Lecture 1 Flashcards
What are 8 characteristics of living organisms?
- Exhibit growth and development into highly ordered forms
- Made of one or more cells
- Building instructions stored in DNA
- Homeostasis
- Require energy
- Reproduce on their own
- Evolve
- Die
What are emergent properties?
Properties that arise through interactions among smaller parts that alone do not exhibit such properties
What’s an example of an emergent property?
Geese flying in formation
All earth life is based on ___->___->_______. They call this the “_____ _____ __ _________ ______”
DNA -> RNA -> Protein
“Central dogma of molecular biology”
__________ is stored in the DNA.
Information
The info in DNA is ______ into RNA.
Copied
The info in ___ guides the ________ of proteins.
RNA, production
H20 is the ______ of life.
Solvent
What dissolves more molecules than any other solvent?
Water
H20 is a ______ molecule (opposite charges on either end).
Polar
What molecules can H2O dissolve?
Other polar molecules and charged molecules
What are the 4 molecules of life (macromolecules)?
- Carbohydrates
- Lipids
- Proteins
- Nuclei acids
What are polymers?
Chains composed of molecules called monomers
What is the process called when monomers change into polymers?
Polymerization
What is the process called what polymers change to monomers?
Depolymerization
