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What was brought into class as a glucose molecule?
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A 6 carbon paper molecule.
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The oxygen you breathe in becomes what molecule during respiration?
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Water.
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What is given off as a by-product of photosynthesis?
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Oxygen.
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Does aerobic respiration require oxygen to be completed?
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Yes.
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What is an educated guess that forms the basis of an experiment?
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A hypothesis.
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What are organisms that produce their own food?
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Decomposers.
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What is the amount of energy from the sun used in photosynthesis on the earth?
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Less than 1%.
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What is a group of individuals living together?
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A population.
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What are two examples of a macromolecule?
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DNA and RNA.
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What is chromatin?
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Another term for DNA.
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What provides structural support for the plasma membrane?
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Cholesterol.
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What is a kingdom that doesn't have eukaryotic cells?
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Archaea.
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Which organelle makes sugar into light energy?
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Chloroplasts.
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What is the cell's energy currency?
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ATP
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What moves organelles around a cell?
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The cytoskeleton.
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What are the characteristics of life?
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Reproduction, growth, utilizes energy/metabolism, movement, evolution, and senses/responses.
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What are prokaryotic cells?
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Before the nucleus, only contains DNA.
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What are eukaryotic cells?
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They have a nucleus, organelles, and DNA.
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What is an autotroph?
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A producer; they make their own food.
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What is a heterotroph?
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A consumer; they depend on energy stored in tissues of producers.
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What is transmission electron microscopy?
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The ability to see through the organism.
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What is a hydrogen bond?
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It occurs between two oppositely charged atoms.
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What is taxonomy?
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A mechanism to organize the diversity of life.
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What is the order of the diversity of life?
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Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
[Dear King Philip Came Over For Good Soup] |
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What type of organisms are extremophiles?
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Archaea.
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What is a protista?
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A single-celled organism.
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What is diffusion?
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It moves molecules from a high concentration to low concentration.
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What factors affect diffusion?
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Temperature, concentration, and size/shape molecule.
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What is osmosis?
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Diffusion of water across a membrane.
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What is hypotonic?
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Low strength/density
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What is hypertonic?
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High strength/density
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What is isotonic?
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Equal strength between solutions.
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What is a solute?
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The element being dissolved.
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What is a solvent?
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The element dissolving.
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What is a solution?
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A homogenous mix of a solute (solid dissolved) solvent (liquid in solution).
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What explains the act of plants uptaking water and becoming firm?
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Turgidity.
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What is endocytosis?
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One organism consuming another.
"inside the cell" |
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What is exocytosis?
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Releasing from the cell to the outside world.
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What is the function of the nucleus?
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To separate DNA from the rest of the cytoplasm; it's a place for DNA to be copied.
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What is the function of the rough ER?
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To receive/transport proteins; has ribosomes on the surface.
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What is the function of ribosomes?
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To produce proteins.
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What is the function of the smooth ER?
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To produce steroids and inactivate wastes drugs.
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What is the function of the golgi body?
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To process proteins.
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What is included in the cytomembrane system?
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The endoplasmic reticulum, golgi body, and vesicles.
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What is the function of lysosomes?
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To digest whole cells or cell parts.
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What is autophagy?
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Digestion of cell parts that are worn out.
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What is autolysis?
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Digestion of the entire cell.
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What is the function of peroxisomes?
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To detoxify substances.
Type of specialized vesicle |
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What is the function of the mitochondria?
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Form ATP through aerobic respiration; produces energy.
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What is the function of the cytoskeleton?
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Internal organization, organelle movement, and cell motility.
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What is the function of centrioles?
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They form mitotic spindles; form cilia and flagella.
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What are enzymes & which organelle makes them?
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They are proteins made by ribosomes.
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What are two sugar molecules put together called?
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Disacchoride (sucrose)
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What is glycogen?
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The storage of sugar in animal cells
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What does the theory of endosymbiosis state?
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That mitochondria and chloroplasts resemble bacteria because they have their own DNA, ribosomes, and divide on their own.
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C6H1206 + 6O2 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
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Aerobic respiration.
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12H20 + 6CO2 --> C6H1206 + 6H20
is the equation for what? |
Photosynthesis.
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