foundations of biology

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Decks in this class (22)

ch 2: water and carbon
Proton charge and mass 1,
Neutron charge and mass 2,
Electron charge and mass 3
41  cards
ch 3: protein structure and function
Structure of amino acids 1,
What are the 4 groups that the ca...,
What does the functional group do...
45  cards
ch 4: nucleic acids and an RNA world
What are nucleic acids made up of 1,
What are 3 components of a nucleo...,
How is the nucleotide bonded toge...
26  cards
ch 5: introduction to carbohydrates
Monosaccharides 1,
Why are sugars fundamental 2,
If carbonyl groups are at the end...
14  cards
ch 6: lipids and membranes
Lipid 1,
What are the kinds of lipids 2,
What are the monomers of lipids 3
51  cards
evolution of a cell
Luca 1,
What is the first cell a result of 2,
Stage 1 of chemical evolution of ...
17  cards
ch 7: prokaryotes and eukaryotes
What features do all cells have 1,
Cell membrane 2,
Cytoplasm 3
91  cards
ch 8: energy and enzymes
1st law of thermodynamics 1,
2nd law of thermodynamics 2,
Why do products have less potenti...
44  cards
ch 9: cellular respiration
Glycolysis 1,
What are the inputs of glycolysis 2,
Outputs of glycolysis 3
47  cards
ch 10: photosynthesis
What do plants absorb while expos...,
How many membranes do chloroplast...,
Thylakoids 3
54  cards
ch 11: cell-cell interactions
What is the purpose of an extrace...,
What is the structure of the extr...,
How many layers to plants have to...
33  cards
chapter 11: cell signaling II
What are the components of a sign...,
What are the steps of signal tran...,
Signal reception 3
47  cards
ch 12: the cell cycle
Cell theory 1,
Why does mitotic cell division oc...,
Development 3
56  cards
ch 12: cell cycle control
What must happen for cells to pro...,
G0 exit 2,
What are the 3 checkpoints in the...
41  cards
chapter 13: meiosis
Genome 1,
Karyotype 2,
What does a genome contain 3
44  cards
crossing over and independent assortment
Reciprocal cross 1,
Are reciprocal crosses different ...,
Are reciprocal crosses different ...
12  cards
ch 17: transcription
When does protein synthesis occur 1,
What do proteins determine 2,
Dna 3
57  cards
ch 18: translation and mutations
A site 1,
P site 2,
E site 3
34  cards
ch 19: control of gene expression in bacteria
What 3 levels can genes be regula...,
Transcriptional control 2,
Translational control 3
28  cards
ch 19: control of gene expression in eukaryotes
What are the gene expression cont...,
Chromatin arrangement 2,
What is organization of chromatin...
34  cards
ch 20.1-20.4: biotechnology and genomics
Recombinant dna technology 1,
What does recombinant dna create 2,
Dna cloning 3
73  cards
ch 20.5-6: biotechnolgy and genomics
Principles of prokaryotic genomes 1,
What do prokaryotic genomes carry 2,
Are genes shared in prokaryotic s...
4  cards

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