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| living cells are the basis of this complex organization. |
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| organisms reproduce to their own kind |
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| inherited info in the form of DNA controls the pattern of growth and development of all organisms. |
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| chemical energy stored in food to power its own activities and chemical reactions |
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| all organisms respond to where they live |
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an ability to control an organism’s internal environment within limits that sustain life
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| Levels of biological organization |
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(smallest to biggest)
molecules > organells > cells > tissues > organ system > organs > organisms > populations > communities > ecosysyems > ecotones > biomes > biosphere |
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| The concept of emergant properties |
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| the whole is greater then the composition of its parts |
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steps:
ask a question > do background check > construct a hypothesis > test hypothesis by doing experiment > analyse data and draw conclusion > report your results and answer if you hypothesis is correct |
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Scientific theory
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scientific theory; one that has been tested
hypothesis; one that has not been tested |
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| experimental setup design to test a hypothesis |
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| When are bar graphs used in a lab? |
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| when there are more then two sets of data are being plotted |
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| When is a line graph used in labs? |
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| when there is one thing being tested but over time |
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all living organisms
solid, liquid and gas |
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the importance of chemical elements to living organisms
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Elements that compose the majority of life |
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HONC
hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and carbon |
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Importance of trace elements.
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essential but only when needed in minute quantities.
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| a substance consisting of two oe more different elements |
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| smallest unit of matter that still remains the properties of an element |
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| Subatomic particles of an atom |
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| protrons (+), netrons (=) and electrons (-) |
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| same number of protons but different neutrons |
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| nucleus decaus spontaneously giving off particles and energy |
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| the attraction (pull) for shared electrons |
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| a small electronegativity difference when the e- are attracted slightly to one atom over the other |
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| no electronegativity difference between two atoms leads to the equal e- sharing |
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| How does valence electrons influence bonding? |
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they can either bond together with another element with the needed amount of electrons or give away an electron to an element that needs it..
sharing electrons |
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attractions between atoms of opposite charge with great difference in electronegativity
ex) Na and Cl |
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the stongest kind of chemical bond when two atoms share one or more outer shell-electrons
ex) two H
two O
one C and four H |
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| makes liquid water cohesive |
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| How chemical reactions chage the composition of mater |
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| they do not creat or destroy it |
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| solution, solvent, solute, and aqueous solution |
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1- 6 is acidic
7 is neutral
8 - 14 basic |
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| Importance of carbon to life |
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| Chemical structure to biological function |
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| size and shape of the molecule and groups of atoms attached to it |
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| affects biological molecules function in a characteristic way |
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| Dehydration VS hydrolysis reaction |
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dehydration: monomers are linked together to form polymers which remove water
hydrolysis: polymers are broken apart by the addition of water |
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| Hydrophilic VS hydrophobic molecules |
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hydrophilic: water loving
hydrophobic: water hating |
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| Building block monomers of carbohydrates |
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| Building block monomers of nucleic acids |
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| made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen |
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sugar monomers
ex) glucose and fructose |
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| long chains of sugar units |
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| hydrophobic water insoluble (water fearing) compounds |
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| another name for fats.. because of their structure |
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| are lipids in which the carbon skeleton contains four fused rings |
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| Chemical structure of proteins |
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DNA: DeoxyriboNucleic Acid (T=A & G=C) RNA: RiboNucleic Acid (U=A & G=C)
DNA works through and is transcribed into RNA |
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| Why cells are a special level in biological organization |
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| Prokaryotic VS eukaryotic |
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| Structures of animal VS plant cells |
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| Structure and function of cell membranes |
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