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39 Cards in this Set
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What are the six functions of proteins?
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enzymes, channels, structure, movement, communcication, gene regulation
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What are the three types of RNA?
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messenger, ribosomal, transfter
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Where does transcription and translation occur?
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transcription-nucleus
translation-cytoplasm |
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What is the formula for photosynthesis?
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6CO2+6H20->C6H12O6+6O2
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What are the three stages of cellular respiration?
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glycolysis, krebs cycle, ETC
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What does photosynthesis require in addition to water and carbon dioxide?
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sunlight
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Plants gather the suns energy with light-absorbing molecules called?
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pigments
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What regions of the spectrum does the chlorophyll absorb light well?
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red and blue
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Where do the light-dependent reactions take placE?
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thylakoid membrane
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What does the calvin cycle use to produce high-energy sugars?
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ATP, NADPH, Co2
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The energy from the elctrons moving down the ETC is used to move H+ ions accross the?
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inner membrane
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What is the gain in ATP from aerobic respiration>
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36 ATP
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metabolsim
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sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
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coupled
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refers to reactions that occur together
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anabolism
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reactions that build large molecules from small ones
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potential
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stored energy
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exothermic
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describes chemical reactions in which energy is released
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kinetic
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energy of motion
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catabolism
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general term for reactions that break down large molecules
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chemical
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high energy bonds in ATP
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endothermic
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describes chemical reactions in which energy is absorbed
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What determines climate?
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green house effect, latitute, heat transport inthe biosphere
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What are the 7 essential functions of animals?
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feeding, respiration, circulation, excretion, response, movement, reproduction
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zygote
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fertilized egg
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protosome
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oraganism shoe mouth forms from blastopore
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deuterosome
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organism whose anus forms from blastopore
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What are the four characteristics of chordates?
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tail that extends beyond the anus, dorsal hollow nerve tube, notochord, pharyngeal pouches
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What are the 8 chracteristics of mammals?
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hair, mammary glands,jawjoint allowing sideways movement, complex teeth replaced once, endothermic, subctaneous fat,live youung,4chambered heart
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List three metabolic wastes
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excess salts, CO2, urea
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urea
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toxic product of amino acid metabolism
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What do the skins and lungs release?
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water, salts, Co2
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What are the two main parts of the kidney?
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inner-renal medulla
outer-renal cortex |
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nephron
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smal independent processing until to remove wastes
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glomerulus
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small network of capillaires carries blood to Bowmans Capsule
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Bowmans Capsule
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cup shaped structure surrounding the glomerulus. Site of filtration
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Loop of Henle
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section of kindey nephron where H20 is reabsorbed
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uretha
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tube leading from bladder to outside
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renal vein
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returns filtered blood to circulation
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renal artery
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carries waste laden blood to the kidney
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