BSC2010 EXAM 1 REVIEW
Aerobic Metabolism - ANSWERS-A set of reactions that releases
energy from molecules by using O2
Anaerobic Metabolism - ANSWERS-Extracts energy without using
O2
Genome - ANSWERS-The sum of an organism's genetic material
Mutation - ANSWERS-Changes in genome from genetic replication
Cell Organization types - ANSWERS-Cells < Tissues < Organs <
Organ systems
Major branches of the tree of life - ANSWERS-Bacteria, Archaea,
Eukarya
Positive Feedback - ANSWERS-Speeds up a process; tends to
destabilize a system
Negative Feedback - ANSWERS-Slows a process down; common in
regulatory systems
Nucleotide - ANSWERS-Monomer of nucleic acids
,Evolution - ANSWERS-Accounted for by natural selection (Darwin
1859)
Proximate explanation - ANSWERS-a focus on relatively immediate
causes
Ultimate explanation - ANSWERS-The historical explanations of the
processes that led to the evolution of an adaptation.
Most abundant elements on Earth - ANSWERS-H, C, O, and N
Diatomic Molecules - ANSWERS-BrINClHOF
Electrostatics attractions - ANSWERS-Van der waals < Dipole-Dipole
< Hydrogen
Hydrolysis - ANSWERS-A molecule reacts with water and is broken
down
Condensation - ANSWERS-Molecules synthesize and leave water as
a by-product
Exergonic - ANSWERS-Exothermic, Hydrolysis
, Endergonic - ANSWERS-Endothermic, Condensation
Methyl - ANSWERS-
Hydroxyl - ANSWERS-
Sulfhydryl - ANSWERS-
Aldehyde - ANSWERS-
Keto - ANSWERS-
Carboxyl - ANSWERS-
Amino - ANSWERS-
Phosphate - ANSWERS-
Monomer - ANSWERS-The subunit of a macromolecule
Polymer - ANSWERS-Large molecules made from covalent bonds
between monomers
Lipids - ANSWERS-Fats and oils; insoluble in water (hydrophobic)
Aerobic Metabolism - ANSWERS-A set of reactions that releases
energy from molecules by using O2
Anaerobic Metabolism - ANSWERS-Extracts energy without using
O2
Genome - ANSWERS-The sum of an organism's genetic material
Mutation - ANSWERS-Changes in genome from genetic replication
Cell Organization types - ANSWERS-Cells < Tissues < Organs <
Organ systems
Major branches of the tree of life - ANSWERS-Bacteria, Archaea,
Eukarya
Positive Feedback - ANSWERS-Speeds up a process; tends to
destabilize a system
Negative Feedback - ANSWERS-Slows a process down; common in
regulatory systems
Nucleotide - ANSWERS-Monomer of nucleic acids
,Evolution - ANSWERS-Accounted for by natural selection (Darwin
1859)
Proximate explanation - ANSWERS-a focus on relatively immediate
causes
Ultimate explanation - ANSWERS-The historical explanations of the
processes that led to the evolution of an adaptation.
Most abundant elements on Earth - ANSWERS-H, C, O, and N
Diatomic Molecules - ANSWERS-BrINClHOF
Electrostatics attractions - ANSWERS-Van der waals < Dipole-Dipole
< Hydrogen
Hydrolysis - ANSWERS-A molecule reacts with water and is broken
down
Condensation - ANSWERS-Molecules synthesize and leave water as
a by-product
Exergonic - ANSWERS-Exothermic, Hydrolysis
, Endergonic - ANSWERS-Endothermic, Condensation
Methyl - ANSWERS-
Hydroxyl - ANSWERS-
Sulfhydryl - ANSWERS-
Aldehyde - ANSWERS-
Keto - ANSWERS-
Carboxyl - ANSWERS-
Amino - ANSWERS-
Phosphate - ANSWERS-
Monomer - ANSWERS-The subunit of a macromolecule
Polymer - ANSWERS-Large molecules made from covalent bonds
between monomers
Lipids - ANSWERS-Fats and oils; insoluble in water (hydrophobic)
