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1
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How many electrons are in the first ring of an atom?

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2

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How many electrons are in the second and third ring of an atom?

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8

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3
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Nitrogen has a higher electronegativity than Hydrogen. Would ammonia be more likely to mix with water or vegetable oil? Why?

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Water, Ammonia is polar=loves water

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4
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An isotope has the same amount of Protons and Electrons. True or False

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True

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5
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Protons in an isotope don’t change. O16, O17, O18 have same amount of protons. Atomic # = Protons. True or False

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True

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6
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The products of dehydration synthesis are expected to be ________ compared to reactants.

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Larger- dehydration synthesis is when a water molecule is added

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7
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A positively charged ion is formed from an atom which has an extra electron it needs to give up. True or False

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True

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8
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Monomers for carbohydrates are called

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Monosaccharides

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9
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Which level of protein structure involves repeating structures which are held together by hydrogen bonds?

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Secondary Structure- Phone cord or pleated paper example

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10
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Define Saturated fatty acid

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Bonded to maximum # of hydrogen atoms. Has no double bonds between carbon atoms. Solid at room temperature

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11
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Define unsaturated fatty acid

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Have double covalent bonds between carbon atoms. Liquid at room temp

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12
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Trans Fats- please define

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Semi solid - relatively straight hydro carbon chains pack together. Start soft and then get hard through chemical rxn

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13
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What does a cell use monomers of nucleic acid for?

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Energy

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14
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What does a cell use polymers of nucleic acid for (DNA)?

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information storage

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15
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How many elements are essential to life on this planet?

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25

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16
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What is biology?

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The study of life

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17
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What is science?

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A systematic method of inquiry.

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18
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Science is performed through the scientific ____________?

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method of inquiry

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19
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Name the steps of the scientific method.

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Observation, Hypothesis, Prediction, Test

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20
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All organization in life can be seen in the ____.

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Cell

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21
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Bacteria are ____- cellular.

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Uni

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22
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Organisms made of many different, specialized cells are what?

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Multicellular

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23
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What characteristics must a live organism have?

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Order, Homeostasis, Growth, Energy Processing, Sensitivity to Stimuli, Repdocution, Adaptation

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24
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Plants get energy from_________ Humans get energy from___________

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Photosynthesis, Food

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25
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Systematics of Taxonomy is….

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the way scientists organize the diversity of life

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26
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What are the three domains of life?

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Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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27
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What two types of cells are all life forms made of?

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Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic

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28
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Define eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?

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Eukaryotic- larger and more complex. Prokaryotic- small simple cells

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29
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Of the three domains of life which are prokaryotic?

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Bacteria and Archaea

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30
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Which domain of life is found in extreme situations? High temperature or salinity?

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Archaea

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31
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What is the term coined for organisms that live in high temperature or high salinity situations?

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Extremophiles

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32
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Eukaryotic cells differ from prokaryotic cells because they have many different chambers or __________.

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Organelles

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33
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Protists are the simplest ____________

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Eukaryotes

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34
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What are examples of a protist?

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Amoeba and Paramecia

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35
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What are examples of multicellular protist?

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Algae or giant kelp

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36
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Multicellular eukaryotic organisms with cell walls made of cellulose are ___________. They possess the ability to ______.

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Plants, photosynthesize

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37
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What are 4 types of plants?

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mosses, ferns, angiosperms, gymnosperms

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38
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Mosses

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lack vascular tissue

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39
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ferns

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have vascular tissue, cannot make seeds

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40
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gymnosperms

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make seeds but have no fruit

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41
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angiosperms

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produce fruit and flowers

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42
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Seaweed is fully digestible because it is a ___________ and does not have cell _______________

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Protist/walls

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43
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What is the term for the ability to harvest sunlight and store that energy in the form of chemical energy

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Autotrophs photosynthesize

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44
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Are fungi eukaryotes or prokaryotes

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eukaryotes

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45
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What are fungi unable to do?

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photosynthesize

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46
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What are fungal cell walls made of?

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chitin

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47
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The body of a fungus is made of

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hyphae

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48
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Describe hyphae

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threadlike connection of cells

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49
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What is the network in a fungus called?

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The mycelium

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50
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Sponges lack what?

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Tissue structure

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51
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Describe cnidarians

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tissues, radial symmetry - jellyfish, corals, anemones

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52
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Platyhelminthes includes what type of animal? What is special about this animal?

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Flatworms. Composed of multiple types of tissues, having distinct shapes and defined boundaries.

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53
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Protostomes

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the first opening of the embryo develops into the mouth

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54
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Deuterostomes

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the first opening of the embryo develops into the anus

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55
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Name some protostomes

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mollusca, annelida, arthropoda

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56
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Name some Deuterostomes

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echinodermata and chordata

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57
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Molusca

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Soft bodied animals protected by a hard shell

58
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Name some Molusca

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snails, slugs, octupuses, and squids

59
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3 major types of mollusca

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gastropods, bivalves, and cephalopods

60
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Gastropods- define

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one foot

61
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bivalve- define

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protected by shells divided into two halves

62
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cephalopods- define

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may or may not have shell

63
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annelida define

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worms with body segmentation

64
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3 main classes of annelids

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earthworms, polycheates, leeches

65
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describe arthropods

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jointed appendages

66
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name some arthropods

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crustaceans, arachnids, insects

67
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what covers the body of an arthropod?

