Biology - unity and diversity

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Water - hydrogen bonds
Where did the first cells evolve 1,
How did cells evolve 2,
Why is liquid water important for...
9  cards
Water - physical and chemical properties
Define the term cohesion in relat...,
Why is cohesion important for liv...,
Define adhesion in the context of...
24  cards
Water - origin of water on earth
What is crucial for the existence...,
What did conditions on earth prev...,
What hypothesis suggests the orig...
13  cards
Nucleic acids - DNA & RNA structure
What is the genetic material of l...,
Where is dna mainly found in euka...,
What is the role of ribonucleic a...
25  cards
Nucleic acids - basis of genetic code
What carries the genetic code in ...,
What are the four nitrogenous bas...,
What is the coding strand of dna 3
20  cards
Nucleic acids - structure & function
What nitrogenous base is found in...,
What type of sugar is present in ...,
How many polynucleotide strands d...
15  cards
Nucleic acids - DNA structure
Blank 1
1  cards
Nucleic acids - nucleosomes & software
0  cards
Nucleic acids - the Hershey & Chase experiment
0  cards
Nucleic acids - Chargaff's data
0  cards
Origins of cells - formation of carbon compounds
What conditions on early earth we...,
What are methane and carbon dioxi...,
What is the greenhouse effect 3
14  cards
Origins of cells - evolution of cells
What are cells considered to be 1,
What features do all cells have i...,
How can life be defined 3
18  cards
Origins of cells - evidence for evolution of life
What is the last universal common...,
What evidence suggests that diffe...,
How does dna help determine evolu...
18  cards
Cells structure - cell theory
0  cards
Cell structure - microscopes
0  cards
Cell structure - general cell structure
0  cards
Cell structure - prokaryotic
0  cards
Cell structure - eukaryotic
0  cards
Cell structure - functions of life
0  cards
Cell structure - eukaryotic comparisons & atypical examples
0  cards
Cell structure - cell types & structures
0  cards
Cell structure - drawing cells
0  cards
Cell structure - endosymbiotic theory
0  cards
Cell structure - cell differentiation
0  cards
Cell structure - multicellularity
0  cards
Viruses - structure
What type of particles are viruses 1,
Why are viruses not considered al...,
What is the size range of viruses 3
23  cards
Viruses - replication
What type of cells do viruses nee...,
List the steps required for viral...,
What is the lytic pathway 3
14  cards
Viruses - origin & evolution
How long have viruses been estima...,
What is coevolution in the contex...,
What percentage of the human geno...
22  cards
Diversity of organisms - biological species concept
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - chromosome number
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - karyograms
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - genomes
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - comparing genome sizes
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - genome sequencing
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - biological species concept challenges
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - chromosome number & cross-breeding
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - dichotomous keys
0  cards
Diversity of organisms - environmental DNA & barcodes
0  cards
Classification & cladistics - biological classification
Why is biological classification ...,
What is the science of classifica...,
Who are scientists working in the...
20  cards
Classification & cladistics - cladistics
What is the basis for the modern ...,
What is a clade 2,
What does it mean for a clade to ...
17  cards
Classification & cladistics - reclassification
What technology has changed the w...,
How are organisms grouped when cl...,
What was the traditional basis fo...
14  cards
Classification & cladistics - classification system
What is the largest taxonomic gro...,
How many domains are there in the...,
What are the three domains of life 3
15  cards
Evolution & speciation - evolution
0  cards
Evolution & speciation - evidence of evolution
0  cards
Evolution & speciation - convergent evolution
0  cards
Evolution & speciation - speciation
0  cards
Evolution & speciation - types of speciation
0  cards
Evolution & speciation - adaptive radiation
0  cards
Evolution & speciation - speciation in plants
0  cards
Conservation of biodiversity - biodiversity
0  cards
Conservation of biodiversity - reasons for extinction
0  cards
Conservation of biodiversity - ecosystem loss
0  cards
Conservation of biodiversity - loss of biodiversity
0  cards
Conservation of biodiversity - how to preserve biodiversity
0  cards

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