Biology Major substances: Organic compounds – are compounds that contain carbon and were originally made by living things e.g. carbohydrates‚ lipids‚ proteins‚ nucleic acids Inorganic compounds – are compounds do not contain carbon as a main element Organic compounds | Composition | Function | Proteins | Carbon‚ hydrogen‚ oxygen and nitrogen | Used in the structure‚ storage‚ movement and transport of cells for growth and repair. | Lipids | Carbon‚ hydrogen and oxygen | Stores energy
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Chapter 13: Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycles 1) Genes are the units of heredity‚ and are made up of segments of DNA. 2) In asexual reproduction‚ one parent produces genetically identical offspring my mitosis. In sexual reproduction‚ two parents give rise to offspring that have unique combinations of genes inherited from the two parents. 3) Humans have somatic cells‚ which are any cell other than a gamete‚ have 23 pairs of chromosomes. A karyotype is an ordered display of the paired of chromosomes
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BIOLOGY 1201‚ Section #2 Spring‚ 2014 (MWF 9:30-10:20 AM) Instructor: Dr. Terry M. Bricker Office: A606 Life Science Annex (Laboratory‚ A623 – check the lab if I am not in the office!) Phone: 225-578-1555 E-mail: btbric@lsu.edu -- E-mail is an excellent way to contact me or ask questions. Office Hours: M‚Tu 3:30-4:30‚ or by appointment. - Please see me if you have questions or problems. COURSE: BIOL 1201‚ General Biology‚ 3 credit hours. Biology 1201 is a course intended for students that are majoring
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INDIVIDUAL GUIDED READING Name: Article title Friedman‚ M. (1970) ‘The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits’. New York Times Magazine‚ 13 Sept: 56-61. Article summary Friedman argues that the objective of a corporation is to maximize the profits within the guidelines of the law in the free and open society. If the corporate executive has a “social responsibility”‚ which means his is to act that is not in the interest of his employers. Introduction
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1994 AP Biology SECTION I Time – 1 hour and 30 minutes Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then fill in the corresponding oval on the answer sheet. 1. Which of the following is the most abundant carbon-containing compound in the atmosphere of the Earth? (A) Carbon monoxide (B) Carbon dioxide (C) Carbon tetrachloride (D) Ethane (E) Ozone 2. During hibernation
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Chapter 7 Cell Structure and Function Section Review 7-1 1. living things 2. structure; function 3. existing cells 4. nucleus; prokaryotes 5. organelles 6. prokaryotic cell 7. eukaryotic cell 8. The giant amoeba is 5000 times larger than the smallest bacterium. 9. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells carry out the functions required for living‚ and both contain cytoplasm as well as cell membranes. Eukaryotic cells contain organelles and have a nucleus‚ whereas prokaryotic cells do not. 10. Eukaryotic;
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In freshman year‚ I was placed in the honors Biology course. I had a lot of difficulty the first semester and never really attempted to study much. I didn’t want the second semester to be the same as the first semester‚ so I tried a lot harder by studying for every test and doing every assignment that was given. In the end of the semester‚ I earned an A with all of my hard work. In order for students to take an AP class at our school‚ we must apply to the class with an application. Acceptance is
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Chapter 9 Study Guide 1. Explain the difference between aerobic respiration and fermentation. Fermentation is partial degradation of sugars that occurs without oxygen. Aerobic respiration consumes organic molecules and oxygen and yields ATP. 2. Diagram for photosynthesis and respiration 3. What are redox reactions? What is the difference between reduction and oxidation reactions? Redox reactions are chemical reactions that transfer between reactants. In oxidation‚ a substance loses
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Mother Theresa a. A biography of the personality Mother Teresa’s given birth name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu‚ she was born on the 26th of August in 1910 in Macedonia. When she was 18 years old she joined the Sisters of Loreto whom she traveled to India with to do missionary work - it was India in 1931 that she became a Nun (The Nobel Foundation‚ 2013). Mother Teresa devoted her life to those living in poverty and in 1950 began her own order called ‘the Missionaries of Charity’ whose sole purpose
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initiative and leadership by running for the Student Council and serving as Class Representative. Taking AP Biology and AP Environmental Science ignited my fascination about how living organisms and cellular systems effortlessly work together‚ grow‚ and adapt to their environment‚
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