENERAL PRINCIPLES ARE CREATED AND USED TO EXAMINE SPECIFIC CASES .... ALL SCIENCE IS CONDUCTED FIRST IN THE MIND
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INDUCTIVE REASONING
Definition
SPECIFIC OBSERVATIONS HELP TO CREATE GENERAL PRINCIPLES
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SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Definition
1. OBSERVATION: NEW INFO AND A QUESTION
2. MAKE HYPOTHESIS
3. EXPERIMENT: WITH VARIABLES AND CONTROLS
4. CONFIRM PREDICTION/THEORY
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CONTROLS USED IN SCIENTIFIC METHOD.
GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF ONE.
Definition
IF YOU DO AN EXPERIMENT WITH PLANTS... YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WATER IS GIVEN TO EACH SO THAT WHEN YOU FIND OUT THE RESULTS... YOU CAN'T SAY ONE PLANT GREW BETTER BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN MORE WATER.
Term
THEORY
Definition
AN EXPLANATION FOR A GROUP OF EVENTS THAT HAS BEEN TESTED MANY TIMES AND STILL HOLDS TRUE
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WHAT DETERMINES THE BEHAVIOR OF AN ATOM?
Definition
THE LOCATION AND NUMBER OF ITS ELECTRONS.
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ATOMS
Definition
HAVE ENERGY THAT CAN BE USED TO FORM BONDS WITH OTHER ATOMS
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MOLECULE
Definition
WHEN ATOMS ARE CHEMICALLY BONDED TOGETHER
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IONIC BONDS
Definition
WHEN TWO BONDS WITH OPPOSITE CHARGES ATTRACT[image]
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COVALENT BONDS
Definition
WHEN TWO ATOMS SHARE ELECTRONS[image]
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HYDROGEN BONDS
Definition
WEAK BONDS BETWEEN POLAR MOLECULES[image]
Term
WHAT ARE THE PROPERTIES OF WATER?
Definition
HEAT STORAGE AND ICE FORMATION[image]
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WHAT IS A MACROMOLECULE?
Definition
FORMED BY LINKING MOLECULES TOGETHER TO FORM ONE HUGE MOLECULE[image]
Term
WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF MACROMOLECULES?
Definition
1. CARBOHYDRATES
2. LIPIDS
3. PROTEINS
4. NUCLEIC ACIDS
Term
CARBOHYDRATES
WHAT DO THEY DO AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE
Definition
STORE ENERGY AND ARE STRUCTURAL
EXAMPLE: SUGAR, BREAD, POTATO
Term
LIPIDS
WHAT DO THEY DO AND GIVE AND EXAMPLE
Definition
LONG TERM STORAGE
EXAMPLE: FATS, OILS AND BUTTER
Term
PROTEINS
WHAT DO THEY DO AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE
Definition
STRUCTURAL AND CATALYTIC
EXAMPLE: HAIR
Term
PROTEINS
WHAT DO THEY DO AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE
Definition
STRUCTURAL AND CATALYTIC
EXAMPLE: HAIR
Term
NUCLEIC ACIDS
GIVE AN EXAMPLE
Definition
DNA, RNA, AND CHROMOSOMES
Term
CATALYTIC
WHAT DOES IT MEAN AND GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF SOMETHING THAT CATALYZES.
Definition
IT SPEEDS UP THE RATE OF A REACTION
EXAMPLE: ENZYME
Term
THE FIRST CELLS: EXTRATERRESTERIAL ORIGIN
Definition
COSMIC DUST CARRIES THE MOLECULES OF LIFE
Term
THE FIRST CELLS: SPONTANEOUS ORIGIN
Definition
LIFE CAME OUT OF INANIMATE MATTER
Term
WHAT WERE THE CONDITIONS LIKE WHEN LIFE BEGAN?
Definition
THE CONDITIONS WERE HOT AND THE ATMOSPHERE WAS DIFFERENT.
Term
WHAT WAS THE MILLER AND UREY EXPERIMENT?
Definition
THEY TRIED TO REPLICATE THE CONDITIONS OF A PRIMITIVE EARTH. (THEY TRIED TO MAKE A BABY EARTH) THERE WAS WATER , LIGHTENING, HEAT. AND AN ATMOSPHERE OF GASES.
Term
PROTON
Definition
ATOM WITHA POSITIVE CHARGE
Term
ELECTRON
Definition
ATOM WITH A NEGATIVE CHARGE
Term
NEUTRON
Definition
AN ATOM THAT DOESN'T HAVE A CHARGE
Term
WHAT ARE THE FIVE THINGS ALL LIVING THINGS SHARE?
Definition
1. CELLULAR ORGANIZATION
2. METABOLISM
3. HOMEOSTASIS
4. GROWTH AND REPRODUCTION
5. HEREDITY
Term
WHAT IS CELLULAR ORGANIZATION?
Definition
ALL THINGS ARE COMPOSED OF ONE OR MORE CELLS THAT ARE ORGANIZED.
Term
METABOLISM
Definition
ALL LIVING THINGS USE ENERGY. METABOLISM IS THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY FROM ONE FORM TO ANOTHER.
Term
HOMEOSTASIS
Definition
ALL LIVING THINGS MAINTAIN A STABLE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT.
Term
HEREDITY
Definition
THE TRANSMISSION OF CHARACTERISTICS FROM PARENT TO OFFSPRING.
Term
WHAT IS THE SMALLEST LIVING THING?
Definition
CELL
Term
HOW DO CELLS ARISE?
Definition
BY DIVISION OF PREVIOUS CELLS
Term
NAME 4 CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROKARYOTIC CELL.
Definition
THEY HAVE:
1.CELL WALLS,
2.LITTLE INTERIOR ORGANIZATION,
3.SINGLE, CIRCULAR DNA
4.NO NUCLEUS
Term
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PROKARYOTIC CELL?
Definition
BACTERIA
Term
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF A PLASMA MEMBRANE?
Definition
IT CREATES A BARRIER FOR THE CELL!
Term
IN A PLASMA MEMBRANE, WHAT DOES POLAR HYDROPHILLIC HEAD MEAN?
Definition
LIKES WATER .... BECAUSE IT IS POLAR AND PHILLIC(MEANS LIKE).
Term
IN THE PLASMA MEMBRANE, WHAT DOES A NONPOLAR HYDROPHOBIC HEAD MEAN?
Definition
HATES WATER.... WHY? BECAUSE WHEN SOMETHING IS NON POLAR IT WILL NOT ATTRACT WATER AND... SINCE HYDRO MEANS WATER... AND PHOBIC MEANS SCARED... HYDROPHOBIC MEANS SCARED OF WATER.
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