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Biology
Characteristics or Properties of life
Order
Organelles
The study of life or all that lived
1. Order - complex and organized... 2. Reproduction - sexually or…
Structure:... (ranging from smallest to broadest)... Atoms - Organ…
Parts of a cell that perform specific functions for it
Biology
The study of life or all that lived
Characteristics or Properties of life
1. Order - complex and organized... 2. Reproduction - sexually or…
Matter
Element
Compound
Essential elements of life
Anything that occupies space and has mass
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
A substance consisting of two or more different elements combi…
25 Elements are essential to life... Oxygen (O) 65%... Carbon (C) 1…
Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Element
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
Cell
Light Microscope
Electron Microscope
Scanning Electron Microscope
simplest collection of living matter
uses visible light to magnify specimen
uses electron beams to magnify specimen
provides a detailed 3D image of the SURFACE of a specimen
Cell
simplest collection of living matter
Light Microscope
uses visible light to magnify specimen
E) molecule, cell, organ system, popula…
C) population.
D) All forms of life are composed of ce…
A) light energy.
Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of b…
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species…
Which of the following is a false statement regarding DNA? ... A)…
The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is ... A)…
E) molecule, cell, organ system, popula…
Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of b…
C) population.
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species…
C
B
B
C) the bonds that hold together the ato…
In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded t…
The slight negative charge at one end of one water molecule is…
An example of a hydrogen bond is the bond between... A) C and H i…
Water is able to form hydrogen bonds because... A) oxygen has a v…
C
In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded t…
B
The slight negative charge at one end of one water molecule is…
Fluid Mosaic Model
Selective Permeability
Glycoprotein
Diffusion
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
it allows some substances to cross more easily than others
may serve as ID tag that are recognized by membrane proteins o…
the tendency for particles of any substance to spread out into…
Fluid Mosaic Model
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
Selective Permeability
it allows some substances to cross more easily than others
organic compounds
isomer
hydrocarbons
functional groups
carbon - based molecules - usually contain hydrogen atoms in a…
compounds with the same formula but different structural arran…
composed of carbon and hydrogen - such as methane
the first five important chemical groups of organic compounds.…
organic compounds
carbon - based molecules - usually contain hydrogen atoms in a…
isomer
compounds with the same formula but different structural arran…
Natural Selection
Population
Evolutionary Adaptation
Evolution
A process in which organisms with certain inherited traits are…
A group of individuals of the same species living in the same…
A population's increase in the frequency of traits suited to t…
The change in genetic composition of the population over time.
Natural Selection
A process in which organisms with certain inherited traits are…
Population
A group of individuals of the same species living in the same…
Biology
Properties of life
Order
Organelles
The study of life or all that lived
1. Order... 2. Reproduction... 3. Growth and development... 4. Energy p…
Structure:... (ranging from smallest to broadest)... Atoms - Organ…
Parts of a cell that perform specific functions for it
Biology
The study of life or all that lived
Properties of life
1. Order... 2. Reproduction... 3. Growth and development... 4. Energy p…
C
B
B
C) the bonds that hold together the ato…
In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded t…
The slight negative charge at one end of one water molecule is…
An example of a hydrogen bond is the bond between... A) C and H i…
Water is able to form hydrogen bonds because... A) oxygen has a v…
C
In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded t…
B
The slight negative charge at one end of one water molecule is…
Aquaporins
Fluid Mosaic Model
Selective Permeability
Attachment protein
common in cells involved in water; ... A transport protein in the…
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
it allows some substances to cross more easily than others
proteins that attach to the extracellular matrix and cytoskele…
Aquaporins
common in cells involved in water; ... A transport protein in the…
Fluid Mosaic Model
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
Matter
Element
Compound
Essential elements of life
Anything that occupies space and has mass
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
A substance consisting of two or more different elements combi…
25 Elements are essential to life... Oxygen (O) 65%... Carbon (C) 1…
Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Element
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
Matter
Element
Compound
Essential elements of life
Anything that occupies space and has mass
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
A substance consisting of two or more different elements combi…
25 Elements are essential to life... Oxygen (O) 65%... Carbon (C) 1…
Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Element
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
blending hypothesis
heredity
genetics
character
A disproved hypothesis that offspring are a blending of inheri…
The transmission of traits (inherited features) from one gener…
The scientific study of heredity. Modern genetics began with t…
A heritable feature that varies among individuals within a pop…
blending hypothesis
A disproved hypothesis that offspring are a blending of inheri…
heredity
The transmission of traits (inherited features) from one gener…
light microscope
magnification
resolution
cell theory
An optical instrument with lenses that refract (bend) visible…
The increase in an object's image size compared with its actua…
The ability to distinguish two nearby objects as separate.
