BIOLOGY Flashcards

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BIOLOGY

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STUDY OF LIFE AND LIVING THINGS

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HOMEOSTASIS

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INTERNAL BALANCE

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ORGANIZATION

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HAS A LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION FROM THE SIMPLEST TO COMPLEX STRUCTURES

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REPRODUCTION

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PROCESS OF CREATING NEW OFFSPRING

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IRRITABILITY

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ABILITY TO RESPOND TO VARIOUS STIMULI

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METABOLISM

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SUM OF CHEMICAL ACTIVITY OF ALL FUNCTIONS

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EVOLUTION

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CHANGE IN CHARACTERISTICS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME

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GROWTH

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CHANGES IN SIZE AND FORM OF AN ORGANISM AS IT MATURES

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DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID (DNA)

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DOUBLE-HELIX SHAPED, GENETIC BLUEPRINT, THE BASIS FOR PROTEIN PRODUCTION, HAS A BASIC UNIT OF NUCLEOTIDE (COMPOSED OF A DEOXYRIBOSE SUGAR, PHOSPHATE GROUP, AND NUCLEOBASE)

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RIBONUCLEIC ACID (RNA)

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CONJUGATE OF A DNA CHAIN WHERE ADENINE IS PAIRED WITH URACIL INSTEAD OF THYMINE, A VERSION OF DNA USED IN PROTEIN PRODUCTION

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PROTEIN

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BUILDING BLOCKS OF LIFE, HAS A BASIC UNIT OF AMINO ACIDS (COMPOSED OF AN AMINO GROUP AND A CARBOXYL GROUP)

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CARBOHYDRATES

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MOLECULES IN ORGANISMS THAT CONTAIN C, H, AND O ATOMS

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MONOSACCHARIDE CARBOHYDRATE

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HAS ONE SUGAR UNIT (GLUCOSE, FRUCTOSE, GALACTOSE)

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DISACCHARIDE CARBOHYDRATE

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HAS 2 SUGAR UNITS (MALTOSE, SUCROSE, LACTOSE)

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POLYSACCHARIDE CARBOHYDRATE

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HAS 3 OR MORE SUGAR UNITS (STARCH, GLYCOGEN)

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LIPIDS AND FATS

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NATURALLY OCCURRING MOLECULES THAT ARE IMMISCIBLE IN WATER, DISSOLVED IN FAT SOLVENTS ONLY