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Molecules of life | Kent State | Dr. Datta |
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Q: what is the molecule of life?
Ans: DNA


Q: What two abilities does an organism need in order to be alive?
Ans: Replication and Movement
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Q: Who was Craig Venter?
Ans: A scientist that experimentally proved that DNA is the molecule of life


Q: Describe Craig Venter's experiment
Ans: He took a bacteria, removed the DNA, and noticed it quickly died. So, he
took another bacteria-less DNA, gave it synthetic DNA and it lived.


Q: What is a cation?
Ans: A positively charged ion


Q: what is an anion?
Ans: A negatively charged ion


Q: what are the cations in blood plasma?
Ans: calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium


Q: what are the anions in blood plasma?
Ans: Chloride, Bicarbonate, Dihydrogen phosphate, sulfate

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Q: Perchlorate
Ans: ClO4-


Q: Sulfate
Ans: SO4 2-


Q: Hydroxide
Ans: OH-


Q: Carbonate
Ans: CO3 2-
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Q: Hydrogen Sulfate
Ans: HSO4-


Q: Ammonium
Ans: NH4+


Q: Nitrate
Ans: NO3-


Q: Nitrite
Ans: NO2-


Q: Phosphate
Ans: PO4 3-


Q: Dihydrogen Phosphate
Ans: H2PO4 2-


Q: Hydrogen Phosphate