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scientific inquiry
Define observation,
Define experimentation,
Define hypotheses
8  cards
Chemical and physical principles
How does the first law of therody...,
Second law of thermodynamics,
Experiments that prove that livin...
4  cards
The cell
Cell,
Essential features of a cell,
The only two sources of energy is
19  cards
evolution
Evolution,
Natural selection,
What is an example of environment...
6  cards
Ecology
Ecology is
1  cards
Chemical and physical principles
What is a covalent bond,
What is an ionic bond,
What is a polar covalent bond non...
3  cards
Water
Is water polar or nonpolar,
Hydrophilic,
Hydrophobic
12  cards
Carbon
Organic molecules,
Four elements that contribute to ...,
Isomers
4  cards
Organic molecules
Role of proteins,
Nucleic acids,
Lipids
24  cards
life's origin
The experiment that answers could...,
How does clay help bind nucleotides,
The experiment that proves clay h...
3  cards
Structure of DNA
Experiment proving genetic materi...,
Experiment that concludes what mo...,
What is a nucleoside and what is ...
17  cards
Structure of proteins
At a ph of 735 745,
Hydrophobic amino acids,
Hydrophilic amino acids
13  cards
Cell membrane
Parts that make up the cell membrane,
Two parts of phospholipids and th...,
Amphipathic molecule
14  cards
movement in and out of the cell (plasma membrane)
The role of the plasma membrane i...,
Homeostasis,
How is the plasma membrane select...
17  cards
Internal organizations of cells
Nucleus in prokaryotic and euroko...,
Compatibilization and size,
Pili
7  cards
The endomembrane system
Vesicles are,
6 components of the endomembrane ...,
What is endocytosis
23  cards
mitochondria and chloroplast
Mitochandria is,
How is atp synthesized in mitocho...,
Chloroplast
7  cards
Metabolism
Autotrophs are,
Heterotrophs are,
Phototrophs are
8  cards
Kinetic and potential energy/ chemical energy/laws of thermodynamics
Kinetic energy,
Potential energy,
Relationship between
15  cards
enzymes
What is the role of enzymes,
The steps of the enzyme catalyst,
In a chemical reaction catalyzed ...
12  cards
cellular respiration
What is glycolysis,
Glycolysis,
Is cellular respiration catabolic...
11  cards
Glycolysis/the citric acid cycle
Is glycolysis anaerobic or aerobic,
The phases of gylcolysis,
Phase 2
8  cards
The electron transport chain
The order of the complexes electr...,
The order of complexes electrons ...,
What happens to the last final el...
13  cards
anaerobic metabolism
The differiantion of the metaboli...,
The differiantion of metabolic pa...,
Why do some organisms ferment
6  cards
metabolic intergration
How is excess glucose stored in p...,
How does the liver store glucose ...,
How do other sugars contribute gl...
5  cards
Cell division
Cell division is,
Cell divison occurs for,
Binary fission
11  cards
mitotic cell division
A karyotype is,
Human chromosomes,
Sex chromosomes
13  cards
meiotic cell divison
The differences between meiotic c...,
In multicellular animals the cell...,
Meiosis 1
25  cards
nondisjunction
Nondisjunction,
Nondisjunction is,
When nondisjunction takes place i...
11  cards
Cell regulation
Kinases are,
Cyclins are,
Cyclin dependent kinases are
13  cards
Cancer
Steps of the dna damage checkpoin...,
When nothings are wrong with the ...,
Peyton rous experiment
9  cards
DNA structure and functions
Replication,
Parental strands serve as,
Mutation
8  cards
Transcription
Where is dna and ribosomes locate...,
An experiment that proves that rn...,
The four differences between rna ...
16  cards
RNA processing
Role of mrna,
Primary transcription in prokaryotes,
Primary transcription in eukaryotes
12  cards
Protein synthesis
The larger units of ribosome cont...,
The goal of the ribosomes is,
Codon
12  cards
DNA replication/chromosomes
Dna replicates,
Replication fork,
Dna polymerization and its direction
19  cards
intro to mutations
Silent mutations,
Single nucleotide polymorphisms,
Silent mutations
6  cards
Early theories of inheritance
Trait,
What two contradicting theories d...,
Examples that effect fetal develo...
6  cards
Foundations of modern transmission genetics
Mendel s key discovery,
The 7 psychical traits mendel stu...,
True breeding
15  cards
Segregation
When mendel allows for f1 flowers...,
Test cross,
Segregation of alleles takes place
6  cards
Independent assortment
Principle of independent assortment,
Epistasis
2  cards
Human genetics
Dominant traits,
Recessive traits,
Things that jeopardize pedigrees
3  cards
X and Y chromosomes
X chromosome,
Y chromosome
2  cards
Genotype and phenotype
Polymorphisms,
Does polymorphisms increase or de...,
Genetic risk factor
6  cards
The nature of mutations
Mutation of individual nucleotide...,
The rate of error in dna replicat...,
Hotspots are
5  cards
Chapter 24.1- Two Prokaryotic domains
What are the characteristics of a...,
Structure of cell wall in bacteri...,
Structure of cell wall in bacteri...
