Bio 211 Exam 1 study guide
Characteristics of Life - answerLiving things:
-are organized
-need energy and materials
-maintain homeostasis
-respond to stimuli (changes in environment)
-reproduce and grow
-have adaptations
matter - answerAnything that has mass and takes up space
element - an...
EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 26, 2024 9:30 AM Bio 211 Exam 1 study guide Characteristics of Life - answer✔✔Living things: -are organized -need energy and materials -maintain homeostasis -respond to stimuli (changes in environment) -reproduce and grow -have adaptations matter - answer✔✔Anything that has mass and takes up space element - answer✔✔A substance that cannot be broke n down into substances with different properties atomic number - answer✔✔=number of protons atomic mass - answer✔✔=protons (which are = to electrons) + neutrons mass number - answer✔✔equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in atom's nucleus. What 6 elements that make up 95% of body weight - answer✔✔CHNOPS: Carbon Hydrogen Nitrogen Oxygen Phosphorus Sulfur properties of water that make it important to life - answer✔✔Has high heat capacity High heat of vaporization good solvent EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 26, 2024 9:30 AM Natural selectio n - answer✔✔survival of the fittest Charles Darwin - answer✔✔Theory of evolution taxonomy - answer✔✔The scientific study of how living things are classified systematic's - answer✔✔classifying organisms in regard to their natural relationships cohesion - answer✔✔the ability of water molecules to cling to each other due to hydrogen bonding. adhesion - answer✔✔the ability of water molecules to cling to other polar surfaces. pH - answer✔✔the measure of Hydrogen ion concentration in a solution acid - answer✔✔substances that dissociate in water releasing hydrogen base - answer✔✔substances that either take up hydrogen ions (H+) or release hydroxide ions (OH-) buffer - answer✔✔a chemical(s) that keeps PH with in normal limits monomer with example - answ er✔✔molecule that can be bonded to other identical molecules to form a polymer. EX: Glucose polymer with example - answer✔✔very large molecule made up of many monomers enzymes - answer✔✔speed up chemical reactions 8 levels of classification - answer✔✔Domai n, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, order, Family, Genus, Species 3 domains and give an example of each - answer✔✔Domain Archaea - Euryarchaeota Domain Bacteria - Thermus Domain Eukarya - Animal correctly identify the proper way to write the scientific names (binomial nomenclature) - answer✔✔Use both genus and species name Italicize the whole name. Capitalize only the genus name. (Genus species) pH scale, acids and bases (with regard to H+) - answer✔✔0-7=acidic 7=neutral
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