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BIOLOGY 1404 EXAM CHAPTER 8-11 REVIEW. CH8 - Photosynthesis CH9 - Cell communication CH10 - Cell reproduction CH11 - Meiosis and sexual reproduction CH8: PHOTOSYNTHESIS 8.1 Photosynthesis is a biological process that captures sunlight and converts it to chemical compound (carbohydrates which are stored in C-C compounds) Carbohydrates - used by organisms to power metabolism (ex. cellular respiration) Only plants, algae and cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis - called photoautotroph...

BIOLOGY 1404 EXAM CHAPTER 4-7 REVIEW. CH4 - Cell structure CH5 - Structure and function of plasma membranes CH6 - Metabolism CH7 - Cellular respiration CH4: Cell structure 4.1 A cell is the smallest unit of living things Levels of organization (simplest to complex): cells, tissues, organ, organ system, organism Cells are split into 2 categories: prokaryotic and eukaryotic Bacteria and archaea are PROKARYOTIC Both animal and plant cells are EUKARYOTIC All cells have 1) Cell me...

BIOLOGY 1404 EXAM CHAPTER 8-11 REVIEW. CH8 - Photosynthesis CH9 - Cell communication CH10 - Cell reproduction CH11 - Meiosis and sexual reproduction CH8: PHOTOSYNTHESIS 8.1 Photosynthesis is a biological process that captures sunlight and converts it to chemical compound (carbohydrates which are stored in C-C compounds) Carbohydrates - used by organisms to power metabolism (ex. cellular respiration) Only plants, algae and cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis - called photoautotroph...

BIOLOGY 1404 EXAM CHAPTER 4-7 EXAM #2 REVIEW. CH4 - Cell structure CH5 - Structure and function of plasma membranes CH6 - Metabolism CH7 - Cellular respiration CH4: Cell structure 4.1 A cell is the smallest unit of living things Levels of organization (simplest to complex): cells, tissues, organ, organ system, organism Cells are split into 2 categories: prokaryotic and eukaryotic Bacteria and archaea are PROKARYOTIC Both animal and plant cells are EUKARYOTIC All cells have 1) ...

BIOLOGY 1404 EXAM CHAPTER 8-11 REVIEW. CH8 - Photosynthesis CH9 - Cell communication CH10 - Cell reproduction CH11 - Meiosis and sexual reproduction CH8: PHOTOSYNTHESIS 8.1 Photosynthesis is a biological process that captures sunlight and converts it to chemical compound (carbohydrates which are stored in C-C compounds) Carbohydrates - used by organisms to power metabolism (ex. cellular respiration) Only plants, algae and cyanobacteria perform photosynthesis - called photoautotroph...

BIOLOGY 1404 EXAM CHAPTER 4-7 REVIEW. CH4 - Cell structure CH5 - Structure and function of plasma membranes CH6 - Metabolism CH7 - Cellular respiration CH4: Cell structure 4.1 A cell is the smallest unit of living things Levels of organization (simplest to complex): cells, tissues, organ, organ system, organism Cells are split into 2 categories: prokaryotic and eukaryotic Bacteria and archaea are PROKARYOTIC Both animal and plant cells are EUKARYOTIC All cells have 1) Cell m...

If xenon has an atomic number of 54 and a mass number of 108, how many neutrons does it have? - -54 -Atoms that vary in the number of neutrons found in their nuclei are called - -isotopes -Potassium has an atomic number of 19. What is its electron configuration - -shells 1, 2 and 3 are full and shell 4 has one electron -Which type of bond represents a weak chemical bond - -hydrogen bond -Which of the following statements is not true - -Water is the most abundant molecule in the Earth...

Define Evolution - -the process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient ones -What is a theory - -a well tested explanation of a natural phenomena -How are theories developed? - -theories are developed by frequent testings of hypotheses -Who established the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection? - -Charles Darwin -What was the name of the book he published? - -The Origin of Species -What island is famous for its relationship to the theory? - -the Galapagos Islands...

What features are common to all living organisms? - -enclosed by a membrane presence of cytoplasm presence of DNA presence of ribosomes -How do electrons behave when they absorb or lose energy? - -Electrons move to higher or lower shells by absorbing (higher) or releasing (lower) energy -What is a nonpolar covalent bond? - -The atoms share the electrons equally -What is a polar covalent bond? - -One atom is more electronegative, and the atoms do not share the electron equally (crea...