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| If you were a scientist with a degree in Virology, what type of organisms would you be studying? |
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| The International System of Measurement is also more commonly known as what? |
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| What scientist was the first to notice tiny micro-organisms under the microscope; he nicknamed them "animacules". |
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| What is the function of the nucleus in a cell? |
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| It controls the heredity characteristics of an organism. It is responsible for protein synthesis, cell division, growth and differentiation. |
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| What did Matthias Schleiden contribute to what we know about cells? |
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| he stated that the different parts of the plant organism are composed of cells or derivatives of cells. Thus, Schleiden became the first to formulate what was then an informal belief as a principle of biology equal in importance to the atomic theory of chemistry. He also recognized the importance of the cell nucleus, discovered in 1831 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown, and sensed its connection with cell division. |
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| Explain how enzymes work in biochemistry of cells. |
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| speed up the rate of virtually all of the chemical reactions that take place within cells. |
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| What are the four macromolecules? |
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| carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids |
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| What biochemical process provides the energy cells need to carry out the functions of their organelles? |
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| What process provides energy for autotrophs like plants? |
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| Which type of chlorophyll is directly involved in the light reactions of photosynthesis? |
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| Organisms that can't make their own food. |
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| Organisms that make their own food. |
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| What is considered to be the worst threat to biodiversity as a result of human activities. |
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| global climate change resulting from a variety of human activities. |
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| What is the principle of base pairing; which bases pair up to form a DNA strand |
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| Complementary base pairing describes the manner in which the nitrogenous bases of the DNA molecules align with each other. C bonds with G and A bonds with T |
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| What is protein synthesis? |
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| the process by which amino acids are linearly arranged into proteins through the involvement of ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA, messenger RNA, and various enzymes. |
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| Which scientist is called the Father of Genetics? |
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| What does the concept of probability have to do with genetics? |
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| It is necessary when doing genetic crosses to determine the possible traits of the offspring of two different organisms. |
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| the study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution. |
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| What organisms does a Herpetologist study? |
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| the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras). |
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| What branch of Biology is concerned with infectious disease? |
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