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08/25/2010

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Biology
Definition
The study of Life
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7 Charateristics of non-living vs. living organsims
Definition

1. Cells and organization

2. Energy use and Metabolism

3. Response to environmental changes

4. Regualtion and Homestasis

5. Growth and Development

6. Reproduction

7. Biological Evolution

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Organsim
Definition
Organum ( Latin) applied to all living things
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Cell
Definition
Simplest unit of a organsim
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Cell Theory
Definition
Orgaism are made up of cells
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Metabolism
Definition
Energy is combined with a chemical reaction to breakdown nutrients and catagorize the componets that makeup individule cells and organsims
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Photosynthesis
Definition
Energy from  light
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Adaptations
Definition
Adjust to environment for a time period
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Homestasis
Definition
Regulate body temperature to maintain core temperature
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Growth and Development
Definition

Growth= to produce more large cells

Development= charateristics (hieght and eye color)

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Reproduce (DNA)
Definition
Dexoyribonucleic Acid is gentic material that is a blueprint for organization, development, and function of living things
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Genes
Definition
Traits
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Molecular Gene Exspression
Definition
RNA - mRNA - Polypetide - Amino Acid sequence
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Biological Evolution
Definition
Change over time
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Biological Organization

(smallest - largest)

Definition
atoms - molecule - cell - tissue - organ - organism - population - community - ecosystem - biosphere
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Evolutionary Change
Definition
Vertical decent and Horizontal gene transfer
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Vertical Descent
Definition

Lineage by mutations

(natural selection)

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Horizontal Gene Transfer
Definition

From one species to another

(sexually or asexually)

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Taxonomy
Definition
Grouping of species
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Forms of Life
Definition
Bacteria, Archea, Eukarya
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Eukarya vs. Bacteria and Archea
Definition
Bacteria and Archea ( prokayotic) do not have a nucleas like Eukary ( eukaryotic)
Term
Bionomial
Definition

Genus species

Panthera onca

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Genome
Definition
The complete gentic makeup of an organism
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Proteomes
Definition
The complete complement of proteins that a cell or organism can make
Term
Proteins
Definition

proteios (greek)- first rank, composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and small etc.

Amino Acids

Term
Amino acids
Definition
α-carbon atom linked to amino group (NH2 ) and a carboxyl group (COOH) = peptide bond, more than one= polypeptide
Term
5 Factors critical for protein folding and stability
Definition
Hydrogen Bonds, Ionic bonds/ polar interactions, hydrophobic effect, Van der Waals force, disulfide bridges
Term
Inorganic chemistry
Definition
the nature of atoms and molecules with the exception of those that contain rings or chains of carbon
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Atoms
Definition
the smallest functional unit of matters that form all chemical substance and that cannot be further broken down into other substances by ordinary chemical or physical means
Term
Sub-atomic particles
Definition
protons, neutron, electrons
Term
Orbitals
Definition
electrons travel within regions surrounding the nucleas in which the probability is high of finding that electron
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Atomic number
Definition
the number of protins in a atoms nucleas
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Atomic Mass
Definition
scale indicates an atom's mass relative to other atoms
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Daltons
Definition
what atomic mass is measured
Term
Mole
Definition
6.022 X 1023 is equal to one mole of a substance
Term
Isotopes
Definition
differ from the original elements number of neutrons
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Molecule
Definition
two or more atoms bond together
Term
Molecular Formula
Definition
consists of the chemical sysmbols of all the atoms presents and a subscript tells how many are present in molecule
Term
Compound
Definition
a molecule with two or more  different elements
Term
Covalent Bonds
Definition
share a pair of electrons, when outer shells aren't full
Term
Electronegativity
Definition
measure of its ability to attract electron in a bond from another atom
Term
Polar Covalent Bonds
Definition
differences in electronegativity
Term
Hydrogen Bonds
Definition
forms when a hydrogen atom from on polar molecule becomes electrically attracted to an electronegative atom
Term
Ion
Definition
when a molecule gains of loses a one or more electron it receives a net charge
Term
Cation
Definition
positve charged ions
Term
Anion
Definition
negative charged ion
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Ionic Bonds
Definition
when cations form with anions
Term
Reactants and Products
Definition
when one substnace combines another to create something new
Term
Solutes
Definition
substances that dissolve in liquid
Term
Solvent
Definition
what the solute is dissolved in
Term
Solution
Definition
the product of the solute and solvent
Term
Aqueous Solution
Definition
solutions that involve water
Term
Hydrophilic
Definition
water loving
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hydrophobic
Definition
water fearing
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Molecular Mass
Definition
equal to the sum of the atomic masses of all the atoms in the molecule
Term
heat of vaporization
Definition
heat required to vaporize 1 mole of substance at its boiling point under standard pressure
Term
heat of fusion
Definition
the amount heat energy that must be withdrawn or released from a substnace to cause it to change from liquid to the solid state
Term
Hydrolysis
Definition
when water is used to break down a substance
Term
Dehydration/ Condesation reaction
Definition
reaction involvs the removal of a water molecule and the fromation of a covalent bonds between two separate molecules
Term
Hydroxide ions
Definition
OH-
Term
Acids
Definition
the release of hydrogen ions in solution
Term
Strong Acids
Definition
when it completle dissociates in water
Term
Weak acid
Definition
carbonic acid, some will remain in the HCO
Term
Base
Definition
lowers the H+ concentration
Term
pH
Definition
defined as the negative logarithm to the base 10 of the H+concentration
Term
buffer
Definition
composed of weak acid and its related base, bicarbonate pathway
Term
polymers
Definition
linking if many smaller molecules called monmers
Term
Carbohydrates
Definition
composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
Term
Monosaccharides
Definition

simple sugars

ribose

Term
Disaccarides
Definition

combine of two simple sugars

glucose

Term
Polysaccharides
Definition

many monosaccahrides form long sugar chains

starch

Term
Lipids
Definition
molecules composed perdominantly of hydrogen and carbon atoms, non-polar, insolubale in water
Term
Triglycerides
Definition
fatty acid, chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms with carboxyl group at the end
Term
Saturated fatty acids
Definition
carbons are saturated with covalently bound hydrogen
Term
Unsaturated fatty acid
Definition
contains one or more fatty acid chain
Term
Phospholipids
Definition
similar to trigyceride but with a on the third hydroxyl group with a phosphate
Term
Steroids
Definition
four fused carbon rings
Term
Proteins
Definition
composed of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and small amounts of othe elements
Term
Amino Acids
Definition
building blocks of proteins, the polymer
Term
Peptide bond
Definition
covalent bond formed between a carboxyl and amino groups
Term
Primary structures
Definition
the first structure in the protein, has the defined squence
Term
Secondary stucture
Definition
repeating strucutres in the pattern, creating the folds
Term
Tertiary structure
Definition
the three demnsional shape is the information of the protein
Term
Quaternary structure
Definition
the two or more tertairy sturctures
Term
Nucleic Acids
Definition
responsible for the storgae, exspression, and transmissions of gentic information
Term
DNA
Definition
five carbon sugar= deoxyribose, purine bases, Adenine, Guanine, have double fused rings of nitrogen, and carbon atoms, pyrimidine bases, Cytosine and Thymine
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