Biol 4103 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Metabolism - Term used to encapsulate all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell Ana - Greek word for "up" Cata - Greek word for "down" Catabolic pathways - Pathways that break down cellular components Decrease the molecular order, increasing local entropy Exergonic, liberating energy Release free energy and produce small molecular building blocks Anabolic pathways - Pathways that produce cellular components Increase in molecular order, decreasing local entropy Endergonic, cons...

Flowering plants are also known as - angiosperms Sexual reproduction in flowering plants produces a(n) _____ containing an embryo encased in a protective coat. - seed When a seed germinates, the _____ that is found inside of it develops into a young plant. - embryo Plants exhibit an alternation of generations. The conspicuous, diploid generation is called the _____, and the microscopic, haploid generation is called the _____. - sporophyte; gametophyte The plant life cycle alternates b...

During development in animals, cells become ______ to perform a particular function, and cells with similar properties can group together to form ______. - specialized; tissues Clusters of specialized cells of a single given type are called - tissues Tissue type with its appropriate function. - -Muscle: cells contract and generate force -Nervous: cells initiate and conduct electrical signals -Epithelial: cells protect the structures that they line -Connective: cells surround, anchor, conn...

An organism's observable responses to external or internal stimuli is defined as its ______. - behavior Behavior is influenced by ______. - genetics and environment Behaviors that seem to be genetically programmed are referred to as _____ or instinctual. - innate What process allows animals to change their behavior based on prior experiences? - Learning Which of the following is the simplest form of learning, in which an organism learns to ignore a repeated stimulus? - Habituation ___...

Metabolism - all chemical reactions that occur within a cell Anabolic Pathways - pathways that produse cellular components, increase in molecular order, decrease in local entropy, endergonic, synthesize polymers in order to store energy Catabolic Pathways - pathways that breakdown cellular components, decrease in molecular order, increase in local entropy, exergonic, produce small molecule building blocks to release free energy Bonds in ATP - phosphoanhydride bonds between third and sec...

During development in animals, cells become ______ to perform a particular function, and cells with similar properties can group together to form ______. - specialized; tissues Clusters of specialized cells of a single given type are called - tissues Tissue type with its appropriate function. - -Muscle: cells contract and generate force -Nervous: cells initiate and conduct electrical signals -Epithelial: cells protect the structures that they line -Connective: cells surround, anchor, conn...

Metabolism - Term used to encapsulate all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell Ana - Greek word for "up" Cata - Greek word for "down" Catabolic pathways - Pathways that break down cellular components Decrease the molecular order, increasing local entropy Exergonic, liberating energy Release free energy and produce small molecular building blocks Anabolic pathways - Pathways that produce cellular components Increase in molecular order, decreasing local entropy Endergonic, cons...

An organism's observable responses to external or internal stimuli is defined as its ______. - behavior Behavior is influenced by ______. - genetics and environment Behaviors that seem to be genetically programmed are referred to as _____ or instinctual. - innate What process allows animals to change their behavior based on prior experiences? - Learning Which of the following is the simplest form of learning, in which an organism learns to ignore a repeated stimulus? - Habituation ___...

Flowering plants are also known as - angiosperms Sexual reproduction in flowering plants produces a(n) _____ containing an embryo encased in a protective coat. - seed When a seed germinates, the _____ that is found inside of it develops into a young plant. - embryo Plants exhibit an alternation of generations. The conspicuous, diploid generation is called the _____, and the microscopic, haploid generation is called the _____. - sporophyte; gametophyte The plant life cycle alternates b...

Metabolism - all chemical reactions that occur within a cell Anabolic Pathways - pathways that produse cellular components, increase in molecular order, decrease in local entropy, endergonic, synthesize polymers in order to store energy Catabolic Pathways - pathways that breakdown cellular components, decrease in molecular order, increase in local entropy, exergonic, produce small molecule building blocks to release free energy Bonds in ATP - phosphoanhydride bonds between third and sec...