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1
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what are the levels of the biological hierarchy?

A

molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

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2
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where does life emerge

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cell level

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3
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energy flow through the ecosystem

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sunlight to producers to chemical energy to consumers

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4
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plants tht provide the food for a typical ecosystem

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producers

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5
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eat plants and other animals

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consmers

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6
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contain prokaryotes and bacteria

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domain bacteria

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7
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contain prokaryotes and archaea

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domain archaea

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8
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contain protists, plants, fungi, and animals

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domain eukarya

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9
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process in which organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and reproduce than are organisms with other characteristics

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natural selection

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10
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experiment where 2 tests are run, then compared

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controlled experiment

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11
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testable and falsifiable

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valid hypothesis

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12
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most common elements in living things

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carbon
hydrogen
oxygen
nitrogen

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13
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atomic number

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number of protons

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14
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atomic mass

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number of protons plus number of neutrons

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15
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positive, nucleus

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protons

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16
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negative, electron cloud

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electrons

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17
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neutral, nucleus

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neutrons

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18
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transfers electrons

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ionic bond

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19
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molecules with more or less electrons than initally

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ion

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20
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sharing of electrons, can double bond, strongest

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covalent bond

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21
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polar molecules are bonded together, weakest

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hydrogen

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22
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compound that donates H ions to a solution ex. lemon juice

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acid

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23
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compound that accepts H ions and removes them from solution and donates OH- ex. bleach

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base

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24
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pH scale

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0-14

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25
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acids

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0-7

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26
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bases

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7-14

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27
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neutral on pH scale

A

7

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28
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substance that minimizes change in pH ex. in blood

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buffer

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29
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why is water polar

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unequal sharing of electrons

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30
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carbon based molecule

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organic compound

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31
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molecular formula is the same as carbon skeeton, but there is a different structure (form fits function)

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isomer

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32
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monomer of polysaccharides

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sugars

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33
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monomer of lipids

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fatty acids

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34
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monomer of proteins

A

amino acids

35
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monomer of nucleic acids

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nucleotides

36
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fuction of polysaccharides

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storage and structure

37
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function of lipids

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energy storage, make up cell membranes, precursors to cholesterol

38
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function of proteins

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structure, contractile, defensive, signal, receptor, transport, storage

39
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function of nucleic acids

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contain genes in DNA and RNA

40
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hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, amino

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functional groups

41
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OH, alcohols

42
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C=O, aldehyde(end) and ketone(within)

43
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C=O and hydroxyl, is acid, ex. acetic acid

44
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NH2, base

45
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removes a molecule of water in order to join 2 monomers into a polymer

A

dehydration synthesis

46
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adds a molecule of water in order to destroy/separate polymers

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hydrolysis

47
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storage in animals, branched, made of glucose

48
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storage in plants, made of glucose, helix

49
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structure in cell walls, joined by hydrogen bonds

50
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structure in exskeleton of insects and crustaceans

51
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solids, animal based, no double bonds

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saturated fats

52
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oils/liquids, plant based, double bonds

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unsaturated fats

53
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types of lipids

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fats, phospholipids, steroids

54
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used to connect amino acids to form peptide bonds

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dehydration synthesis

55
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clarity of an image and ability to see 2 close objects as separate

A

resolution

56
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increase inapparent size of an obect

A

magnification

57
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organelles only in prokaryotes

A

nucleiod, capsule, pili, falgella

58
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organelles only in plants

A

cell wall
central vacuole
chloroplast
plasmodesmata

59
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provides and maintains shape of cells and serves as a protective barrier

60
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stores nutrients and waste products and water

A

central vacuole

61
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contains chlorophyl, which absorbs sunlight to carry out photosynthesis

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chloroplast

62
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channel between cell walls that link plant cells together

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plasmodesmata

63
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contains dna and holds all info

64
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framework, cell-cell recognition, enzyme, receptor, transport

65
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makes proteins

66
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breaks down nutrients

67
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recieves and modifies products from ER

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Golgi apparatus

68
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make lipis and membrane

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rough/smooth ER

69
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transports materials throughout cells

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transport vesicle

70
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holds cells together intissues and protects and supports the plasma membrane

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extracellular matrix

71
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prevents leakage

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tight junction

72
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communicate and coordinates

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gap junction

73
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particles spread out evenly in an available space

74
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diffusion of water across a membrane

75
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transport protein makes it possible to diffuse

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facilitated diffusion

76
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moves down concentration gradient, doesn’t require energy

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passive transport

77
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moves up concentration gradient, requires energy

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active transport

78
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engulfment of particles, cellular eating

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phagocytosis

79
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fluids are engulfed, cellular drinking

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pinocytosis

80
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exports bulky materials

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exocytosis

81
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releases energy

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exergonic reaction

82
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requires energy

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endergonic reaction

83
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_____ speed up reaction s by using less _____

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enzymes, activation energy

84
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