Biology

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A1.1.1 Water as the medium for life
What is the significance of water...,
How does water participate in met...,
How does water contribute to ther...
16  cards
A1.1.2 Hydrogen bonds as a consequence of the polar covalent bonds within water molecules
What is electronegativity 1,
Why are hydrogen bonds important 2,
What is the bond angle in a water...
15  cards
A1.1.3 Cohesion of water molecules due to hydrogen bonding and consequences for organisms
What role does cohesion play in x...,
Why doesn t the water column in x...,
What is surface tension 3
15  cards
A1.1.4 Adhesion of water to materials that are polar or charged and impacts for organisms
What are the two forces that capi...,
What role does cellulose play in ...,
What moisture level is capillary ...
17  cards
A1.1.5 Solvent properties of water as a medium for metabolism and transport
What is metabolism 1,
What type of bond exists between ...,
What is the molecular structure o...
11  cards
A1.1.6 Physical properties of water and the consequences for animals in aquatic habitats
What adaptations do ringed seals ...,
What challenges do terrestrial an...,
How does the viscosity of water c...
13  cards
B1.1.1 Chemical properties of a carbon atom
What is the electron configuratio...,
What is the strongest type of bon...,
What is the hydroxyl functional g...
22  cards
B1.1.2 Production of macromolecules by condensation reactions
How are macromolecules formed 1,
Can you give an example of a macr...,
How many times does the condensat...
13  cards
B1.1.3 Digestion of polymers into monomers by hydrolysis reactions
What is the role of the enzyme su...,
What is the role of hydrolysis in...,
What enzymes are involved in prot...
16  cards
A1.2.1 DNA as the genetic material of all living organisms
What is the universal genetic code 1,
Why is the universality of the ge...,
What are the base pairing rules i...
20  cards
A1.2.2 Components of a nucleotide
What are the three components of ...,
What is the structure of a phosph...,
Which nitrogenous base is exclusi...
19  cards
A1.2.3 Sugar–phosphate bonding and the sugar–phosphate “backbone” of DNA and RNA
What charge do phosphate groups c...,
What is the directionality of the...,
What sugar does rna use 3
17  cards
A1.2.4 Bases in each nucleic acid that form the basis of a code
Name the purines found in nucleic...,
What are the pyrimidines found in...,
What is meant by codon redundancy 3
19  cards
A1.2.5 RNA as a polymer formed by condensation of nucleotide monomers
What distinguishes rna from dna a...,
What is the directionality of rna...,
What happens to water molecules d...
14  cards
A1.2.6 DNA as a double helix linked by hydrogen bonding between complementary base pairs
How do g c base pairs connect 1,
What forms the rungs of the dna l...,
What do chargaff s rules state ab...
19  cards
A1.2.7 Differences between DNA and RNA
What sugar is found in rna 1,
What is a key difference between ...,
What base does rna use instead of...
17  cards
A1.2.8 Complementary base pairing in allowing genetic information to be replicated and expressed
What is watson crick base pairing 1,
What is the role of complementary...,
What is complementary base pairin...
13  cards
A1.2.9 Diversity of possible DNA base sequences and its capacity for storing information
How many possible sequences are t...,
How many base pairs can a single ...,
How many possible sequences are t...
12  cards
A1.2.10 Conservation of the genetic code as evidence of universal common ancestry
What does the codon aug signify 1,
Why is the conservation of the ge...,
What is the role of trna in the g...
12  cards
D1.1.1 DNA replication
What enzyme is responsible for un...,
Why is complementary base pairing...,
Why must dna be replicated before...
16  cards
D1.1.2 Semi-conservative nature of DNA replication
0  cards
D1.1.3 Role of helicase and DNA polymerase in DNA replication
0  cards
D1.1.4 Polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis
What is the purpose of pcr 1,
What temperature is the denaturat...,
List the key components of pcr 3
20  cards
D1.1.5 Applications of polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis
What role does gel electrophoresi...,
What happens to the amplified dna...,
Can dna profiling distinguish bet...
18  cards

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