BSC 108 (BSC108)

BSC 108 Chapter 1 Powerpoint - Biology Today

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BSC 108 Chapter 20 Powerpoint - Communities and Ecosystems

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What are the differences between RNA and DNA? - Answer DNA is double-stranded, forming a double helix, while RNA is usually single-stranded What are the four nucleotide bases for DNA and RNA? - Answer DNA contains thymine (T), cytosine (C), adenine (A), and guanine (G). RNA- Uracil instead of thymine How do the bases pair in a DNA strand? RNA strand? - Answer DNA (A-T), (C-G), RNA (A-U) What is a mutation? What can cause a mutation? - Answer Is any change in the nucleotide s...

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5 pages

Written in 2026/2027

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The processes of __________ and __________ generate variation, and _________ produces adaptation to the environment. - Answer mutation; sexual reproduction; natural selection As a mechanism of evolution, natural selection can be most closely equated with __________. - Answer unequal reproductive success. If an insecticide killed all of the insect pests in a particular population, could insecticide resistance evolve in this insect population? - Answer No, because there are no remai...

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Structure of a strand of DNA - Answer it is composed of nucleotide subunits and has a sugar-phosphate backbone (made of a sugar called deoxyribose and a phosphate group) covalently bonded to nitrogen-containing bases DNA shape - Answer the 2 strands of DNA form a double helix shape Nitrogen-containing bases of DNA - Answer adenine bonds to thymine; cytosine bonds to guanine How are the nitrogen-containing bases of DNA held together? - Answer hydrogen bonds How does a mole...

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1. What do all living organisms need to sustain life? - Answer energy 2. What is energy? - Answer the capacity to do work 3. What are the different types of energy? - Answer kinetic energy- energy of motion potential energy- stored energy 4. What is a calorie? - Answer the amount of energy that can raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius 5. What is a Calorie? (there is a difference between this one and the one above.) - Answer a kilocalorie (1,000 ...

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What is micro-evolution? - Answer Changes in allele frequencies within populations, often associated with adaptation, can be measured from one generation to the next "small changes" What is macro-evolution? - Answer Major changes in the history of life, origin of new species, generates biological diversity "big changes" What is a species? - Answer a group of populations whose members have the potential to interbreed with one another in nature to produce fertile offsp...

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Which of the following is not a step of cellular respiration? a. Glycosis b. Citric acid cycle c. Electron transport d. Calvin cycle - Answer d. Calvin Cycle Organism that cannot make its own food, it must consume it. a. heterotroph b. autotroph c. producer d. consumer e. A and D are correct - Answer e. A and D are correct A cat eats a bird, which ate a caterpillar that chewed on a weed. Which organism(s) is a consumer? a. cat b. bird c. caterpillar d. weed e. cat, bird...

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Base - Answer a substance that decreases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution. PH greater than 7. base examples - Answer sodium and hydroxide acid examp - Answer hydrochloric acid and stomach acid hydrolysis reaction - Answer adds the equivalent of a water molecule to break apart macromolecules, examp. breakdown of lactose into its monomers by the enzyme lactose dehydration reaction - Answer removes equivalent of a water molecule to link molecular units, builds...

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Adenine always pairs with - Answer Thymine (A=T) Cystosine always pairs with - Answer Guanine (C=G) nitrogen-containing bases (adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine) of the two strands are held to each other by - Answer hydrogen bonds a DNA molecule contains _____ strands of DNA - Answer 2 What are the three types of RNA - Answer mRNA, tRNA, rRNA function of mRNA (messenger) - Answer carries genetic info copied from DNA function of tRNA (transfers) - Answer ...

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What is an organelle? - Answer Organelles are a membrane enclosed structure with a specialized function within a eukaryotic cell. List three differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. - Answer prokaryotic are smaller/ simpler cells while, eukaryotic are larger and more complex cells. prokaryotic organelles are not membrane bound, while, eukaryotic cells do have membrane bound organelles prokaryotic are found in bacteria and archea and eukaryotic are found in prosiest, plant...

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11 pages

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biology - Answer study of life 3 domains or groups - Answer eukarya, bacteria, archae 4 kingdoms in Eukarya - Answer animalia, plantae, fungi, protista properties of life - Answer order, homeostasis, growth and development, energy, respond to environment, reproduce, evolve How to define something as living - Answer complex and made of chemicals, needs to eat food common themes in biology - Answer scope of life, organisms exchange matter and energy, cells are basi...

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What is biology? - Answer The study of life List the three domains. - Answer Eukarya, Bacteria, and Archae List the four kingdoms in Eukarya. - Answer Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, and Protista What are the properties of life? - Answer 1. They have order 2. Regulate themselves - homeostasis 3. Grow and Develop 4. Respond to the environment 5. They reproduce 6. Populations evolve 7. Use energy How do you define something as living? - Answer Anything that is complex an...

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What do all living organisms need to sustain life? - Answer energy What is energy? - Answer the capacity to do work What are the different types of energy? - Answer Potential: stored energy Kinetic: energy in motion How do we measure energy? Why? - Answer -measured in temperature -measuring of kinetic energy where there is heat What is the study of energy? - Answer Thermodynamics What is a calorie? - Answer the amount of energy that raises the temperature of 1 ...

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Which of the following are required for the Calvin cycle? a. ATP b. CO2 c. rubisco d. all of the above e. none of the above - Answer d. all of the above What is the primary plant pigment used in photosynthesis? - Answer chlorophyll The fluid inside chloroplasts is referred to as - Answer stroma The following are products of photosynthesis - Answer glucose and oxygen Where does photosynthesis occur? - Answer inside the chloroplasts of plant cells Where does wate...

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What was the name of Darwin's Ship? - Answer HMS Beagle What are the S and J curve related to? - Answer population growth patterns What is the pattern of growth for the S curve? - Answer logistic growth pattern What is the pattern of growth for the J curve? - Answer exponential growth pattern What is the average amount of energy available at one trophic level as it passes to the next? - Answer 10% What was the full name of the publication that Darwin published? -...

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The process of photosynthesis does what? - Answer captures light energy from the sun and converts it to chemical energy stored in sugars and other organic molecules Equation for Photosynthesis in Words - Answer water + carbon Dioxide + light energy --> glucose + oxygen Equation for Photosynthesis - Answer 6H2O + 6CO2 + light energy --> C6H12O6 + 6O2 Water enters plants through? - Answer their roots Carbon Dioxide enters plants through? - Answer pores in the leaf ...

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11 pages

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This comprehensive and well-organized study guide covers everything you need to know for Exam 3, including key concepts, definitions, quizzes, and practice questions from Modules 9, 10, 11, and 12. Module 9 (DNA & Genetics) Structure and function of DNA & RNA Replication, Transcription, and Translation explained in detail Types of mutations and their effects Functions of mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA Module 10 (Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology) Recombinant DNA, CRISPR, and PCR techniques G...

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29 pages

Written in 2022/2023

Grade A+

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BSC 108 Chapter 2 Powerpoint - Essential Chemistry for Biology

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5 pages

Written in 2019/2020

carolinegreene

BSC 108 Chapter 3 Powerpoint - The Molecules of Life

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7 pages

Written in 2019/2020

carolinegreene

BSC 108 Chapter 4 Powerpoint - A Tour of the Cell

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6 pages

Written in 2019/2020

carolinegreene