The theory that all living things are composed of cells and th…
light microscope
An optical instrument with lenses that refract (bend) visible…
magnification
The increase in an object's image size compared with its actua…
Gene Expression
Transcription
mRNA
Translation
The process by which DNA directs the synthesis of genes or RNA…
The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.
"Messenger RNA" A length of RNA that is a perfect copy of the…
The synthesis of a polypeptide, under the direction of mRNA. T…
Gene Expression
The process by which DNA directs the synthesis of genes or RNA…
Transcription
The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.
Matter
Element
Compound
Essential elements of life
Anything that occupies space and has mass
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
A substance consisting of two or more different elements combi…
25 Elements are essential to life... Oxygen (O) 65%... Carbon (C) 1…
Matter
Anything that occupies space and has mass
Element
An element is a substance that cannot be broken down into othe…
Biology
Properties of life
Order
Organelles
The study of life or all that lived
1. Order... 2. Reproduction... 3. Growth and development... 4. Energy p…
Structure:... (ranging from smallest to broadest)... Atoms - Organ…
Parts of a cell that perform specific functions for it
Biology
The study of life or all that lived
Properties of life
1. Order... 2. Reproduction... 3. Growth and development... 4. Energy p…
Aquaporins
Fluid Mosaic Model
Selective Permeability
Attachment protein
common in cells involved in water; ... A transport protein in the…
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
it allows some substances to cross more easily than others
proteins that attach to the extracellular matrix and cytoskele…
Aquaporins
common in cells involved in water; ... A transport protein in the…
Fluid Mosaic Model
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
Aquaporins
Fluid Mosaic Model
Selective Permeability
Attachment protein
common in cells involved in water; ... A transport protein in the…
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
it allows some substances to cross more easily than others
proteins that attach to the extracellular matrix and cytoskele…
Aquaporins
common in cells involved in water; ... A transport protein in the…
Fluid Mosaic Model
The currently accepted model of cell membrane structure, which…
Biology
Properties of life
Order
Organelles
The study of life or all that lived
1. Order... 2. Reproduction... 3. Growth and development... 4. Energy p…
Structure:... (ranging from smallest to broadest)... Atoms - Organ…
Parts of a cell that perform specific functions for it
Biology
The study of life or all that lived
Properties of life
1. Order... 2. Reproduction... 3. Growth and development... 4. Energy p…
molecular biology
bacteriophage
nucleotide
sugar-phosphate backbone
The study of the molecular basis of genes and gene expression;…
A virus that infects bacteria; also called a phage.
An organic monomer consisting of a five-carbon sugar covalentl…
The alternating chain of sugar and phosphate to which the DNA…
molecular biology
The study of the molecular basis of genes and gene expression;…
bacteriophage
A virus that infects bacteria; also called a phage.
blending hypothesis
heredity
genetics
character
A disproved hypothesis that offspring are a blending of inheri…
The transmission of traits (inherited features) from one gener…
The scientific study of heredity. Modern genetics began with t…
A heritable feature that varies among individuals within a pop…
blending hypothesis
A disproved hypothesis that offspring are a blending of inheri…
heredity
The transmission of traits (inherited features) from one gener…
proton-motive force
oxidative phosphorylation
oxidation
substrate level
the potential energy stored in the form of a proton electron c…
the production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reac…
the complete or partial loss of electrons from a substance inv…
the enzyme catalyzed formation of ATP by direct transfer of a…
proton-motive force
the potential energy stored in the form of a proton electron c…
oxidative phosphorylation
the production of ATP using energy derived from the redox reac…
Cell division
Structure that contains most of the cel…
Asexual Reproduction:
Sexual reproduction
- Creates two daughter cells that are genetically identical to…
- Chromosome
- Creation of genetically identical offspring by a single pare…
- Requires fertilization of an egg by a sperm- Production of g…
Cell division
- Creates two daughter cells that are genetically identical to…
Structure that contains most of the cel…
- Chromosome