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Ap Bio Unit 1-5 Flashcards

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1
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Biology

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The study/ science of life

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Organism

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an entity that displays the qualities of life

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Gene

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Unit of heredity

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Genome

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All the genetic info that the entity has

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Cell

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single - can be identified as a living entity by itself

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Terms Largest- smallest (organism, gene genome, cell)

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organism cell genome gene

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Evolution

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How a species has changed over a long period of time

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Species

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a group that’s capable of producing offspring

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natural selection

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A species ability to survive and produce offspring (survive) better than other.

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Energy

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The ability to do

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Energetics

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properties of energy ( bio, chemical, physical energy)

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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

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a sequence of hereditary information in (ACGU)

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How many Sig Figs (2.03)

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3 Sig Figs

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How many Sig Figs ( 0.04567863)

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7 sig figs

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Normal distribution

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Mean Median Mode approx. =

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% in one standard deviation

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68%

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% in 2 standard deviations

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95%

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Standard deviation formula

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Standard error of the mean

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Biotic

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Living organism

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Abiotic

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non- living entities (rocks)

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What does a biological system have

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Both biotic and abiotic

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23
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All organism contain energy from what two sources

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Food sunlight

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Positive Control

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known effect in a controlled experiment

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Negative Control

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unknown effect in a controlled experiment

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Null Hypothesis

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predicts IV has no affect

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Alt Hypothesis

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Predicts IV has an effect

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Quantitative

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Data in numbers measurable

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Theory

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after multiple tests conducted with the same Hypothesis

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Qualitative

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data- Immeasurable (feelings)

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Matter

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Everything that has mass and takes up space

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Molecules

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Chemically bonded atoms

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Organic molecules

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Chemically bonded atoms with Carbon

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34
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C6 H12 O6

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Glucose

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NO2

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Nitrogen dioxide

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CH4

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Methane

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H2O

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Water

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Covalent Bonds

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two ions share Electrons (nonmetal + nonmetal)

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Ionic Bonds

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Have the same amount of electrons (one steals from the other )
Metal + nonmetal

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Non Polar

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electrons are shared equally
Hydrogen Carbon bonds or same type of element

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Polar

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Electrons are shared unequally

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Electronegativity

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How good an element is at attracting electrons

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Why do most chemical formulas include Carbon?

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Carbon is capable of creating complex formulas because it can connect with 4 other elements

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Carbon Skeleton

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link with other carbon atoms to form long chains
Carbon atoms can form single and double bonds
can store energy

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Organic molecules

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anything that contains Carbon

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Monomer

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a single building block of life

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Monosccahrides

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Carb’s monomer

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Nucleic acid

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DNA monomer

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Lipid monomer

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Not available but they are made of glycerin and fatty acids

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Amino Acid

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Protein’s monomer (22)

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Dimer

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2 monosaccharides

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DNA

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Deoxyribosenucleic acid

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ose-

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sugar (glucose, fructose)

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RNA

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Ribose nucleic acid

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Carbohydrates contain

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Carbon

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Protein contains

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Carbon Nitrogen

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Nucleic acid contains

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Carbon, Nitrogen, phosphate

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Lipids contain

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carbon and Phosphate

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Water polarity

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the charges in H2O is unequal

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Hydrogen Bond

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a weak reaction between hydrogen and very electronegative ions (fluorine, oxygen, nitrogen)

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Cohesion

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water sticks to itself

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Adhesion

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Water sticks to other molecules

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capillary action

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Cohesion and adhesion allow water to climb up spaces like tubes, roots, and between slides

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High surface tension

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the measure of difficulty to break the water’s surface.

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Density

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solid water (ice) is less dense allowing Ice to float

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High specific heat

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The temperature per weight unit needed to change the degree 1 degrees celsius

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Universal solvent

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water can dissolve just about anything

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Hydrophobic

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Water hating because it’s polar (vinegar oil)

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Hydrophilic

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Water loving because it’s non polar

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Hydrolysis

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Molecule break down when water is added

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Dehydration Synthesis

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Molecules added together when water is taken away

72
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ACIDIC

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has a ph. of below 7
lots of hydrogen ions
give hydrogen ions

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BASIC

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PH above 7
takes hydrogen

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NEUTRAL

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has a PH of 7
has an equal amount of H+ and OH-

75
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Carboxyl

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COOH (double bonded)
acidic
polar
hydrophilic

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Hydroxyl

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r- OH-
Acidic
polar
hydrophilic

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Carbonyl

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O
R-C -R (double bonded)
acidic
polar
hydrophilic

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Sulfhydral

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R-SH
acidic
polar
hydrophilic

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Phosphate

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(PO4)3-
acidic
polar
hydrophilic

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Amino

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NH2
basic
polar
Hydrophilic

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Phenyl

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C6H5 (ring)
Neutral
nonpolar
hydrophilic

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Glycosidic bonds

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Bonds between monoscchrides

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