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Exam One Review Flashcards

1
Q

List 8 characteristics of life as it is known on earth

A

Complex/Ordered
Regulated
Responsive
Grows
Well adapted
Reproduces
Uses energy
Carries instructions

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2
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What organisms are classified as prokaryotes?

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Domains Bacteria and Archaea

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3
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What organisms are classified as eukaryotes?

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Domain Eukarya

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4
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What are the 4 most common elements on earth?

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen

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5
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What are the next 7 common elements on earth?

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Calcium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sulfur, Sodium, Chlorine, Magnesium

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6
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What is a trace element?

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An element required in very small amounts

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7
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What is atomic number?

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Number of protons

Can also be called atomic weight

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8
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What is mass number?

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Protons plus neutrons

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9
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What makes elements more reactive?

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The number of electrons in it’s valence shell

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10
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Why is water a great solvent?

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Due to the polarity of water it is attracted to other polar substances and can form H-Bonds

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11
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What are weak bonds in biology

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ionic bonds, H-bonds, van der waals, hydrophobic bonds

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12
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What is a structural isomer?

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Isomer differs in arrangement of covalent bonds

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13
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What is a cis-trans isomer?

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Carbons have covalent bonds to the same atoms BUT atoms differ in spacial arrangement due to inflexibility of the bonds

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14
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What is a enantiomer?

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Isomers are mirror images of each other, differ in shape due to asymmetrical carbon

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15
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What is a atom?

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Smallest unit of matter

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16
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What is a molecule?

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a group of two or more elements held together via chemical bonds with the same properties as the element

17
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What is a compound?

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composed of two or more different elements in a fixed ratio

18
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What are the weak interactions in biology?

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Ionic bonds, H-bonds, LDF’s, hydrophobic interactions, Dip-Dip moments

19
Q

When does sp3 hybridization occur in C, O, and N?

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When C, O, or N for single covalent bonds ONLY

20
Q

When did life appear?

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3-4 billion years ago

21
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Does hydrophilic mean soluble?

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Not necessarily, think of enzymes they’re hydrophilic but water insoluble

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