Week 1
Life emerges at the level of what?
How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?
Natural selection, mutation, and gene transfer.
What are the three subatomic particles
Protons, neutrons, and electrons
A pair of what has equal and oppositely charged poles separated by a distance
Dipoles
What are the four classes of biomolecules?
proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids
what are the three domains of life?
Bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
True of false. "Natural selection is a process in which individuals with certain inherited traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than individuals that do not.
True
What is a list of all the known elements
Periodic table
What are the emergent properties of water that support life on Earth?
Cohesion and adhesion
A chain of polymers are made of what?
Monomers
What is the main requirement for a scientific hypothesis?
It must be testable
Are mutations usually beneficial or usually harmful?
It depends on the environment
The transfer of an electron between atoms results in this attraction
Ionic bond
Does the absorption of carbon dioxide by the oceans lower or raise the pH?
Lowers
Carbohydrates are polymers called what?
polysaccharides
How many µg are in 1 gram?
Meters
What is it called when a chain forms a specific protein with a unique shape and function?
gene expression
Can be both negative or positive depending on the amount of protons and electrons
How would you decrease the pH of a solution?
Add an acid
What does animals use glycogen for?
Storing glucose
Milli is ____ of the base unit
1/1000th
What is the evolutionary history of a species or group of species?
Phylogeny
What type of bond shares electrons
Covalent
How many bonds does carbon make?
4
How many amino acids are there?
20