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2nd taxonomic rank that is composed of smaller groups called phyla
Bacteria, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Animalia, Archaea |
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| Any measurable aspect of the system. |
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| all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of the cells and the organism. |
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| Self regulation of bodily functions |
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Cellular
Tissues
Organs
Systems
Organisms
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| A group of species that interbreed in the same place |
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| Organisms that have the ability to interbreed |
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| interacting group of various species in a common location. |
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| a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. |
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Emergent Properties
Cells
DNA
Structure and Function
Evolution
Metabolism
Reproduction
Homestasis |
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Darwinian
Variation of traits
Differential reproduction/death
Heredity
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Top down logic
process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true. |
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Bottom up
Hypothesizing
a logical process in which multiple premises, all believed true or found true most of the time, are combined to obtain a specific conclusion.
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| all subjects involved in the experiment are treated exactly the same |
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Observation
Question
Hypothesis
Prediction
Experiment
Results
Conclusion
Manuscript/Peer Review |
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"certainty"
a unifying explanation for a broad range of observations
Evolution
Heredity
Cell
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All organisms are composed by at least one cell
Cell is the most basic unit of life
All cells come from pre-existing cells |
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Genetic info is coded in DNA
Genes encode specific proteins/RNA
Proteins and RNA are determined by form and function |
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Mendel
Genes are passed down generations
Genes are located on chromosomes |
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Members in a population vary in traits
Traits are inherited
Can more offspring than the habitat can support
Many offspring die due to environmental limitations
Natural Selection
Diversity |
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Smallest units of matter with elemental properties
made of protons, neutrons, electrons |
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| Total number of protons and neutrons |
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| a chemical substance consisting of atoms having the same number of protons in their atomic nuclei |
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| The path electrons travel on |
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| Atoms that have gained or lost 1 electron |
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Different versions of an element
different # of neutrons |
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| a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation |
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a nucleus of an unstable atom loses energy by emitting radiation
Can break bonds |
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| a technique used to date materials such as rocks or carbon, in which trace radioactiveimpurities were selectively incorporated when they formed. |
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| Half-life is the amount of time required for the amount of something to fall to half its initial value |
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Formed by chemical reactions
Bonds made or broken by atoms |
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| Attractive forces between atoms |
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Opposites attract
transfers electrons to complete an outer shell
Weaker and crystaline |
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Covalent Bond
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Shares electrons to make equal shells
Strongest bond
Forms true molecules
Non Polar-equal sharing
Polar- unequal sharing
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Happens in hydrogen bonds
Cant form molecules |
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| Particles that stick together |
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| dissimilar particles or surfaces to cling to one another |
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| excludes or avoids water molcules |
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| breaking of a bond in a molecule using water |
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| a group of atoms responsible for the characteristic reactions of a particular compound. |
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very large molecule
created by polymerization of monomers
ex: proteins |
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| molecule that may bind chemically to create a polymer |
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| A chain of monomers that can create a macromolecule |
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Structure, Storage, transport
compounds that consist of large molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids and are an essential part of all living organisms, |
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proteins that act as catalysts
have specific molecular targets (substrates)
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Amino Acid
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CHON
building blocks of proteins and as intermediates in metabolism.
polar-hydrophillic
nonpolar-hydrophobic |
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| molecules that serve as the monomers, or subunits, of nucleic acids like DNA |
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unique sequence of amino acids
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join amino acids
vary in # of monomers |
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A nucleic acid
Stores and transmits genetic info
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| coding, decoding, regulation, and expression of genes |
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