BIOCHEM Flashcards

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The study of the chemical processes and substances within and relating.

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Biochemistry

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are the essential molecules in living organisms, and they play a critical role in various biological processes.

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Biomolecules

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is a branch of science that deals with living organisms and their vital processes.

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Biology

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the scientific study of matter, its properties, and how it changes. It explores the composition, structure, and behavior of substances, as well as the transformations they undergo and the energy involved in those processes.

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Chemistry

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Human attempt to understand the natural world, with or without concern for practical uses of that knowledge.

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Science

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science comes from the Latin word

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“sientia” meaning “knowledge”

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Technology, for its part, comes from the Greek word

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“techne‟ meaning “art or craft‟ and “logia”, meaning a “subject or interest‟.

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8
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Natural Science

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Physical and Biological Science

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9
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scientific way of solving scientific problem

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Scientific Method

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Steps in Scientific method

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  1. Identify or define the problem.
  2. Gather enough information and study them.
  3. Formulate the hypothesis.
  4. Test the hypothesis.
  5. Make a conclusion.
  6. Verify the conclusion
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11
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Observation

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using the five senses intensively

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Hypothesis

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educated or scientific guess

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13
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practical applications of what we know about nature using scientific principles for the betterment of the human situation.

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Technology

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14
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are thekey elements of life because each has a unique properties that allow them to form essential bonds needed to build biomolecules.

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CHNOPS

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15
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it is referred as the roots of Biochemistry.It deals with the functions of the living systems.

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Molecular Biology

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16
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deals with the structure and functions of cell in living organism. It is also called cytology.

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one of the most important processes taking place in all living things. it is the transformation or the series of activities that happens when food is converted into energy in human body.

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deals with the study of genes, their variations and the heredity characteristics in living organisms.

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The structure of DNA, the material carrying our genes, was discovered in?

20
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used to study the structure of materials at the atomic or molecular level.

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X-ray Diffraction

21
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laboratory technique used to separate and analyze mixture.

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Chromatography

22
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technique in which a radioactive isotope is attached to a molecule so scientists can track or trace it during
chemical or biological processes.

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Radioisotopic Labeling

23
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technique for obtaining high resolution
images of biological and non-biological specimens.

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Electron Microscopy