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1st Semester Exam Flashcards

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1
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Proteins consist of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and often _______

A

Sulphur

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2
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the animal tissue that supports and protects other tissues and allows movement

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Skeletal

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3
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a chemical component of cells

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Salts

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4
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oils and fats

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Lipids

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5
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a plant tissue that protects the soft tissues of plants

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Epidermis

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6
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water ‘climbs’ trees due to these properties

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Cohesion and adhesion

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7
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phosphate heads are ____________

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Hydrophilic

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8
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the organelle that provides energy for the cell’s activities

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Mitochondrion

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9
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many substances dissolve in water

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Universal solvent

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10
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the larger appearance of an object using a microscope and other optical instrument

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Magnification

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11
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cells that do not have membrane-bound organelles

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Prokaryotes

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12
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membrane component involved with cell recognition

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Glycoprotein

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13
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membrane proteins are integral or _______

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peripheral

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14
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membrane component that regulates the fluidity of phospholipids

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Cholesterol

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15
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a thin layer of tissue that covers external surfaces in complex animals

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Epithelial

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16
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the plant tissue where photosynthesis is carried out

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Mesophyll

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17
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the organelle that is more common and larger in plants

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Vacuole

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18
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combination of characteristics common to all living things, absent from non-living things

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Life

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19
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lipids are made up of one ________ and three fatty acids

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Glycerol

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20
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a polysaccharide found in plant cell walls

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Cellulose

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21
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the scientific study of life and of the activities of all living things

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Biology

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22
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above 50 degrees Celsius, proteins become ________

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Denatured

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23
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tissues combine to form an _______

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organ

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24
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a property of water important for cytoplasm

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High heat capacity

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25
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He is known for the scientific method and the authoritative nature of science

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Bacon

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26
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keeping conditions inside the organism within tolerable limits

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Homeostasis

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27
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perceiving and responding to changes in the environment

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Responsiveness

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28
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He carried out the systematic study of animals, diagrams of anatomy

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Aristotle

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29
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Proteins are made up of an amino acid group, and r group and a ______ group

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carboxyl

30
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The organelle that produces protein

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Ribosome

31
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the monomer of carbohydrates

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Glucose

32
Q

Proteins become ________ when their disulfide bonds break down

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denatured

33
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A functional protein that speeds up chemical reactions

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Enzyme

34
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Enzymes speed up reactions, they are ________

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catalysts

35
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give proteins their 3D shape

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cross-linkages

36
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a ‘breaking down’ reaction using enzymes

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Catabolic reaction

37
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the place where the substrates bind to an enzyme is the _____________

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active site

38
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a carbohydrate with 2 rings

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Disaccharide

39
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glucose is represented as a ______

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ring

40
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a hormone that helps us to break down glucose

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insulin

41
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is made up of caarbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and often sulphur

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Protein

42
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the polysaccharide stored in plants

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Starch

43
Q

the polysaccharide stored in animals

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Glycogen

44
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the monomer of lipids

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Fatty acid

45
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a carrier protein

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Hemoglobin

46
Q

Proteins are divided into 2 groups: _________ and Functional

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Structural

47
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Biological catalysts

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Enzymes

48
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the accepted theory about how enzymes work

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Lock and Key Model

49
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a ‘building up’ reaction using enzymes

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Anabolic reaction

50
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__________ are very varied, important in chemical reactions and needed in very small quantities

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Vitamins

51
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are made up carbon, oxygen and hydrogen

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Carbohydrates

52
Q

a polysaccharide common in plant cells

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Cellulose

53
Q

Salts are present in cells as _______

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ions

54
Q

Calcium, potassium, and sodium ions from salts are important for ____________

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nerve impulses

55
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the monomer of proteins

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Amino acid

56
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the bond between amino acids to form a peptide

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Peptide Bond

57
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Phosphate ions from salts are important for

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energy transfer

58
Q

the father of biology

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Aristotle

59
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removing wate products produced by cell activities

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Excretion

60
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producing offspring either sexually or asexually

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Reproduction

61
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pH of water

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Neutral

62
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the most abundant compound of living cells

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Water

63
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0 degrees Celsius

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Freezing point

64
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cells are composed of

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chemical substances

65
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living things

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organisms

66
Q

perceiving and responding to changes in the environment

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Responsiveness

67
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Water molecules stick to each other

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Cohesion

68
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100 degrees Celsius

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Boiling point

69
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established the authoritative nature of science

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Francis Bacon

70
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water molecules are held together by _____________

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Covalent bonds

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