BIOL 1406 Final Review Flashcards
What does science study?
Science is the study of observable, measurable, and testable events.
What doesn’t science study?
Beliefs excepted by Faith
What is the procedure called that is used by scientist inquire knowledge
Scientific method
Describe the steps of the scientific method
Observe and accumulate data, form a hypothesis, experiment, ad mass new data, assess results
Define hypothesis
An educated guess, a if/then statement.
What is biology?
A branch of science, that studies living organisms
Why is evolution considered a unifying theme in biology?
It proposes that organisms sin with modification from Pre existing. That species can change through natural selection, and new species can emerge
Define matter
Anything that occupies space, and are comprised of matter
Define element
The building blocks of matter
Define atom
The smallest particles that retain the properties of the element
How many elements occur naturally?
84 to 94. 92 are the most common.
What is the periodic table and who first developed it?
The periodic table is a chart that arranges elements based on chemical properties. this was developed by Dimitri Mendeleev.
What does the atomic number of an element equal?
The atomic number of a element equals the number of protons that is in its nucleus
What is an isotope? What special physical property does exhibit?
And isotope or atoms with varying numbers of neutrons, the special physical property that they exhibit is radioactivity
What are examples of isotope?
C12,C13,C14
What is the charge of an electron?
Electrons inhabit a negative charge
how does it compare in mass to a proton?
similar mass
What is the valance shell of an atom?
The valance shell is the outer shell.
If the valence shell does not contain its maximum number of electrons, then how many electrons does the atoms seek to accept?
Negative 8E
What is the term used to describe an atom that is caring electric charge?
ion
Most atoms do not have a full balance show. Therefore, most atoms have the ability to join with others.(A) when at least two atoms have joined together. What is the result called? (B) when Atoms form at least two different elements have joined together. What is this called?
A. Molecules
B. Compound.
Identify examples of a molecular formula
H2O and CO2
Identify an example of structural formula
O = C = O,
H-O-H
Describe a covalent bond
Covalent bonds are strong. They share electrons to fill the valence shell.
What is meant by the term nonpolar covalent bond?
Nonpolar covalent bonds, or if electrons are equally shared
What is meant by the term polar covalent bond
Polar covalent bond electrons are unequally shared
Describe hydrogen bonds
Stabilizes large molecules, they are weak bonds
Define PH
Negative algorithm of the concentration of hydrogen plus ions in a solution
What pH values indicate acidity
Less than seven
What classifies the substance as a base?
Release hydroxyl ion in a solution
What pH values indicate alkaline
More than seven
What classifies a substance as a salt
That it can break down into ions other than H plus and OH
Genuinely organic compounds contain atoms of what element
carbon
Describe five characteristics of water
Universal solvent, forms bound water, exhibit cohesion, exhibits, capillarity, expands rather than contraction freezes
What is the universal solvent and what does the term
The universal solvent is water, and it means that more substances can be iodized in the water than any other substance
What percent of the atmosphere is CO2
.04%. This percentage is steadily rising overtime.
What is meant by the term greenhouse effects
Major contributing, greenhouse, gas to global warming. CO2 trapped, excessive heat and melt polar ice.
What percent of atmosphere is oxygen? What organisms are responsible for the production of most of atmospheric oxygen?
The percent of the atmosphere that is oxygen is 21% and we get most of this oxygen from algae
What is a isomer
Organic compounds with the same molecular formula but different
What occurs in a condensation/dehydration reaction?
Loss of one water molecule
What occurs during hydrolysis
Force cut with water, adds water to break bond of polymers
What is the only type of carbohydrate small enough to enter the cell?
Monosaccharide
List the names of 3 kinds of disaccharide
Sacrose, Maltose, Lactose
Why are lipids important to the cell?
Fuel reserve- 2.5 X more potential energy than sugar in The chemical bonds of fat
Insulation-protection against the cold
Organ protection, especially for eyeballs and kidneys
Forms Cell membrane
What are monomers of simple fats
Glycerol and two fatty acids
What are the monomers of protein?
Amino acids
How many amino acids are utilized by living organisms
20
Specifically, what subunits of amino acid combine with each other in condensation reaction to form a peptide bond
COOH & NH3
Who improved the microscope and is considered the father of microscopy
Anton von Leeuwenhoek
Who first describes the cell and what type of cells did he study?
Robert Hooke and he studied cork cells
What role did Matthias schleiden play in the development of cell theory
Botanist- all plants made of cells
What role did Theodor Schwann play in the development of cell theory?
zoologist- all animals made of cells
What role did Rudolf virchow play in the development of cell theory?
proposed that all cells arise from pre-existing cells
What role did louis Pasteur play in the development of cell theory
proved Virchow’s theory that all cells come from pre-existing cells
Describe the swan neck flask experiment and what theory did it prove
This one neck experiment is an experiment that contains two swan bottles, both containing a boiled broth like substance, where one of the neck of the bottles is broken, leaving it to be exposed to the air. The help to prove that all existing cells come from pre-existing.
What is the light source in magnification range of the compound light?
A compound light is the type of microscope using the lab and it has incandescent light source
1000X magnification
What is the light source in the magnification rain range for the TEM
Electron microscope
Uses electrons to produce an image and its magnification range is 100,000 X to 300,000 X
What is the light source in the magnification range for scanning EM (SEM) microscopes?
Takes a three-dimensional view of its specimens
Magnification range 5,000 X
Define cytoplasm
Gel that contains all the contents of the cell excluding the nucleus
Define protoplasm
Gel that contains all the contents of the cell including the nucleus
Define organelle
Little organs; structures in the cytoplasm that carry out the functions of the cel
Describe the prokaryotic cell and give examples
Before nucleus
Cells do not have a true nucleus
Examples, bacteria and blue green algae
Describe the eukaryotic cell and give examples
True nucleus
These cells contain a true nucleus
Examples, most organisms on the plant
What is the largest organelle in the cell?
The nucleus
What type of RNA is manufactured in the area of the nucleolus
RRNA
Nucleus is actively manufacturing it and attaching proteins to Ribsomal subunits
Who discovered the ER?
Discovered by Keith Portler
Describe the rough ER
A system of bilayer and folded membranes
lumen- hollow cavity
cistemae- membrane disk
Covered in ribosomes that make proteins
What organelle is associated with the rough ER
ribosomes
What are the functions of the rough ER?
proteins enter for folding, quailty control, and exporting from the cell
Describe the smooth ER
Lacks ribsomes, and is more tubular in appearance
What does smooth ER perform in the liver
detoxifles harmful molecules
What organelle is the site of protein synthesis?
Ribosomes
Where are most ribosomes located?
Most ribosomes are located on the rough ER
Who discovered the Golgi apparatus
Camillo golgi
What are the primary functions of the Golgi apparatus?
stores modifies, and packages secretary products
directs exocytosis or movement of large molecules out of the cell
packing and shipping of the cell
attaches sugar to proteins and lipids to form the glycolipids and glycoproteins
What is the primary job of the lysosomes
fuse with membrane-bound particles and break them into smaller components
digest worn-out organelles for recycling - autophagy
Which organelle is involved in with cellular respiration or the production of ATP (motor of the cell)
mitochondrion
What is the function of the vacuole in plant cell and what happens to the size of the vacuole as plant cell matures
water reservoir for photosynthesis
the vacuole increases in size as the plant cell matures
stores cell sap of plants which is primary water, some dissolved proteins, and sugars
What is cell sap made out of and what color pigments are dissolved in the vacuole of plants
water and some dissolved proteins and sugars.