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1. Composed of Cells
2. Attain and use energy
3. Respond to stimuli
4. Maintain homeostasis
5. Grow and develop
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| Hierarchical nature of biology |
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Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organisms
Organ systems
Tissues
cells
(every cool person orders shrimp to cook) |
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Observation
Hypothesis
prediction
assess results/conclusion (reject or support hypothesis) |
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| view of life before Darwin |
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| creationism; direct actions from creator |
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| Lamarck's hypothesis on evolution |
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| changes occur by use and disuse; parents gave traits to children; based on experience |
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| Darwin and Wallace hypothesis evolution |
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| Individuals in population vary; differential reproduction; better adapted will survive |
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| Factors that lead Darwin to evolution |
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| fossils; inspired by lyell earth is older; uniformitarianism; |
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| Tenets of Natural Selection |
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| differential reproduction; artificial reproduction; analogous structures; genomes; |
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| transitional forms of fossils; industrial melanism; finches; homologous structures; similar embryos; biogeographical studies; |
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| Evolution of similar forms in different lineages exposed to the same selective pressures; bats and birds |
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| birds and bats; different evolutionary origin but same function |
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| same evolutionary origin; different structures (penguin is a bird but swims) |
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| pattern of evolutionary relationships |
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| a group that includes a common ancestor and all descendants i.e. reptilia that includes reptiles and birds |
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| Evolution is a unifying theme in bio |
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| if evolution did not occur natural laws in biology would be false |
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| all living organisms consist of cells; cells are smallest living things; cells arise only from another cell |
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| same element with different number of neutrons |
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| same atomic number, same chemical properties; |
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| groups of atoms held together in a stable association (water molecule) |
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| molecules containing one or more elements |
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| there are always actions that are transferring electrons from one atom to another |
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| electrons in the outermost energy level of an atom |
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| atoms tend to establish completely full energy levels; once filled does not react with other atoms |
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| elements common in organic compounds |
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| Carlos Has Orange Nipples |
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| attraction of oppositely charged atoms i.e. Na+Cl- |
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| Share two or more valence electrons; strength depends on # of electron pairs shared by atoms |
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| unequal sharing of electrons ex: H2O |
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| equal sharing of electrons (H2; O2; N2) |
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1. Ability to form hydrogen bonds
2. High specific heat
3. High heat of vaporization
4. Ice is less dense than liquid water
5. Good solvent
6. Organizes nonpolar molecules |
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Acids: releases H+ 0-6.9
Bases: accept H+ 7.1-14
pure water 7 (buffer: accepts/releases H+ necessary to keep pH constant) |
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| Chemical Building Blocks of Life |
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| Carlos Has Sexy Orange Nipples |
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| molecules consisting of hydrogen and carbon; covalent bonds store considerable energy; good for fuels |
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| single sugar; contains 6 carbons; important for energy storage |
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| two monosaccharides linked together by dehydration synthesis |
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| ex: sucrose, lactose, maltose |
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| long chains of sugars; used for energy storage; structural support |
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| Plants vs. Animals use of polysaccharides |
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plants use starch -> animals use glycogen
plants use cellulose-> animals use chitin |
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| specialized for the storage, transmission, and use of genetic info. |
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| Nucleotides are connected by |
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| Double-helix: two polynucleotide strands connected by hydrogen bonds |
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| genetic info. is carried in the sequence of: |
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| Deoxyribose (sugar) Phosphate |
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| Ribose phosphate backbone |
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| ATP: primary energy currency of the cell, bonds within double-helix, NAD+ and FAD (electron carriers for many cellular reactions) |
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| ATP: primary energy currency of the cell, bonds within double-helix, NAD+ and FAD (electron carriers for many cellular reactions) |
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large double ring molecules found in DNA and RNA
1. AG
GAP |
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Smaller singular ring molecules
T-CUP |
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| Enzyme catalysts; defense; support; transport; motion; regulation; storage |
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| 20 different kinds; joined by dehydration synthesis |
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| What forms bet. adjacent amino acids? |
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| Composed of amino acids linked by peptide bonds |
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| Covalent bond that links two amino acids |
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| interaction of groups bet. peptide backbond |
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| Folded shape of polypeptide chain |
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| Interaction bet. multiple polypeptide subunits |
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what is protein folding aided by
ex: heat shock proteins |
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| twice as much energy as carbs; most energy dense molecule |
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| animal fats; solid at room temp |
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| plant oils; liquid at room temp. |
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1-Glycerol
2-fatty acids
and a phosphate group |
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| before nucleus; contain no membrane bound organelles; simplest organism |
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| how do prokayotes usually divide? |
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| outermost structure of prokaryotes |
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which of the following are involved in attachment:
fimbriae; capusule; flagella; pili |
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| what regulates the movement of flagella |
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