DAT Biology

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Carotenoids
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lipid derivatives, produce pigments in plants and animals , An accessory pigment, either yellow or orange, in the chloroplasts of plants. By absorbing wavelengths of light that chlorophyll cannot, carotenoids broaden the spectrum of colors that can drive photosynthesis.
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Porphyrins
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lipid derivatives, a group of light-sensitive, pigmented, ringed chemical structures that are required for the synthesis of hemoglobin. Complexed with metals usch as iron in hemoglobin and chlorophyll with Mg
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Can H20 and hydrocarbons pass freely across membrane?
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yes (small, uncharged, non-polar, hydrophobic can pass)
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Porins
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allow passage of certain ions and small polar molecules such as aquaporins in kidneys for H20
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Rough ER
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protein synthesis, creates glycoproteins for secretion
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Smooth ER
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synthesis of hormones, lipids, breakdown of toxins and drugs in liver
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cyclosis
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transport of material in cytoplasm (steaming movement)
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Peroxiomes
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breakdown of H2O2, fatty acids, AA. In liver and kidneys to break down toxins, by-products of photorespiration in plants
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Centrioles
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two tiny structures located in the cytoplasm of animal cells near the nuclear envelope; play a role in cell division. Are microtubles (MTOCs)
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Storage vocuoles
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store starch, pigments, toxic substances (nicotine) in plants
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Contractile vacuoles
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in single cell organism, pump excess water out of cell Ex. fresh water protozoa to prevent bursting
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Desmosome
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aka spot welding, support and stability
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Tight junctions
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animal cells, seal to prevent passage of materials btwn cell
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gap junctions
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narrow tunnels btwn animal cells, only ions exchange
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plasmodesma
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barrow channels between plant cells for exchange of materials
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Bulk flow
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collective movement of substance (like blood or urine) in same direction due to force
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dialysis
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diffusion of solutes across selective permeable membrane (passive)
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plasmolysis
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water of out cell, results in collapse aka shrivel (passive)
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Total ATP in Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic
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Eukaryotic = 36 ATP Prokaryotic = 38 ATP
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Glycolysis
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1 glucose + 2 ATP + 4 ADP + 2NAD + 2Pi --> 2 pyruvate + 2ADP + 4 ATP + 2NADH +2H + 2H2O = 2 ATP
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Fermination
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1 pyruvate + NADH --> (Ethanol + CO2 in Plants) and (Lactic Acid in animals use for muscle cells) + NAD
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Pyruvate decarboxylation
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2 pyruvate + 2 Coenzyme A + 2 NAD --> 2 Acetyl CoA + 2CO2 + 2NADH = - 2 ATP
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Citric Acid Cycle
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2 Acetyl CoA + 6NAD + 2FAD + 2ADP + 2H20 --> 4 CO2 + 6 NADH + 2 FADH2 + 2 ATP = 2 ATP
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Electron Transport Chain
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10 NADH + 2 FADH2 + 34 ADP + 34pi + 10 H + 5O2 ---> 10 NAD + 2 FAD + 34 ATP + 10H20 = 34 ATP
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How man ATP per NADH and FADH?
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1 NADH = 3 ATP 1 FADH = 2 ATP
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Where does the H+ accumulate in Mitochondria
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Between Inner and Outer membrane/ cross crista (btw inner and outer membrane vs matrix)
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Cori Cycle
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liver converts lactic acid lack into glucose when ATP is available
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Noncyclic Photophosphorylation
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Photosystem 2 P680 Generates = NADPH, ATP, photolysis of H2O (to get 2 electrons)
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Cyclic Photophosphorylation
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Photosystem 1 P700 Generates ATP only
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Calvin Cycle (Dark Cycle)
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fixes Co2 (6 cycles) 1. carboxylation 2. reduction 3. regeneration and carbohydrate synthesis
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Dark reaction takes place in the ?
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stroma of the chlorplasts
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Light reaciton takes place in the ?
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chlorophyll of the thylakoid of the chlorplasts
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Where does H+ accumulate in chemiosmosis in chloroplasts?
