Besc 320 exam questions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

BESC 320 Exam Questions Marking Scheme New Update What are the ingredients of life? - Answers -water, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxides, and mineral ions What is meant by self-contained vacuole? - Answers -humans are mostly water, and water facilitates all of the reactions in our bodies Why is water polar? - Answers -the two positively charged hydrogen atoms are on one side, while the larger, negative oxygen atom on the opposite side What are properties of water that result from polarit...

BESC 320 Water Exam Questions and Answers

why is water conducive to origin and maintenance of life - Answer--universal solvent -polar -high specific heat - large latent heat (heat transport thru phase changes) -strong cohesion and adhesion how was the chemical nature of water discovered - Answer-Lavosier ran an electric current through water which resulted in hydrolysis (oxygen + hydrogen) revealing its polarity. what does water's ability to dissolve most compounds or elements make it - Answer-storage compartment, transfer me...

BESC 320 Mid-Term Exam Questions and Answers

BESC 320 Mid-term Exam Questions and Answers

lake mead - Answer--from Colorado river -Nevada, Arizona, Southern California and northern Mexico. -About 96 percent of the water in Lake Mead is from melted snow that falls in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Wyoming, officials said. -The largest capacity reservoir in the United States hoover dam - Answer--from Colorado river -built during depression -provided sector (fed) provided jobs -100 ppl died during construction -historically low approx 1000ft less -amount of power getting fr...