BIO Flashcards

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Know the steps and sequence of the scientific method

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OBSERVATION of the phenomenon,
HYPOTHESIS, possible explanation of observed phenomenon, make a specific PREDICTION
on your hypothesis, EXPERIMENT, CONCLUDE; reject or support hypothesis

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Identify hypotheses and predictions

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a hypothesis is a possible explanation for something observed, while a PREDICTION is more specific and can demonstrate that your hypothesis is supported or rejected

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Requirements for a proper scientific hypothesis:

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testable and falsifiable

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Dependent and independent variable:

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dependent- variable that is measured
Independent- variable that the experimenter changes to test effect of the dependent

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what is a scientific theory

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Explanation for a set of related observations that is based on Well supported hypotheses from several lines of research

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Designing a good experiment, what to consider:

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CONTROL GROUP, RADOM ASSIGNMENT
SUFFICIENTLY LARGE SAMPLE SIZE,

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3 types of graphs and on which axis is the independent and dependent variable?

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Bar, line, Scatter. X-axis is the independent variable, y is the dependent

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What can statistics tell us? What is it calculating?Sample size/sample

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Statistical test calculates the likelihood(given the sample size and variation within samples),
that a measured difference between samples is real

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What is the p-value and what does it mean?

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difference is due to chance, less than .05 means it is significant

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What is a sampling error?

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Effect of chance on experimental results

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How can statistics help with hypothesis testing?

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Statistical test tests if H0 is rejected or supported and thus only indirectly supports The Alternative Hypothesis

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Null and alternative hypothesis what are they and identify each;

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NULL IS SUPPORTED,
ALTERNATIVE IS NOT

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Correlations: what are they? Cause-and-effect?

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Relationship between two variables

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Scientific information: primary/secondary literature and anecdotal evidence: what are they and how reliable are they?

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PRIMARY: written by researchers themselves and reviewed by Other scientists; SECONDARY: source that presents scientific findings in their own words; ANECDOTAL: individual’s experience

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Features of life

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composed of cells, contain common set of biological molecules, Growth, movement, reproduction, respond to environmental stimulation, metabolism, Homeostasis, populations can evolve

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4 Major groups of organic molecules, and know examples for each group;

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carbohydrates, Proteins, lipids, nucleic acids

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Enzymes: function, identification of enzymes:

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accelerate otherwise slow chemical reactions
, they are known because of -ase

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Know what the primary structure of proteins are:

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sequence of amino acids is the primary structure

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Cell theory:

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Every form of life either is a cell or is composed of cells and every cell comes From a cell

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Plasma membrane: what is it made of?

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Outer boundary of cells, proteins float in matrix.

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Diffusion/osmosis (understand and be able to apply these concepts)

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DIFFUSION: movement of Substances other than water from high to low concentration. OSMOSIS: water movement from lower
Solute concentration to higher solute concentration across a selectively permeable membrane

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understand the terms hypo, hyper, and isotonic

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Hypo- concentration of solute lower than that in cell/
hyper-Concentration of solute is higher /isotonic- SAME CONCENTRATION

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Differences between animal and plant cells, prokaryote and eukaryote;

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plant have NO CENTRIOLES, LARGE VACUOLE, CELL WALL, CHLOROPLASTS.
Prokaryote, NO NUCLEUS AND NO MEMBRANE-BOUND ORGANELLES
Eukaryote, HAVE NUCLEUS AND MEMBRANE

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What are the micro- and macro nutrients groups?

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micro small
macro big amounts

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Why is cholesterol bad? What can it cause?
high cholesterol can cause clogged arteries and Heart attacks.
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what is good and bad cholesterol
good; high density, bad; low density
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