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what’s the basic structure unit of living organisms

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the cell
so all living organisms are made of cells

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2
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are all living organisms similar

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no they vary in shape and size and complexity form

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3
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number of cells in tiny organisms vs complex organisms

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unicellular vs multicellular

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4
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examples for tiny organisms and complex organisms

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tiny organisms: amoeba paramecium no bacteria
for complex organisms animals and plants cells

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5
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can cells ( in unicellular or multicellular be seen with naked eyes

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no they’re hard to visualise

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6
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definition of microscope

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an instrument used to examine very small objects like cells and identify them easily

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7
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first one to discover the cell

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robert hooke when examining crock of plant

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8
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microscope is combination of two greek words what are they

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mikros and it means small
and skopein and it means view

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9
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functions of microscope

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magnification and resolution ( resolution is more important

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10
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types of microscope based on energy source and lens

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light microscope and electron microscope

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11
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types of light microscope

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simple light microscope , compound light microscope, and steromicroscope

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12
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how many lena does simple light microscope have

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one magnifying lens

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13
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how many lens does compound light microscope have

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two sets of lenses (ocular n objective)

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14
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when is dissecting microscope used

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examining large and opaque specimens

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15
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types of objective lenses

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low power x 4
medium power x 10
high power x 40
oil immersion x 100

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16
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when is coarse adjustment knob used

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move stage up and down

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17
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when is fine adjustment knob used

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used t clarify image accurately

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18
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what is electron microscope used for

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studying cellular structures that cannot be seen by light microscope like mitochondria and cell membrane

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19
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types of electron microscope

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transmisión electron microscope and scanning electron microscope

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20
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what is scanning electron microscope used for

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study external surfaces or cells or other objects

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21
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what is transmission electron microscope used for

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study the internal structure of cell

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22
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define microscope slide

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a piece of transparent or plastic that hold a sample

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23
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types of samples

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dry mounts wet mounts and smear

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24
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wet mounts used for what

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living samples aquatic samples and transparent liquid

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25
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what does the sample look like in wet mounts

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very thin and as flats as possible

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26
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two types of biological structures

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acellular and cellular structures

27
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define acellular structure

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group of cells that cannot perform all biological processes because they lack living cell characteristics

28
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classes of cellular structure

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prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

29
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define cellular structures

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a group of cells that Can preform all biological processes

30
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the nuclear membrane are in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells respectively

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prokaryotic lack nuclear membrane while eukaryotic have nuclear membrane surrounding the nucleus and separates it from other component

31
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describe the organelles in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells respectively

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prokaryotes lack organelles such mitochondria
while the eukaryotic cells contain organelles that are suspended in the cytoplasm

32
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examples on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells respectively

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prokaryotic: bacteria green blue algae
while eukaryotic amoeba paramecium plant and animal tissue

33
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characteristics of eukaryotic cells

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has nuclear membrane’ has organelles in the cytoplasm (like chloroplasts cilia flagella vacuoles lipids protein etc)

34
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examples of eukaryotic cells

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chlamydomonas, spirogyra, amoeba, paramecium

35
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multicellular eukaryotic cells examples

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animals and plants tissues

36
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animal tissues examples

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skeletal muscle smooth muscles and cardiac muscles

37
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ex of bacteria

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coccus , rod , spirals , and fliament

38
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define organisation

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a biological system has been with a a specific scope snd organisational principle that

39
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what are the principle levels of biological organisation

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atom, molecules, cells, tissues organs, system , organism

40
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how many atoms are essential to the living organisms

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only 25

41
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types of molecules

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organic and inorganic

42
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examples of organic and inorganic molecules respectively

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organic include carbohydrates, protein, lipids and nuclei acid( dna /rna)
inorganic include: water, mineral salt, acids, and basis

43
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carbohydrate types

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monosaccharide, disaccharide, oligosaccharides , polysaccharide

44
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when does carbohydrates produce

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during photosynthesis

45
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what is carbohydrates the main source of

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energy

46
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what’s carbohydrates detector

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alpha napthol

47
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what’s lipid detector

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petroleum

48
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what’s protein detector

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biurt solution

49
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whom did discover nucleic acid

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was first discovered by fredrich miescher in 1871

50
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protein functions

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help cell communicate, maintain their shape , carry out changes triggers by chemical messengers, transport and share materials

51
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main functions of lipids

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to store energy , enzymes activation, molecular transportation, and metabolism

52
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nucleic acid function

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store and transmit genetics information
the nucleic acid use those information to synthesis new portions

53
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each nucleotide contains

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1-pentode sugar (either ribose (RNA)or deoxyribose) (DNA))
2-phosphate group
3-nitrogen base (purine (A,G) and pyrimidines ( T,C,U)

54
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dna has how many strands

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two

55
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what’s dna backbone

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phosphate deoxyribose

56
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dan strands are

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anti parallel

57
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between base pairs there are

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hydrogen bonds

58
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nitrogen base pairs are

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A=T, G=C

59
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how many bases to make genetic code

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three

60
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rna is

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single stranded

61
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rna is made by what

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copying a single strand of dna

62
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what does rna use in base pairs

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use Uracil instead of thymine to bond with adenine

63
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sugar is connected by what

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phosphodiester bonds