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| What is the difference between observational science and experimental science? |
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| What are the three Domains of life? |
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| Which domains include organisms with prokaryotic cell organization? |
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| What kinds of organisms are in each of the domains? |
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| What are the characteristics of living things (organisms)? |
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| What is the alternative definition of life? |
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| What is the relationship between structure and function? |
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| What are the five mechanisms that can result in evolution? |
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| Is evolution always good for the affected population? |
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| Describe how evolution by natural selection occurs. |
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| What three conditions are required for natural selection to occur? |
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| What are the different levels of biological organization? |
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| What is the difference between a prokaryotic and eukaryotic cell? |
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| What are the subatomic particles of an atom? |
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| What are the charges of the subatomic particles of an atom? |
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| What are the important elements in biology? |
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| How does the trace element iodine affect a person? |
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| What is the difference between atomic number and atomic mass? |
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| What makes each element distinct? |
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| What is an isotope, and how can we use isotopes in biology? |
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| What subatomic particles are directly responsible for an element’s chemical properties? |
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| What determines how atoms will interact with each other to form bonds? |
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| What is the difference between ionic and covalent bonds? |
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| What does it mean to say a covalent bond is polar or non-polar? |
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| What is electronegativity? |
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| How does electronegativity affect whether covalent bonds are polar or non-polar? |
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| What are the relative electronegativities of the 4 most common atoms in organic molecules? |
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| Explain hydrogen bonding. |
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| How do hydrogen bonds occur? |
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| How do hydrogen bonds affect DNA? |
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| How are hydrogen bonds different from covalent bonds? |
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| What is the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom with an atomic number of 8, an atomic mass of 15.9994amu, and a neutral charge? |
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| What is the atomic mass, atomic number, and charge of an atom with 8 protons, 8 neutrons, and 8 electrons? |
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| How do covalent bonds form? |
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| Describe the basic characteristics of water, including the interaction between the elements hydrogen and oxygen as well as the interaction among water molecules. |
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| Describe four emergent properties of interacting water molecules. |
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| What is the role of hydrogen bonds and/or polarity in each one? |
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| How do hydrogen bonds form in water? |
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| What is the role of hydrogen bonds in DNA? |
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| Describe and explain the properties of cohesion, adhesion, and surface tension. |
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| How do cohesion and adhesion allow large drops of water to stand on a penny? |
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| What results from the high specific heat of water? |
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| Explain how ice insulates water. |
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| Is ice more or less dense than liquid water? |
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| Why is ice less dense than liquid water? |
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| Why is water so fundamental to life on earth? |
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| What makes water a powerful solvent? |
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| What is an aqueous solution? |
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| What is a hydration shell? |
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| What is meant by hydrophilic and hydrophobic, and what kinds of substances exhibit such properties? |
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| What makes a solution acidic or basic? |
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| How does the pH scale measure the acidity of a solution? |
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| What are buffers and how do they work? |
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| What is the concentration of H+ when the concentration of OH- is 10-1? |
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| What is the concentration of OH- when the concentration of H+ is 10-1? |
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| What is the concentration of H+ when the pH is 3? |
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| What is the concentration of OH- when the pH is 3? |
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| How is molarity calculated? |
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| How do you determine the molar mass of a substance if given the chemical formula? |
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| How much of a given solute and water do you use when making a solution of molarity 3? |
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| By how many times the OH- concentration and H+ concentration change when comparing solutions of different pH levels? |
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