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exoskeleton

68
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4 main groups of arthropods

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arachnids, crustaceans, myriapods (milli and centipedes) , insects

69
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describe echinoderms

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spiny surfaces

70
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name some echinoderms

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sea stars, sand dollars, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers

71
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Describe chordata

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have skull and backbone

72
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Jawless, Cartilaginous, Bony vertebrates

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Fish

73
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Live on land and in water

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amphibians

74
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Animals more adapted to land than amphibians

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reptile

75
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Characteristics of reptiles

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water proof skin, amniotic eggs, cold blooded (birds warm blooded)

76
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Characteristics of mammals

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produce milk and have hair

77
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3 groups of mammals

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Marsupials, monotremes(hatch from eggs), eutherians (developed fully at birth)

78
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define molecule

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2 or more atoms linked together through covalent bonds

79
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Define Chemical compound

A

molecule with two or more different elements (eg. water)

80
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Define covalent bonds

A

sharing of electron pairs (strongest bond)

81
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Default state elements will be ________

A

neutral

82
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What does an atomic # tell us?

A

How many protons there are (from there we can deduce how many electrons are present)

83
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Define electronegativity

A

the strength of an atom’s pull on share electrons

84
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Atoms with _______electronegativity pull _____________on shared electrons than atoms with _________electronegativity

A

higher, harder, lower

85
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When the pull is uneven between atoms it is called a ________________ electrical charges.

A

Partial

86
Q

Uncharged molecules will not mix with charged molecules. T or F

A

True

87
Q

Do polar bears love water?

A

Yes

88
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Are neutral molecules hydrophobic/philic?

A

Hydrophobic

89
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Are polar/charged molecules hydrophobic/philic?

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Hydrophilic

90
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How do we determine polarity?

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Based on whether the bond is covalent

91
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Characteristics of non covalent bonds?

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Link molecules, weaker than covalent, more abundant than covalent, based on electrical attraction

92
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Define hydrogen bonds

A

the attraction between the partial charges of 2 separate molecules or 2 parts of a large molecule

93
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Hydrogen bonds have polar or non polar bonds? Where do they form?

A

polar. between water molecules

94
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What happens to hydrogen bonds in liquid water? Gas? Ice?

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In ice they separate/stretch, in liquid they form and break, in vapor they are moving so fast there is no bonding

95
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Define ionic bonds

A

fully charged particles, formed by transfer of electrons between full positive and negative charges

96
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List bonds in order strongest to weakest.

A

Covalent, ionic, hydrogen

97
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Why are ionic bonds stronger than hydrogen bonds?

A

Charge difference between particles is greater

98
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Give the word for a positive ion and a negative ion.

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Cation, Anion

99
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Define a chemical reaction

A

When a covalent bond is broken and a new covalent bond is formed

100
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Are atoms created or destroyed during chem rxns?

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no, only rearranged

101
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Define reactants

A

molecules that you have before the chem rxn takes place

102
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Define products

A

molecules you have after the chem rxn takes place

103
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Acids

A

Molecules that release H when dissolved in water

104
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Bases

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Molecules that accept H from water or releases OH-

105
Q

Is soda below or above 7 on PH Scale?

A

below

106
Q

Is lye below or above 7 on PH scale?

A

Above

107
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Buffers

A

Weak acids or bases

108
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Name the monomer and polymer- Carbohydrates

A

mono saccharaides/polysaccharaides

109
Q

Simple sugars are

A

monosaccharides

110
Q

Define glucose

A

common energy for almost all cells

111
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Name 3 types of polysaccharides

A

glycogen, starch, cellulose

112
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Name the monomer and polymer for nucleic acids

A

nucleotide and DNA/RNA

113
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What 3 components make up nucleotides?

A

phosphate/sugar/nitrogens

114
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nucleic acid monomers store…..

A

energy

115
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nucleic acid polymers…..

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store information

116
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4 different nitrogenous bases for each nucleic acid. T or F

A

True

117
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What store the information in nitrogenous bases?

A

the sequence

118
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Name difference between DNA and RNA

A

sugar in nucleotide, options of possible nitrogenous bases, DNA has double helix/RNA single, difference in roles during protein production

119
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Name monomer and polymer of proteins?

A

amino acids/polypeptide

120
Q

What differs for each amino acid?

A

R group

121
Q

Describe the structure of an amino acid.

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central carbon atom, amino group, carboxyl group, R group

122
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Define peptide bonds

A

covalent bonds between 2 amino acids

123
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Dehydration synthesis

A

when one water molecule is released and growth occurs

124
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Hydrolisys

A

one water molecule is acquired and molecule gets smaller

125
Q

Every chem rxn is controlled by a protein called an…..

A

enzyme

126
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What gives structural support to the cells of animals?

A

Proteins

127
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Who performs the action in a cell?

A

Proteins

128
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How can proteins perform so many different jobs?

A

shape.

129
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What impacts a proteins shape?

A

sequence and environment

130
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Describe the 4 protein structures

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  1. primary- sequence
  2. secondary- repeating patterns held by hydrogen bonds
  3. tertiary- held by hydrophobic/philic interactions
  4. quaternary- multiple polypeptide chains
131
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Fatty acids make up______

A

lipids

132
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Define fatty acids

A

chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms

133
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Name the monomer and polymer for lipids

A

fatty acids/triglycerides or phospholipids

134
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Define saturated fats, unsaturated and trans

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saturated-solid (bonded to max # of hydrogen atoms)
unsaturated-liquid (double bonds between carbon, less hydrogen
trans- liquid then solid due to chem rxn (cholesterol)

135
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Are fats and oils triglycerides?

A

Yes

136
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WHat are fats and oils?

A

triglycerides

137
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Define triglyceride

A

3 fatty acid chains plus glycerol

138
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Why are triglycerides important?

A

ENERGY

139
Q

What are phospholipids?

A

2 fatty acid chains +glycerol+phosphate (plasma)

140
Q

An example of fatty acids with ring structures?

A

Cholesterol

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