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Bio 126- review Flashcards

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This is the science of LIFE or LIVING THINGS.

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Biology

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LEVEL OF ORGANIZATION IN LIVING THINGS (9 LEVELS)

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ATOM, MOLECULE, MACROMOLECULE, ORGANELLE, CELL, TISSUE, ORGAN, ORGAN-SYSTEM, ORGANISM.

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Seven (7) characteristics of LIVING THINGS

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  1. React to the outside environment
  2. Keep their insides constant
  3. Can store and use energy
  4. Are made of ONE or MORE cells
  5. Contain DNA in those cells – and use it to grow
  6. Have evolved (come) from other living things
  7. Are complex compared with non-living things
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Subatomic Particles

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Protons
Neutrons
Electrons

Many elements are commonly found in living organisms – particularly in the human body.

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Protons (+)

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number given by ATOMIC NUMBER – unique to each and every chemical element!

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Neutrons (no charge)

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included with protons in the mass number or atomic mass (weight) and are part of atom’s central core.

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Electrons (-)

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not solid but negatively-charged field moving around central atomic core. Move in rings or shells – and orbitals within those shells.

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electrons fill the shells up as follows:

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(Inner shell) 2 : 8 : 8: 18 (fourth shell)

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moving electrons back and forth from shell to shell requires:

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Moving to an upper (outer) level (shell) requires more energy and falling back to a lower one releases energy

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how LEDs (light-emitting diodes) work:

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The energy from the supplied electricity boosts electrons up to a higher shell within the substance of the diode but they then fall back, emitting their energy as light of a particular wavelength (colour).

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In the case of water (H2O)

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only two of the hybrid orbitals in the oxygen atom are shared with hydrogen atoms – resulting in a V-shaped molecule for water.

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Atoms combine to form molecules in a process called

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bonding

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Strong bonds

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are formed by the sharing of electrons – as in covalent bonding (either polar or non-polar).

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Weaker bonds

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are formed when electrons are actually transferred from one atom to another – as in ionic bonding – in the formation of ions (Na+ Cl-).

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Even weaker bonds

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are formed between oppositely charged parts of molecules – as in hydrogen bonds.

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The weakest bonds

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are formed from tint electrostatic charges and are called van der Waal’s bonds.

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WATER

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Water is a MOLECULE made of 3 ATOMS – with a V-shape (review slide 14).

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H – O – H H2O H+ + OH-

If we mix a substance like SALT into WATER – it will make a mixture (SALTY WATER)

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The salt actually dissociates due to the ions of water being attracted to the ions of the salt

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Salty Water consists of:

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SALT   =     SOLUTE
WATER    =     SOLVENT
MIXTURE   =     SOLUTION
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Where the SOLVENT is WATER – we call the solution an

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AQUEOUS SOLUTION
(AQUA is Latin = water)
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Since many things mix (dissolve in) water –

WATER is called the

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UNIVERSAL SOLVENT

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Something that mixes with water is called

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HYDROPHILIC (water-loving)

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Something that does NOT mix with water is called

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HYDROPHOBIC (water-hating)

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Special bonds between the H+ and the OH- parts of water – called

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HYDROGEN BONDS – hold them together.

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This is why water EXPANDS when it freezes - becoming ICE, which is lighter and so FLOATS on water.

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When water freezes – hydrogen bonds become rigid and push the two parts slightly further apart.

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Water has TWO(2) important properties:

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  1. It is a HEAT STORE – holding heat well

2. It shows COHESION – due to hydrogen bonds

27
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a “skin” that some insects can walk on.

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Cohesion gives water surface tension

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Although water is chemically H2O - it normally exists in a partly ionized form

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It forms two ions:
H+ the Hydrogen ion (proton)

and the other ion - OH- the Hydroxide ion.

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This gives rise to ACIDS and BASES

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  • The Hydrogen ion is said to be ACIDIC

- whereas the Hydroxide ion is BASIC (ALKALINE)

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acids contain (and give out)

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H+ ions (charged particles)

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bases give out

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OH- ions (or accept H+ ions)

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Pure water itself contains both of these ions in equal amounts

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10(to the power of)-7 MOLES (of each)

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If we increase the number of H+ ions

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we get more ACID

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If we increase the number of OH- ions

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we get more BASIC – or ALKALINE

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We have a scale that is used to measure the POWER of HYDROGEN called the

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pH scale

36
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the pH of pure water

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7

37
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If we INCREASE the ACID (H ions) this decreases the minus number (-7) to (-6 or –5) and so the pH value gets

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SMALLER

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If we increase the BASIC (ALKALINE) part – we do what to the pH value:

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INCREASE

39
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Living tissues like to stay around what pH

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7 – because this is safest – called NEUTRAL.

40
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They often contain chemicals which will resist (stop) any change in pH AWAY from pH 7, This is called

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BUFFERING

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The CARBON atom is so important to the basis of life on Earth – that we have a whole branch of chemistry devoted to it – called

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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

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For a molecule to be ORGANIC

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it MUST have Carbon (C) and Hydrogen (H) together in it – usually covalently bonded together.

43
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Carbon has a valency of

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4 - meaning that it can bond with four other atoms - as it does in many organic molecules

44
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But when 2 carbons are linked - each carbon can only

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hold THREE other atoms

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When several carbon atoms are linked - those away from the ends can only

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hold TWO other atoms

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Because the carbon is in the centre of a tetrahedron - its four arms may not hold the same atoms and can therefore exist as

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ISOMERS

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ISOMERS - MIRROR IMAGE FORMS of each other called

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Enantiomers or sterio-isomers.

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isomeric change can

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completely alter how a molecule acts in the living cell.

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Enantiomers- The left-hand form - is called the

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L form

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Enantiomers- The right-hand form is called the

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D form

51
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Organic molecules can exist as Enantiomers - left handed or right handed, by how they

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rotate polarized light.

52
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ALL ORGANIC compounds contain

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C and H!

Examples: CH4 , C2H5OH , C6H12O6 etc.

53
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Carbon dioxide – CO2 is

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is not organic [inorganic]

54
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In living things there are FOUR(4) groups of complex organic molecules.

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  1. CARBOHYDRATES
  2. LIPIDS
  3. PROTEINS
  4. NUCLEIC ACIDS

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