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inside thylakoids
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Chromatin
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uncoiled DNA in Interphase
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Chromosomes
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chromatin condense into chromosomes in Prophase of Mitosis
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Epistasis
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One gene affects the phenotypic expression for a second gene Ex. Chad's bald head affects the expression of this red hair
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Pleiotropy
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Single gene has more than one phenotypic expression Ex. sick cell anemia
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Polygenism
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many genes afffect single trait Ex. Height, diff heights around the world for single trait
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Linked genes
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on same chromosome, segerates dependently
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X-inactivation
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one of the 2 X chromosomes does not uncoil = create barr body Ex. Calico Cats
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Aneuploidy
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extra or missing chromosomes, usually because of nondisjunction of sex or somatic cells
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Mutations in somatic cells can lead to ___ while in sex cells can transmit to __
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Mutations in somatic cells can lead to tumor while mutation in sex cells can transmit to offspring
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Replication
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1. Helicase 2. Single Stranded binding proteins 3. Primase lays RNA primers 4. DNA Pol III 5. DNA ligase (seals backbone of Okazaki fragments) 6. DNA Pol I (replace RNA primers with DNA) 7. Telomere
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Missense Mutation
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codes for different Amino Acid
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Nonsense Mutation
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codes for stop codon
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Euchromatin
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loosely bound, active transcription, 92% of human genome, in boht Euk and Prok cells
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Heteromatin
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tightly bound, not active
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Describe Inductive system. How does transcription happen? How does transcription not happen?
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- When repressor binds to operator = prevent RNA pol (no transcription) - When repressor binds to inducer(or a cofactor) = RNA pol attach to begin transcrption
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Put these in order and describe each for an Operon (bacterial gene regulation) = promotor, operator, regulatory genes, structural genes
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1. regulatory genes = codes for repressors or activators for operon 2. Promotor = RNA pol attach to begin transcription 3. Operator = Can block RNA pol if bound of repressor 4. Structural Gene = codes for genetic product
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Lac Operon = 1. what is its function? 2. How to prevent transcription? 3. How to allow transcription?
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1. lac genes allow for the catabolism of lactose 2. Transcription is prevented when the repressor binds to the operator 3. Transcription occurs when the regressor binds to the lactose
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Transcription Steps
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1. RNA Pol binds to promoter via transcription factor and unzips DNA 2. RNA Pol forms complementary RNA 3. Transcription terminated at special sequence
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Promoter regions in Prok and Euk?
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Prok = -35 sequence and Pribnow box Euk = TATA box
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What is the template strand and two other names for it?
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- Template strand is the one being transcribed It is also known as the non-coding or anti-sense
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What is the complementary strand and two other names for it?
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- The complementary RNA (1 strand of mRNA 5' -> 3') is the one being formed from the template strand It is also known as coding strand or sense
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Monocistronic
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Eukaryotic 1 RNA -> 1 Protein
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Polycistronic
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Prokaryotic 1 RNA --> Many Proteins
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How many RNA Pol are in Prok and Euk? And what do they make?
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Prok = Only 1 = RNA Pol Eurk = 3 RNA Pol 1 = rRNA RNA Pol 2 = mRNA RNA Poll 3 = tRNA (READ MY TEETH)
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What is 5'Cap/ Poly A Tail/ Splicing out introns
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Only in Eukaryotic 1. 5'Cap and poly A tail ensures mRNA stability in protein synthesis 2. Splicing out introns and connecting exons makes mRNA small and easier to transport
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Speciation 1. Allopatric 2. Sympatric 3. Adaptive Radiation 4. Ecological Speciation 5. Morphological Speciation
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1. Allopatric = geographic isolation via barrier 2. Sympatric = no geographicn isolation 3. Adaptive Radiation = many species from single ancestor 4. Ecological Speciation = adaption because of location and activity 5. Morphological Speciation = seperation becuz of physical measures
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Prezygotic vs. Postzygotic isolating mchanism
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Prezygotic = prevent fertilization Postzygotic = prevent formation of fertile progeny
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Parallel Evolution
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Two rated species make similar adaptation under similar circumstances after diverging from a common ancestor (think of a fork)
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Coevolution
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Two or more species evolve together (responding to each other's new evolutionary features)
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Phyletic gradualism
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evolution occurs gradually through accumulation of small changes over long period of time
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Punctuated equilibrium
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long periods of nothing happening and little change puncutated with short, rapid evolution
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Archaea
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-Domain -Prokaryotes -Cell walls and plasma membrane distinct from prok and euk. made of polysaccarides -DNA associated with histones - ribosomes not inhibited by antibiotics Ex. methanogens (produce methane) and Extremophiles (halophiles, thermophiles)
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Cell wall of Bacteria
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- peptodoglycan cell wall
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Bacteria DNA?
