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ch. 1 Characteristics of all living things
Cellular orginization 1,
Ordered complexity 2,
Sensitivity 3
7  cards
ch. 1 Hierarchical organization of living systems
The cellular level 1,
The organismal level 2,
The population level 3
6  cards
ch. 1 Hypothesis-driven scientific study
Scientific method and science ass...,
Deductive reasoning 2,
Inductive reasoning 3
14  cards
ch 1. the 5 core concepts in biology
5 core concepts 1,
1 life is subject to chemical and...,
2 structure determines function 3
6  cards
ch.2 the nature of atoms
Matter 1,
Atomic number 2,
Atomic mass 3
10  cards
ch.2 elements found in living systems
Valence electrons and valence she...,
Octet rule 2,
12 most common in living systems ...
3  cards
ch.2 The Nature of Chemical Bonds
Molecule 1,
Compound 2,
Chemical bonds ionic and covalent 3
15  cards
ch.2 water: a vital compound
Water polar or not and why 1,
Hydrogen bonds 2,
Cohesion 3
10  cards
ch.2 properties of water
Water is more dense in a ___ 1,
Temperature is a measure of how _...,
Specific heat measures ____ 3
11  cards
ch.3 carbon:the framework of biological moleciules
Framework of biological molecules 1,
Hydrocarbons 2,
C h core to which specific molecu...
14  cards
ch. 3 carbohydrates: energy storage and structural molecules
Carbohydrates and its ratio 1,
Simplest of the carbohydrates are...,
Glucose fructose and galactose ha...
7  cards
ch.3 nucleic acids: information molecules
Two main varieties of nucleic aci...,
Genetic information is stored in ...,
Rna s roles 3
13  cards
ch. 3 proteins: molecules with diverse structures and functions
7 functions of proteins 1,
Proteins are linear polymers made...,
Structure of animo acid 3
13  cards
ch. 3 lipids: hydrophobic molecules
Lipids 1,
Lipids 1,
Lipids are built from a simple sk...
10  cards
ch.4 cell theory
Cell theory 1,
Cell theory includes 3 principals 2,
The rate of diffusion is affected...
11  cards
ch.4 prokaryotic cells
Prokaryotics have two domains 1,
Prokaryotics cells do not have 2,
3 purposes of cell walls 3
8  cards
ch. 4 the end-membrane system
The interior of a eukaryotic cell...,
What does this endomembrane syste...,
The _______ _________ er is the l...
14  cards
ch.4 mitochondria and chloroplasts: cellular generators
Mitochondria and chloroplasts are...,
Mitochondria 2,
The crustal partition in the mito...
7  cards
ch.4 the cytoskeleton
The cytoplasm of all eukaryotic c...,
Eukaryotic cells may contain the ...,
Actin filaments 3
7  cards
ch.4 extracellular structures and cell movement
Some ___ crawl 1,
________ flagellum consisting of ...,
The microtubules of the flagellum...
6  cards
ch. 4 cell-to cell interactions
A basic feature of multicellular ...,
What do cells do when they make c...,
Glycolipids 2
12  cards
ch.5 the structure of membranes
The membranes that encase all liv...,
The lipid layer that forms the fo...,
Fluid mosaic model 3
5  cards
ch. 5 phospholipids: the membrane's foundation
Although there are over 1000 dist...,
The classical phospholipid bilaye...,
Phospholipids form 3
10  cards
ch.5 proteins: multifunctional components
Although cells interact with thei...,
Some membrane proteins are attach...,
Other proteins ____________ actua...
8  cards
ch. 5 active transport across membranes
What are the 3 passive transport ...,
Like facilitated diffusion ______...,
These carrier proteins are called...
14  cards
ch. 5 passive transport across membranes
Passive transport 1,
Some ions and molecules can pass ...,
Molecules and ions dissolved in w...
24  cards
ch. 5 bulk transport by endocytosis and exocytosis
The substances cells required for...,
Endocytosis and the three major t...,
If the material the cell takes in...
8  cards

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