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19 Cards in this Set
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Briefly describe evaporative cooling. Be sure to include in your description 1) something about molecular activity and temperature and 2) what is one way living organisms practice evaporative cooling.
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1) Property of a liquid when the surface becomes cooler due to a loss of molecules with the greatest kinetic energy, to the gaseous state. 2) Sweating, bathing in water or mud, licking skin
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List three characteristics EACH of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
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Saturated - Maximum number of H's, single bonds, solid at room temperature.
Unsaturated - Less than maximum number of H's, at least one double bond, liquid at room temperature |
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Distinguish between vitalism and mechanism
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Vitalism - belief in a life force outside the jurisdiction of physiochemical laws that govern organic chemistry.
Mechanism - belief that physiochemical laws govern all natural phenomena including the processes of life. |
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List two characteristics each for DNA and RNA
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DNA - Deoxyribose, Thymine (T)
RNA - Ribose, Uracil (U) |
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List two characteristics EACH of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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Prokaryotes - No nucleus, few simple organelles
Eukaryotes - Nucleus, Many complex organelles |
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Distinguish between ionic and covalent bonds
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Electronegativity and how it relates to polar covalent bonds
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Cohesion
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Adhesion
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Surface Tension
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Heat of Vaporization
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Evaporative cooling
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Characteristics of hydrocarbons
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Characteristics of carbon bonds
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Polysaccharides of carbohydrates
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Basic structure of an amino acid
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Different types of proteins and their functions
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Relationship between chromatin and chromosomes
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Rough ER vs. smooth ER
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