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single DS circular DNA, not associated with histones
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Domain Bacteria
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Kingdom Monera - prokaryotes - single celled
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Cyanobacteria
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are photosynthetic bacteria Can withstand high temp believed to descend from first organisms with a developed photosynethic capability
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Blue Green Algae
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Are cyanobacteria
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Nitrogen fixing bacteria
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fixes N2 to NO3 Ex. roots of legumes and lighting
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Staphylococci
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clusters of circular bacteria
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Streptococci
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chain of circular bacteria
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Domain Eukarya
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Kingdom Protisa, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
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Protista it's subgroups
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Plant and Animal characteristics - Algae like (energy via photosynthesis) (multicellular) - Protozoa (Animal like) (single cell) - Fungus like (multicellular)
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euglenoids
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Protista - algae like (photosynthetic) - flagella made of microtubles for location via powerstroke
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Dinoflagellates
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Protista - algae like (photsnthetic) - di (2) flagella - some bioluminescent while others produce toxin
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Phytoplankton
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Protista - algae like
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Diatoms
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Protista - have silica shells that fit together like a box with lid
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Brown algae
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Protista - kelps
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Rhodophyta
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Protista - read algae
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Cholorphyta
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Protista - green algae
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Protozoa
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Belong to Protista - animal like - unicellular -heterotropic like little animals
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Rhizopoda
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Protoza - Amoebas - move by extending pseudopods
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Foraminifera
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Protoza - made of calcium carbonate
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Apicomplexans
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Protoza - parasites of animals
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Paramecium
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Protoza - move and feed with cilia made by microtubulin - have vacuole for excretion
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Nervous system of protoza
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no organized nervous system. move via stimuli such as head, light, chemical, etc.
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Digestion of protoza
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phagocytosis via vaculoes which fuse with lysosomes Or cilia sweep food in
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Myxomycota
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Fungus like protista - plamodial slime molds
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Slim molds (Acrasiomycota)
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fungus like protista - coenocytic (many nuclei)
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Oomycota
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fungus like protista - water molds, mildrew, whit rusts -form filaments but not septa - coenocytic (many nuclei)
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Cell wall of fungi?
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chitin
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Fungi are either? two things
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1. saprophytic (bread mold) 2. parasitc (athelet's foot)
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Hyphae
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haploid, filaments in fungi
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Mycelium
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mass of hyphae
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coenocytic
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some lack septa so they are mutli nucleated such as oomycota and slim molds belonging to the fungus like protista
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septate
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crosswalls, multicellular form like mushrooms in fungus
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Haustoria
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ends of tissues for nutrients absorption in fungus
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Plasmogamy
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fusion of cells from two different fungal strain to produce single cell with 2 nuclei (2 cells become 1 cell with 2 nuclei)
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Karyogamy
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fusion of 2 haploid nuceli to form single diploid nucleus (1N +1N = 2N)
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Zygomycota
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aka zygote, no septa, reproduce sexually, bread mold, Fungi
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Glomeromycota
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mutual relationship with roots of plants
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Ascomycota
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fungus, have septa, Yeakts and truffles aka sacs
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Acrasimycota
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not a fungus, cellular slime molds belonging to fungus like protista that has coenocytic (many nuclei)
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Basidiomycota
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fungus with septa (multicellular) Ex. Mushrooms aka club fungi
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Deuteromycota
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imperfect fungi, artifical group Ex. Penicillium
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Lichens
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mutual relationship btwn fungi and algae
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Nitrogen fixing bacteria
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N2 to NO3 (light, legumes)
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Nitrifiying Bacteria
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N2 to NH4 to NO3 (chemosynthesis)
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denitrifying bacteria
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NH3 to N2
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Heart Right side is ___/Left side is ___
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Right side is deoxygenated/Left side is oxygenated
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Electrocardiogram (what is R, QRS. T)
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R = artial depolarization QRS = ventricular contraction T = repolarization
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Arteries (3 things)
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thick walls muscular elastic vessels
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capillaries
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thin walls smallest diameter
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veins
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think walls blood flow in vein depends on muscles during movement (veins have valves to prevent flow back of blood in legs) inelastic vessels
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purkinje fibers
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contraction of venticles
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3 blood proteins
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immunoglobulins, albumin, fibrinogen
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two types of bone
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compact (haversian system) and spongy bone (filled with yellow and red bone marrow)
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What is another name for resorption
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ostesclasts destory bones
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endochondrial ossification
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cartilage replaced by bone
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intramembranous ossification
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embryonic, undifferentiated connective tissue replaced by bone
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axial skeleton
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skull, vertebral, column, rib cage
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appendicular skeleton
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bones of appendages, pectoral and pelvic
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origin
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muscle to stationary bone
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insertion
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muscle to bone that moves
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tendon
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muscle to bone
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ligament
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moveable joints (bone to bone)