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What is Biology
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The study of life
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What are the characteristics of all living things?
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All living things are made of cells
Living things reproduce new individuals similar to themselves Living things sense and respond to their environment Living things die and decay Living things heal Living things maintain homeostasis Living species evolve |
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What are the subunits of a protein, complex carbohydrates, lipids and DNA?
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Proteins are made of amino acids
complex carbohydrates are made of sugars lipids are made of fatty acids and glycerol DNA is made of nucleotides |
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How is hereditary information passed from one generation to the next?
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Genetic information is passed on from parent to offspring in molecules known as DNA
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What is transcription and translation ?
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What is the composition and function of the cell membrane?
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The function of the cell is to regulate what enters and leaves the cell
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What is the size relationship from SMALLEST TO LARGEST between atoms, virus particles, molecules, prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells?
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Electrons, protons, atoms, molecules, virus particles, prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells.
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What are the differences between plant, animal, fungi,protist and bacterial kingdoms?
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Plants convert light energy into chemical bonds
Fungi absorbs food substances from their surroundings animals ingest food All 3 kingdoms possess nuclei and organelles |