9  cards
chapter 25.1- A review of Eukaryotic cells
The earliest single celled eukary...,
What is the purpose of the cyto s...,
What are organelles
11  cards
chapter 25.2- Eukaryotic symboitic cells
The endosymbiotic hypothesis,
What is some evidence that suppor...,
How does phylogenetic data suppor...
3  cards
Chapter 25.3 - Eukaryotic diversity
What are protists,
What are the four major groups of...,
What are the opisthokonta
11  cards
Chapter 26.1- 26.2
How do eukaryotes show simple mul...,
Components of a simple multicellu...,
Advantages of multicellularity or...
11  cards
chapter-24.2
In cellular respiration chemotrophs,
Photosynthesis,
What is anxogenic photosynthesis
13  cards
chapter- 26.3
What are the three general requir...,
Why is cell adhesion important,
How is adhesions accomplished in ...
13  cards
chapter 24.3- 24.4
Primary producers are,
What is assimilation,
Why can t primary producers captu...
9  cards
chapter 24.5
Dpann,
Eurarcheaotes,
Halophillic
5  cards
Chapter 32.1- Growth and nutrition
What are the two ways in which fu...,
What are hyphaes,
What are mycelium
18  cards
Chapter 32.2- Reproduction
What are the two things fungi mus...,
What is the benefits of having sp...,
What is the purpose of fruiting b...
12  cards
Chapter 32.3- Diversity
What is the evolutional shift spe...,
What is the evolutional shift spe...,
What is the evolutional shift spe...
9  cards
chapter 8.1- An overview of photosynthesis
What is the photic zone and where...,
How do photosynthetic organisms a...,
What redox reaction occurs during...
11  cards
Chapter 8.2- Calvin cycle
What are the three major steps of...,
What is carboxylation,
What is reduction
8  cards
Chapter 8.3- Capturing sunlight into chemical forms
What is a major energy entry poin...,
What is visible light,
What are pigments how do they wor...
15  cards
Chapter 8.4 - Photosynthesis challenges
How does reactive oxygen species ...,
How could malfunction in the calv...,
G
7  cards
Chapter 27.1- Photosynthesis on land
What is one of the biggest hazard...,
What are some of the features tha...,
What are the ways that algae and ...
13  cards
Chapter-27.2 In organic chemistry deck
0  cards
Chapter 27.3- water transport
What are parenchyma cells and whe...,
What are phloem cells,
What are xylem
12  cards
Chapter 27.4-Transport of carbohydrates
What is the main difference betwe...,
What are sources,
What are sinks
9  cards
Chapter 31.1- Animal life cycle
What is a gametophyte,
What is a sporophyte
2  cards
Chapter 29.1- Shoot growth and development
What are some examples of roots d...,
What are some examples of stems d...,
What are some examples of leaves ...
15  cards
Chapter 29.2- Plant hormone(incomplete)
What is the difference between pl...,
E,
Five major hormones auxin
8  cards
Chapter 29.3- Secondary Growth
Why is the growth in plant diamet...,
What is primary growth,
What is secondary growth
16  cards
Chapter 29.4- Root growth and development
How does root stems grow,
What are some ways in which roots...,
What is the casparian strip
9  cards
Chapter 29.5- The environmental context of growth and development
What is tropism,
Plant stems are described as posi...,
How did charles darwin experiment...
14  cards
Chapter 29.6- Timing of developmental events
How is the growth of flowering pl...,
What are short day plants,
What are long day plants
7  cards
Chapter 33.1- Animal Body plans
What is a feature of animal cells...,
What is phylum,
What are characters how do they e...
24  cards
Chapter 33.2- Tissues and organs
What are tissues,
What are the components that make...,
What is the role of an epithelial...
15  cards
Chapter 33.3- Homeostasis
What is homeostasis what does it ...,
Describe negative feedback,
What are the components if a nega...
9  cards
Chapter 38.1- Patterns of animal metabolism
What is a catabolic reaction,
What is an anabolic reaction,
How does pryuvate get utilized in...
13  cards
Chapter 39.1- Water and electrolyte balance
What is osmosis,
Is water a solute or a solvent,
What is a selectively permeable b...
22  cards
Chapter 39.2-Excretion of wastes
Why is execertion important for a...,
What are excretory organs and wha...,
What are the differences between ...
20  cards
Chapter 39.3- The Mammalian kidney
Components of the kidney location...,
What is the function of the kidney,
What enters the kidney and what e...
15  cards
Chapter 41.1 -Immune system
What does hiv attack and effect,
What does streptococcus bacteria ...,
What cell functions does vibrio c...
22  cards
Chapter 34.5 / 35.1 - Muscles and sensory system
What is an example of we can only...,
How are sensory signal landscapes...,
Mechanoreceptors pressure sensors...
22  cards
Chapter 34.1-34.3- Nervous systems
Sensory neurons,
Interneurons,
Motor neurons
9  cards
population ecology
Population,
Mark recapture,
Random dispersion
10  cards
Chapter community ecology
Ecological community,
Ecological community,
Two factors to consider when defi...
24  cards
Earths biome
What controls the environments te...,
The three earth transition positi...,
Air in the tropics
28  cards
Ecosystem ecology
Ecosystem,
Nitrogen cycle,
Human effect of nitrogen cycle
16  cards
Anthorpocene
Excess co2 absorbed by the ocean ...,
Why does deforestation happen mor...
2  cards

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