Genetics/DNA
in DNA Adenine (A) always pairs with this nucleotide base
Thymine (T)
a voluntary, informed, and uncoerced agreement or permission given by a competent person to allow an action to occur. It is a foundational principle in law, ethics, medicine, and personal relationships, ensuring that an individual's autonomy and boundaries are respected
Consent
This term describes all the living and nonliving things interacting in a specific area.
Ecosystem
ints: This term describes the body's ability to maintain stable internal conditions despite external changes.
Homeostasis
This gas, produced by livestock and rice paddies, is a greenhouse gas that traps 25 times more heat than carbon dioxide.
Methane
In DNA Guanine (G) always pairs with this nucleotide base
This principle requires healthcare providers to act in the best interest of the patient and promote their well-being.
beneficence?
These organisms break down dead material and return nutrients to the soil.
Decomposers
When you exercise and get hot, you do this to cool down and maintain normal body temperature.
What is sweating (or perspiration)?
This gas, produced by burning fossil fuels and deforestation, is the primary greenhouse gas driving climate change.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)
This process creates two identical copies of DNA before cell division.
DNA replication
This principle respects a patient's right to make their own informed decisions about their medical care.
autonomy
These chemicals that don't break down easily accumulate in organisms' tissues and increase in concentration up the food chain.
What are persistent organic pollutants POPs (or what is bioaccumulation/biomagnification)?
This cellular process produces ATP energy and generates heat as a byproduct, helping maintain body temperature during homeostasis.
What is cellular Respiration
This layer of frozen soil found in Arctic regions is thawing due to warming temperatures, releasing stored methane and carbon dioxide.
Permafrost
A change in the DNA sequence that can be caused by errors or environmental factors.
mutation
This principle ensures fair and equal distribution of healthcare resources and treatment for all people.
Justice
This term describes when a toxic substance becomes more concentrated as it moves up each level of the food chain, affecting top predators the most.
What is biomagnification (or biological magnification)?
This feedback mechanism amplifies a response, like during childbirth when contractions increase until delivery.
Positive Feedback
This phenomenon occurs when ocean water absorbs excess CO₂, making it more acidic and harming coral reefs and shellfish.
Ocean Acidification
This genetic disorder causes red blood cells to become crescent-shaped and can cause pain and organ damage.
Sick Cell Anemia
These four principles together form the foundation of modern medical ethics and guide difficult healthcare decisions.
What are autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, and justice
This pesticide, banned in 1972, caused eagle and falcon populations to decline by thinning their eggshells.
DDT
This hormone, produced by the pancreas, lowers blood sugar by helping cells absorb glucose.
Insulin
This international agreement, adopted in 2015, united countries in committing to limit global temperature rise.
Paris agreement/accord