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Biology
Undergraduate 1
12/13/2007

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What is a hypothesis?
Definition
an educated guess
Term
something that hasn't been proven or disproven but has been tested quite a bit is called a ?
Definition
scientific theory
Term
an educated guess is what?
Definition
a hypothesis
Term

chance determines what?

Definition
whether a person is put in an experimental group or a control group.
Term
who is in the control group
Definition
those who get the placebo.
Term
science is based on what?
Definition
facts
Term

the cell cycle has what in it?

Definition
G1, S, G2, Mitosis ( Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase)
Term
phenotype is?
Definition
physical traits
Term

homozygous

Definition
two alleles that are alike
Term
heterozygous?
Definition
2 different alleles
Term
genotypes
Definition
genetics
Term
 which type of glucose metabolizing pathway produces more energy in the form of ATP.
Definition

aerobic respiration

Term
aerobic respiration is a type of what?
Definition
Know which type of glucose metabolizing pathway produces more energy in the form of ATP.
Term
3 things for plants are needed?
Definition
water, sunlight, carbon
Term
How do plants use H20?
Definition
hyrdrogen is used to make atp, oxygen gives electrons
Term

what does carbon do?

Definition
makes atp through the kreb cycle
Term
what is the main function of the ribisomes?
Definition
to line up proteins
Term
what is the main function of chloroplasts and mitochondria?
Definition
to make atp
Term
what two things make atp?
Definition

mitochondria and chloroplasts

Term
what is the main function of ATP?
Definition

ENERGY

Term
what are the building blocks of protein?
Definition
amino acids and they are linked through peptide bonds
Term

fructose and glucose make what?

Definition
sucrose
Term
sucrose is made up of?
Definition
glucose and fructose
Term
monosaccarhid makes up what?
Definition
a complex carbohydrate
Term

A  complex carbohydrate is made up of what?

Definition
monosaccharrids
Term
NH2 is what?
Definition
an amino acid
Term

what code is an amino acid?

 

COO

NH2

H20

C0

Definition

nh2

Term

what is a carboxyl group?

 

coo

co2

h20

acgcta

Definition
coo
Term
coo is a what?
Definition
carboxyl group
Term
  • Know what atom is associated with organic compounds.
Definition
carbon
Term
  • Know what molecule forms the main component of all cellular membranes.
Definition

phospholipid

Term
phospholipids contain what?
Definition
  • forms the main component of all cellular membranes.
Term
DNA is made up of what?
Definition
phosphate, sugar, base(a,t,c,g)
Term
what is a compound?
Definition
2 or more elements comebined together.
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