Bio 112 Midterm Flashcards

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1
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Spontaneous generation

A

When living things generate from non living things

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2
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what is a cell?

A

basic unit of a living thing

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3
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Reid’s experiment and conclusion

A

do maggots come from meat? no maggots come from flies

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4
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Paster’s experiment and conclusion

A

microbes cannot generate under the conditions he provided

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5
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What are the 7 properties of life?

A

Organization, response to stimuli, adaptation, reproduction, growth and development, homeostasis, energy processing

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6
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DNA

A

the molecule that carries genetic information

Deoxyribonucleic

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7
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RNA

A

nucleic acid present in all living cells

Ribonucleic

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8
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virus

A

an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid

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9
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Prokaryot

A

before the nucleus, single cell, asexual reproduction, nucleoid

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10
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Eukaryote

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multiple cells, many organisms, sexual reproduction

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11
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Hydrogen

A

H, 1,

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12
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Carbon

A

C, 6

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13
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Oxygen

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O, 8

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14
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Nitrogen

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N, 7

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15
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Sodium

A

Na, 11

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16
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Chlorine

A

Cl, 17

17
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Phosphate

A

P, 15

18
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Atoms

A

incapable of division`

19
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subatomic particles

A

element is composed of subatomic particles

20
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Elements

A

cant be broken down

21
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Atoms

A

smallest unit of element

22
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molecules

A

two or more atoms joined together chemically

23
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compounds

A

molecules containing at least two different elements

24
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What are the two types of bonds?

A

type 1: between atoms

type 2: ionic and covalent bonds

25
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chemical bond

A

to be stable

26
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Octet’s rule

A

Max electrons:

1st shell: 2
2nd shell: 8
3rd shell: 8

27
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Covalent bond

A

with carbon or hydrogen

28
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ionic bond

A

give and take

29
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covalent bond

A

sharing

30
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hydrogen bond

A

partially charged