Scientific Inquiry/EBP
The three rules of Unified Cell Theory
What are
1. All living organisms are composed of one or more cells
2. The cell is the basic unit of life
3. All cells arise from other cells
Definition of a formula unit
Description of an ionic compound where:
Cation symbol listed first, then anion symbol.
Subscripts indicate lowest, whole-number ratio.
Sum of charges on cations and anions must equal zero.
Term used for positively charged atoms formed when an atom loses one or more electrons
What is a cation?
Number of milliliters in a liter
What is 1000
The phase of cellular respiration that occurs in the cytoplasm
Glycolysis
The two requirements for a hypothesis within the scientific method of Inquiry
Falsifiability, Testability
Term for a discrete entity composed of two or more nonmetal atoms held together by covalent bonds.
What is a molecule?
The three phases of matter and the speed of molecules in each phase
Liquid, solid, gas
Number of pounds (approximately) in a kilogram?
What is 2.2 (2.2046) pounds?
The phase of cellular respiration that occurs in the inner membrane of the mitochondria and occurs in the presence of oxygen
The Kreb's Cycle or Citric Acid Cycle
The seven steps of Evidence Based Nursing Practice
1. Encouraging a spirit of Inquiry
2. Asking Questions
3. Searching for Evidence
4. Appraising the Evidence
5. Integrating Evidence into Practice
6. Evaluating Outcomes
7. Sharing Results
Term for a molecule characteristically insoluble in water
What is Lipid?
The definition of the law of conservation of matter
there is no detectable change in the total quantity of matter present when matter converts from one type to another (a chemical change) or changes among solid, liquid, or gaseous states (a physical change)
What is 1,000,000?
Phase outside of the cell cycle where a cell in not actively dividing, as is the case for nerve and heart muscle cells
G0 phase
Process by which feedback is provided to the author of a scientific study
What is peer review?
Term used to describe the molecule, usually a protein, which catalyzes biochemical reactions allowing it to occur using lower activation energy.
What is an Enzyme?
The information that can be obtained from the periodic table of the elements?
Atomic Number
Name
Atomic Symbol
Atomic Mass
# electrons
Group (metal, nonmetal, metalloid)
Number of milliliters in a cubic centimeter (cc)
What is 1?
Role of microtubules in the mitotic phase of cell division
What is assemble and stretch across the length of the former nuclear area and attach to sister chromatids
Highest level of evidence and lowest level of evidence
What are meta-analyses (highest) and expert opinion (lowest)
Term used to describe each of two or more forms of the same element that contain equal numbers of protons but different numbers of neutrons in their nuclei, and hence differ in relative atomic mass but not in chemical properties; in particular, a radioactive form of an element
What is an isotope?
Energy currency in the body
What is adenosine triphosphate or ATP?
Number of cm in an inch
What is 2.54 (exact)
Part of mitosis where the cell divides along a plane into 2 discrete cells
What is cytokinesis?