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Review for Midterms
Review for Mrs.Wright's Midterm
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Biology
10th Grade
01/22/2008

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What is the difference between an Atom, Element and a Compound (Molecule)?
Definition
Atom < Element <Compound (Molecule)
Term
What is capillary action?
Definition
When water moves up the sides of the plant.
Term
Who won the Nobel Prize for DNA?
Definition
Watson and Crick and Wilson
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What is the last step of photosynthesis?
Definition
The Calvin Cycle
Term
Where are ATP, NADPH and Oxygen produced?
Definition

In the light reaction.

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What is deoxyribose and a phosphate group?
Definition
The backbone of DNA
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What are the bonds between water molecules?

 

Definition
Hydrogen bonds
Term
What is antiparallel?
Definition
The relationship between the two sides of a DNA molecule
Term
What do a nitrogen base, sugar and a phosphate make up?
Definition
A nucleotide
Term
What are amino acids?
Definition
Building blocks of proteins
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What are CAM plants?
Definition
Plants who's stomates open during the night instead of the day.
Term
What are C4 plants?
Definition

Plants that use a 4-Carbon compound instead of a 4-Carbon one.

Term
What are ionic bonds?
Definition
Where one atom loses electrons and the other one gains them.
Term
What are covalent bonds?
Definition
Where atoms share electrons.
Term

What is the structure of a lipid?

Definition
An E-shaped molecule
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What element do proteins have that others don't?
Definition
Nitrogen
Term

What are two amino acids bonded together?

Definition

Peptide bond

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Nucleolus does what?
Definition
Makes chromosomes
Term

What does the nucleus do?

Definition
Contains the chromosomes and makes ribosomes.
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