BIOLOGY 1406

Biology 1406 Chapter 5 Review List the 5 functions of the plasma membrane - correct answer 1. To isolate the cells from the external environment 2. Selectively permeable 3. Communicates with other cells 4. Protects the cell 5. Moves the cell, secretes substances, or transports impulses What do we mean when we say that a membrane is selectively permeable? - correct answer It allows certain things to pass through the membrane The ___ of a phospholipid are polar while the ___ of a phosph...

Biology 1406 Chapter 5Mosaic components - correct answer Phospholipids Cholesterol Proteins Carbohydrates Found on exterior of membrane Attached to proteins (glycoproteins) or lipids (glycolipids) - correct answer Carbohydrates Phospholipids become arranged with their hydrophobic ____ facing each other and their hydrophilic _____ facing out - correct answer tails, heads Found on interior or exterior of membrane - correct answer Peripheral proteins Always on exterior of membrane...

Biology 1406 Chapter 6 Light Microscope - correct answer (microscope) where visible light is passed through the specimen and then through glass lenses. The lenses refract the light in such a way that the image of the specimen is magnified. Used to study organelles Parameters In Microscopy - correct answer Magnification is the ratio of an object's image size to its real size. Resolution is a measure of the clarity of the image. Contrast accentuates differences in parts of the sample. O...

Biology 1406 Chapter 7 ReviewPhotosynthetic organisms are autotrophs or heterotrophs? - correct answer Autotrophs What type of organisms carry on photosynthesis? - correct answer Plants, archae Where does photosynthesis occur? - correct answer Algae, Cyanobacteria, some protozoans, and the chloroplasts of eukaryotic plants What is the equation for photosynthesis? - correct answer 6 CO2 + 6 H20 + light energy = C6H1206 (glucose) + 6 O2 What are the products of photosynthesis? - correc...

Biology 1406 Chapters 1-3What does science study? - correct answer Physical laws that govern the natural world. Natural causality- all events can be traced to natural causes Observable, measurable, testable events. What doesn't science study? - correct answer beliefs accepted by faith. What is the procedure called that is used by scientists to acquire knowledge? - correct answer The scientific method. Steps of the scientific method - correct answer Observe and accumulate data on wha...

Biology 1406 Chapters 1-47 characteristics of living things - correct answer Order, evolutionary adaptation, regulation, reproduction, response to environment, growth and development, energy processing Biological organization (largest to smallest) - correct answer Biosphere, ecosystem, communities, populations, organisms, organs and organ systems, tissues, cells, organelles, molecules Compare and contrast emergent properties and reductionism - correct answer Emergent properties- new proper...

Biology 1406 Exam #3Cell division is used for which of the following? - correct answer Reproduction of single-celled organisms, growth of multicellular organisms, repair and replacement of cells, and sperm and egg production Asexual and sexual reproduction differs in that sexual reproduction_____________ - correct answer Can produce great variation among the offspring (Meiosis) Asexual Reproduction ____________ - correct answer Produces offspring genetically identical to the parent (Mitosi...

BIOLOGY 1406 EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-3)5 THEMES OF LIFE - correct answer 1. ORGANIZATION 2. INFORMATION 3. ENERGY AND MATTER 4. INTERACTION 5. EVOLUTION LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION - correct answer BIOSPHERE, ECOSYSTEMS, COMMUNITIES, POPULATIONS, ORGANISMS, ORGAN SYSTEMS, ORGANS, TISSUES, CELLS, ORGANELLES, MOLECULES. PROPERTIES OF LIFE - correct answer ORDER EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTION RESPOND TO THE ENVIRONMENT REGULATION ENERGY PROCESSING GROWTH AND DEVELOPEMENT REPRODUCTION WHAT IS BIOLOG...

Biology 1406 Exam 1 Chapters 1-3Disaccharide - correct answer A double sugar, consisting of two monosaccharides joined by dehydration synthesis. Glycosidic Linkage - correct answer A covalent bond formed between two monosaccharides by a dehydration reaction. Phospholipid - correct answer A lipid made up of glycerol joined to two fatty acids and a phosphate group. The hydrocarbon chains of the fatty acids act as nonpolar, hydrophobic tails, while the rest of the molecule acts as a polar, hy...

Biology 1406 exam 1 reviewProperties of Life - correct answer -Order -Sensitivity / Stimuli -Reproduction -Growth & Development -Homeostasis -Regulation -Energy Processing Taxonomy - correct answer Domain- Kingdom - Phylum- Class- Order- Family- Genus- Species Natural selection evidence - correct answer -adaptation -variable traits - survival of the fittest -mechanism of heredity -artificial selection -fossil records -comparative anatomy -molecular evidence Controlled Ex...