* NCERT 1. Reproduction in Organisms INTRODUCTION Biology in essence is the story of life on earth. While individual organisms die without fail‚ species continue to live through millions of years unless threatened by natural or anthropogenic extinction. Reproduction becomes a vital process without which species cannot survive for long. Each individual leaves its progeny by asexual or sexual means. Sexual mode of reproduction enables creation of new variants‚ so that survival advantage is enhanced
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Chapter 11: Cell Communication Cell-to-cell communication is essential in multicellular organisms. They must communicate to coordinate activities such as growth and development‚ and reproduction. In addition unicellular organisms communicate with each other. Signals may use light‚ or touch but we will focus on chemical signals. 1. External signals are converted to responses within the cell a. Evolution of cell signaling i. In yeast a cells and αcells both secrete chemicals
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Hwa Chong Institution Sec 3 (SMTP) Name: ________________________________________ Class: __________ Date: ___________ Sec 3 Physics (SMTP) Topic 10: Transfer of thermal energy THERMAL EQUILIBRIUM & THE ZEROTH LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS Thermal Equilibrium If you want to know the temperature of a cup of hot coffee‚ you stick a thermometer in the coffee. As the two interact‚ the thermometer becomes hotter and the coffee cools off a little. After the thermometer settles down to a steady value‚ you
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Biology 20 IB Design Lab Does increasing or decreasing the ph level of a 3% concentration H2O2 (l) solution affect the amount of oxygen released between 15.0ml of the solution and a 5g sample of liver? The reaction is measured by the difference in mass of a balloon that is used to capture the amount of gas released by the catalase enzyme found in liver reacting with a basified 3% H2O2 (l) and an acidified 3% H2O2 (l) . Chemical reactions occur when two or more molecules interact and the molecules
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INTRODUCTION Levels of organization (cell to biosphere) and characteristics of life Levels: Cells->tissue ->organs & organ systems->organisms->populations->communities->ecosystems-> biosphere Characteristics of life: Cell and Organization: Each cell can only do the job it is tasked with. Example: brain cells Energy Use and Metabolism: Energy is needed many organisms. Energy is utilized in chemical reactions Response to Environmental Changes: responds to stimuli Regulation and Homeostasis: ex: Internal
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Chris Brunelle Biology 112-online Professor Gaskin September 10‚ 2014 Minimal Organism “A minimal genome is generally defined as the smallest set of genes that allows for replication of the organism in a particular environment (Cho‚ M.‚ 1999). The creation of these minimal genomes can be helpful and harmful at the same time. There are many opinions out there about the subject‚ I will share some of those and my position on the subject. First let me just start with my personal position on minimal
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TRANSITIONAL FORMS sils Fos VESTIGIAL TRAITS • Structure reduced funcAon à ing of no to marginal importance v es Lipecito survival/reproducAon of S organism; but found as funcAoning structure in other closely related spp VesAgial structures: spp are related
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TRANSFER Pursuant to Section 214‚ the capable of being transferred under the code namely; The whole‚ not partly of any alienated land. The whole‚ not partly of any undivided share in any alienated land. Any lease of alienated land Any charge Any tenancy exempt from registration Lease can transfer and didn’t register. Tenancy is exempt from register mean do not need to register‚ it is depend on the tenant want or not. The land transfer either is freehold or leasehold land‚ but must be done in WHOLE
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Sample essays and suggested plans for content 1. The process of diffusion and its importance in living organisms Definition Fick’s Law Types of diffusion e.g. Facilitated diffusion‚ osmosis Gas exchange in unicells‚ fish‚ mammals and plants Digestion and absorption of products Exchange of materials between blood in capillaries and tissues e.g. placenta Transpiration‚ root pressure‚ water and ion uptake by roots Translocation and mass flow hypothesis Osmoregulation by blood and kidney‚ unicells
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References: Reece‚ Jane. Campbell‚ Neil. Biology Seventh Edition. San Francisco: Pearson‚ 2005 http://www.biologycorner.com/bio1/diffusion.html# http://hyperphysics.phyastr.gsu.edu/hbase/Kinetic/diffus.htm l
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