Important!!!!! Flashcards

1
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List 6 steps of scientific method:

A

Identify problem, question asking, hypothesis, data collection and experimentation, analysis, conclusion

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2
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Gas exchange in the lungs happens where?

A

alveoli

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3
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List the hierarchy of the structure of the human body:

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atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism

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4
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List the hierarchy of the biological classification system:

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DKPCOFGS

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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5
Q

1 degree celsius = how many kelvin?

A

273.15

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6
Q

An acid turns blue litmus paper what color?

A

red

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7
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A base turns red litmus paper what color?

A

blue

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8
Q

What are sensory neurons?

A

afferent (arriving at the brain)

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9
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What are motor neurons?

A

efferent (exiting the brain)

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10
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Name the two parts of the nervous system?

A

CNS, PNS

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11
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The PNS is broken into…

A

Somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous sytem

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12
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The somatic nervous system is under what control?

A

voluntary

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13
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The autonomic nervous system is under what control?

A

involuntary

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14
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The involuntary nervous system is broken into…

A

sympathetic, parasympathetic

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15
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The sympathetic division is known as…

A

fight or flight

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16
Q

Name the bases for RNA…

A

A, G, U, C

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17
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Name the bases for DNA….

A

A, G, T, C

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18
Q

Carbs begin to be digested in the….

A

mouth

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19
Q

Proteins are digested in the…

A

stomach

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20
Q

Towards the front of the body…

A

anterior (ventral)

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21
Q

Towards the back of the body….

A

posterior (dorsal)

22
Q

Cut made along a longitudinal plane dividing the body into right and left parts

A

sagittal section

23
Q

Cut made along a horizontal plane to divide the body into upper and lower regions

A

transverse section (cross section)

24
Q

Cut made along a longitudinal plane that divides the body into front and back regions

A

frontal section (coronal)

25
Q

The dorsal body cavity contains…

A

the cranial cavity and spinal column

26
Q

The ventral cavity contains…

A

all the structures within the chest and abdomen

27
Q

A group on the periodic table goes….

A

down

28
Q

A family on the periodic table goes…

A

down

29
Q

A period on the periodic table goes….

A

across

30
Q

Where are the noble gases on the periodic table?

A

Far right column

31
Q

Where are the halogens on the periodic table?

A

Column next to the noble gases

32
Q

Where are the alkali metals on the periodic table?

A

Far left column

33
Q

Where are the alkaline earth metals on the periodic table?

A

Column next to the alkali metals

34
Q

Where are the transition metals on the periodic table?

A

In the middle

35
Q

What is Boyles law?

A

P1V1 = P2V2

36
Q

Electronegativity is…

A

how bad an element wants electrons

37
Q

What is a ionic bond?

A

transferring electrons between atoms, become ions

38
Q

What is a covalent bond?

A

sharing electrons, either equally or non equally

39
Q

What are the two types of covalent bonds?

A

polar and non polar

40
Q

What are characteristics of a polar molecule?

A

asymmetrical, a + and - at polar opposites

41
Q

What is a mutation?

A

permanent change in DNA that affect the way a gene functions

42
Q

What is an allele?

A

A genes different forms

43
Q

Describe potential energy….

A

potential = position; stopped

44
Q

Describe kinetic energy….

A

motion

45
Q

What is osmosis?

A

Water molecules diffusing across a membrane

46
Q

What happens during interphase?

A

G1- growing, bases exposed; S- duplicating DNA; G2- growing

47
Q

What 3 things happen during prophase?

A

spindle forms, centrioles move to opposite sides, membrane dissappears

48
Q

What happens during metaphase?

A

chromatids line up in the middle

49
Q

What happens during anaphase?

A

chromatids move apart

50
Q

What 3 things happen during telophase?

A

spindle fibers disappear, membrane reappears, 2 nuclei

51
Q

Stages of mitosis….

A

IPMAT

Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase