TOPIC TWO= CELLULAR BASIS OF LIFE Flashcards
3 DOMAINS OF LIFE?
BACTERIA, ARCHEA, EUKARYA
LINNAEAN TAXONOMY?
DOMAIN
KINGDOM
PHYLUM
CLASS
ORDER
FAMILY
GENUS
SPECIES
PROKARYOTIC? (5)
SMALL, SIMPLE, NO NUCLEUS, NO ORGANELLES, BACTERIA/ARCHEA
EUKARYOTIC? (4)
LARGE, COMPLEX, ALL OTHER, NUCLEUS
MORPHOLOGY?
SHAPE
FOUR MAJOR EUKARYOTIC KINGDOM?
PLANTS, FUNGI, ANIMALS, PROTISTS
BACTERIA?
PROKARYOTIC, RIGID WALL, WANT TO PROTECT THEMSELF(PEPTIN GLYCIN)
ARCHEA?
PROKARYOTIC, LIVE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENT
ELEMENT?
CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN INTO OTHER STUFF
WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS?
OXYGEN, CARBON, HYDROGEN, NITROGEN (96% OF LIVING MATTER)
ISOTOPES?
ATOMS OF SAME ELEMENT W DIFF # OF NEUTRONS, THAT DIFFER IN MASS AND PROPERTIES
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES?
DECAY GIVING OFF PARTICLES, UNSTABLE
PET SCAN?
RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPE W BIOLOGICAL, MOLECULE TO TRACK ATOMS MAYBE FIND CANCER
VALENCE ELECTRONS? (4)
OUTERMOST SHELL
DETERMINES CHEM BEHAVIOUR
W FULL SHELL THEY ARE INERT (SLOW)
FORMATION/FUNCTION DEPENDS ON ATTRACTION
COVALENT BONDS?
INTERATOMIC LINKAGE OF SAME/SHARED ELECTRONS