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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.
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
List three characteristics EACH of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.
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
Distinguish between vitalism and mechanism
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.
List two characteristics each for DNA and RNA
DNA - Deoxyribose, Thymine (T)
RNA - Ribose, Uracil (U)
List two characteristics EACH of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryotes - No nucleus, few simple organelles
Eukaryotes - Nucleus, Many complex organelles
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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