Biochemistry
Atoms of the same element that differ in the number of their neutrons
What are isotopes
In aerobic respiration, this is the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain
What is oxygen
"________________ is the enzyme that "proofreads" new DNA strands, helping to ensure that each molecule is a nearly perfect copy of the original DNA." It's name tell you the molecule it works on and the fact that it helps to create a polymer.
What is DNA Polymerase.
Stimulus/sensor, integrator, effector/response work together to reverse an observed change in internal conditions
What is the negative feedback system.
The three types of dispersion
What are clumped, random and uniform
The main photon absorbing molecule in plants
What is chlorophyll
"__________________ is a three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a single amino acid."
What is a codon?
This is the process by which a change/effect is amplified.
What is positive feedback system.
Name the 3 types of symbiotic relationships
What are mutualisms, parasitism and commensalism?
A type of intermolecular bond responsible for dissolving solutes in water, maintaining molecular shape in proteins & DNA, etc
What is "hydrogen bond"?
The anticodon for UAC
What is AUG?
The 2 categories of biomolecules that make up hormones.
What are proteins & lipids (steroids).
Type _____ Survivorship Curves drop rapidly at the start, reflecting a very high death rate early in life, and then flatten out as the death rate declines for the few individuals that survive the critical stage.
What is Type III.
The type of reaction used in the complexes of the ETC to create the electrochemical gradient required to make ATP
What is redox
Three differences between DNA & RNA
What are: double vs single strand; deoxyribose sugar vs ribose sugar; located in nucleus vs throughout the cell; uses A,T,C,G vs A, U, C, G; ...
The 3 types of neurons
What are motor, inter, and sensory?
What is "logistical" growth
The linkage that occurs between neighboring amino acids
What are peptide bonds?
In a coupled reaction, a(n) _______________ reaction provides the energy required by the ______________ reaction.
When CAGGTC is copied as CAGCTC
What is substitution mutation?
List 4 internal conditions that are maintained through homeostasis.
What are: temperature, blood sugar, water levels, salt/ion levels, nitrogenous wastes (proteins), blood pressure, pH levels, ...
The method that is best for estimating large, mobile populations
What is mark and recapture