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| The relative consistancy of the internal environment. |
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| Deductive & Inductive reasoning |
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Deductive- reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect). Inductive - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. |
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| 1st law of thermodynamics? |
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| The law which states that the total energy of a system and its surroundings remains constant. |
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| 2nd law of thermodynamics? |
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| While quantity remains the same (First Law), the quality of matter/energy deteriorates gradually over time. |
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| is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom |
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| the total mass of protons, neutrons and electrons in a single atom |
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| are the electrons contained in the outermost, or valence. |
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| atoms tend to combine in such a way that they each have eight electrons in their valence shell |
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| sharing of pairs of electrons between atoms |
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| bond formed by attraction between two oppositely charged ions. |
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| a dipole-dipole force between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom bonded to nitrogen, oxygen or flourine |
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| What type of bond makes a water molecule? |
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| Amino acid bonds to a hydrogen atom (20 different types of amino groups. ) |
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| 0 - 14, A pH of 7 represents a neutral state. 0 - 7 is a high acidic concentration. 7 - 14 is a base each unit increases 10 times greater every unit. |
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| Nucleotide- (Three parts)- a phosphate, 5-carbon sugar, a nitrogen containing base |
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| Amino acid - Hydrogen, amino group, carboxyl group, R group |
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| Primary protein structure. |
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| Primary structure is the primary sequence of amino acids. |
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| Secondary protein structure? |
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| Secondary structure is a helix or pleated sheet. |
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| Tertiary protein structure? |
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| Tertiary structure forms due to bending and twistiing of the secondary structure seen as globular structure. |
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| Quaternary protein structure? |
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| Occurs when protein has more than one polypeptide. |
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| Structure of amino acids. |
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| Hydrogen- Amino Group (NH2)- Carboxyl group (-COOH)- R group (Amino group) |
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| bond is broken due to an addition of water |
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| A bond which joins molecules and water is given off. |
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| Adenine, guanine, thymine, cytosine |
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| Adenine, guanine, uracil, cytosine |
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| Have no double bonds between the carbon atoms. |
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| Have double bonds in the carbon chain wherever the number of hydrogens is less than two per carbon atom. |
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| Composed of a phospholipid bilayer, lipid bilayer prevent polar solutes from diffusing across the membrane. (e.g. amino acids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, proteins, and ions) |
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| Carbohydrates used for energy storage |
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| When glucose is not used up it is metabolized (stored) as glycogen by insulin. Polysaccharides |
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| What are the different type of lipids |
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| Fats, oil, phospholipids,steroids and cholesterol |
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