AP Biology Summer Assignment Chapter 50.1: An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere Ecology is the scientific study of how organisms interact with the environment. When studying Ecology scientists want to know‚ where organisms live‚ why they live there‚ and how many are there. Ecology and environmental biology both stem from Darwin’s interest and observations upon the distribution of organisms and how they adapted to their specific environment. Darwin concluded that the environment interacting
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Chapter 1: Biology- The study of life A Hierarchy of Organization 1. Molecules 2. Organelle 3. Cell 4. Tissue 5. Organ 6. Organism Emergent Properties- Novel properties that emerge as each step up the hierarchy of biological order is taken. Reductionism- Reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. Cells- The lowest level of structure capable of performing all the activities of life‚ all organisms are composed of cells which are the basic units of structure
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Emily East November 22‚ 2014 AP Biology: 4th Hour Mitosis & Meiosis Test Corrections 3.) At which phase are centrioles beginning to move apart in animal cells? E. Prophase This answer can be found in the book on page 232‚ “Prophase – centrosomes move away from each other‚ propelled partly by the lengthening microtubules between them.” 4.) If cells in the process of dividing are subjected to colchicine‚ a drug that interferes with the formation of the mitotic spindle apparatus‚ at which stage will
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AP biology FRQ Courtney DeMane 1.22.13 block 7 A). The chemical composition and structure of proteins seems quite confusing at first but one it is broken down into levels it is much more understandable. Amino acids are the basic building blocks of proteins and they contain amino‚ carboxyl and R groups. These R groups that are in the amino acids are what determine the properties of the specific amino acids. For structure‚ there are 4 levels. The first one being the primary level. These are made
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proteins are used for growth and repair. 12. Carbohydrates provide the body with energy. 13. Proteins aid in growth and repair in the body. They also provide the body with 8 essential amino acids that the body cannot produce by itself. 14. The Food Guide Pyramid classifies foods into six groups and indicates how many servings from each group should be eaten every day in order to keep a balanced diet. 15. Swallowed food does not enter the airway leading to the lungs because as the food is swallowed
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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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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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Reviewing the Basics 1. Place the following networking technologies in the order of their highest speed‚ from slowest to fastest: Fiber optic‚ dial-up networking‚ cable modem‚ Fast Ethernet Dial-up networking‚ cable modem‚ fiber-optic‚ Fast Ethernet 2. What is the difference between ADSL and SDSL? ADSL uses one upload speed from the consumer to an ISP and a faster download speed. SDSL uses equal bandwidths in both directions. 3. Among satellite‚ cable modem‚ and DSL‚ which technology
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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 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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