The process of osmosis and its importance to living organisms Osmosis is the process by which there is a net movement of water through a semi permeable membrane from an area of high water potential to an area of low water potential. Within a cell‚ osmosis has the following effect. If the water potential of the cell is lower than that around the cell water will move across a concentration gradient into the cell. If this is the case‚ the increase in water in the cell‚ may cause the cell to swell
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Wheat 10 Rice 9 Baker’s Yeast (Fungus) 11 Candida Yeast (Fungus) 13 Neurospora (Fungus) 14 When scientist say that all living organisms share a universal genetic code it means DNA is called the universal genetic code because the structure and components of DNA are that all living organisms are related in some type of way. The universal genetic code relates to the hypotheses of life on earth by showing life originated from a single ancestor‚ the genetic
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Structure and function of macromolecules within a living organism ‘Some biological molecules in organisms are small and simple containing only one or a few functional groups‚ others are large‚ complex assemblies called macromolecules’ [1]. The term macromolecule is convenient because the bulk properties of a macromolecule differ from those of smaller molecules. These large chemical compounds have a high molecular weight consisting of a number of structural units linked together by covalent
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Characteristics can help to classify organisms apart. I.e. we can tell that a mammal (human)‚ a fish is different by seeing that fishes live in water‚ humans live on land. Fishes breathe underwater by their gills while the mammals (humans) breathe oxygen with their lungs. Another example could be how reptiles and birds are different‚ the most obvious is where the birds have feathers and reptiles have rough skin with no feathers. The last example is where the amphibians are cold-blooded‚ lay eggs
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Discuss the role of negative feedback in living organisms and how it benefits these living organisms? (25 marks) Negative feedback is the process by which changes occur to bring an organism’s internal environment back to the normal level. One example of negative feedback in a living organism is the ways humans regulate their blood glucose levels. I will firstly discuss the processes that occur as a result of blood glucose levels being too low. When blood glucose levels are too low the pancreas
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reactions that the living cells and organisms use to maintain life. It also divides into two categories: Catabolism – that breakdown the molecules to obtain energy and Anabolism – that creates all of the compounds that the cells need to function. Nutrition is an important part of the availability of nutrients that utilized in the reactions that either synthesize or catabolize the material that is employed by the cells to produce power. This power is a requirement by the organism to synthesize proteins
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Top Ten Characteristics of a Multicultural School Environment I was able to find only nine available choices for the characteristics of a multicultural school environment so I made my top nine characteristics of a multicultural school environment. My choices are as follows: 1. The faculty‚ administrators‚ and other staff see themselves as learners enhanced and changed by understanding‚ affirming‚ and reflecting cultural diversity. 2. Teachers and administrators are able to deal with questions
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My “Whale” to Survive Why do you think any living animal wants to keep living‚ to keep going on? Why do living organisms try so hard to survive? The very idea of just thinking about why organisms and more specifically‚ humans go on living is bewildering. The survival instinct theory states that all organisms have biological tendencies that help them survive. This implies that all behaviors and actions are based on the survival of the individual organism. Therefore‚ based on science‚ I believe that
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inert/non-living’ from ‘the living’ of which a an organism has to posses in order for it to be considered as a living being. These include self organization or movement‚ growth‚ reproduction‚ inheritance‚ feeding‚ excretion‚ sensitivity and adaptation. Moreover‚ the question of what life is takes us back to evolution‚ that is‚ for an organism to be considered living‚ it has to be part of the fossil record. Even so‚ there are living organisms which do not show some of these characteristics of life
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Studying Life Characteristics of Living Things What are some characteristics of living things? No single characteristic is enough to describe a living thing. Some nonliving things share one or more traits with living things. Living things share the following characteristics: made up of units called cells reproduce based on a universal genetic code grow and develop obtain and use materials and energy respond to their environment maintain a stable internal environment change over time
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