What is metabolism? All living things must have an unceasing supply of energy and matter. The transformation of this energy and matter within the body is called metabolism. Metabolism includes two different types: catabolism and anabolism. Catabolism is destructive metabolism. Typically‚ in catabolism‚ larger organic molecules are broken down into smaller constituents. This usually occurs with the release of energy. Anabolism is constructive metabolism. Typically‚ in anabolism‚ small precursor
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Radioactive isotopes (radioisotopes) are isotopes which are atoms of the same element that are chemically identical but vary in the number of neutrons they contain. Radioactive isotopes can participate in reactions just like non radioactive elements. Autoradiography is a technique used to trace the movements of certain substances around plants. An example of this is carbon 14. Carbon 14‚ a radioactive isotope‚is added to the carbon dioxide supply of the plant‚ to study the movement of products
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C) Type of pollution. 1. WATER POLLUTION — any contamination of water that has deteriorated its quality to living things. * SOURCE: There are many causes for water pollution such as effluent outfalls from factories‚ refineries and waste treatment plants. More to that‚ the contaminant that enter the water supply from the soil or groundwater systems. Soils and groundwater contain residue of human agricultural practise and improperly disposed of industrial wastes. Other than that‚ the habits
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11-9-12 Article Summary In Power Failure‚ Megan Scudellari talks about mitochondrial dysfunction and how it can influence complex diseases. She introduces Douglass Wallace and talks about how he came up with this idea that maybe the mitochondria is linked to certain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and cancers. He was the first person ever to discover that mutations in mtDNA cause disease and from that point on his research began to expand. At first many scientists turned a blind eye to this theory
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Investigation into finding out the Effect of the effect of osmosis In potato cells Introduction I am doing an experiment to find out the effect that osmosis has on Water solution and a Sugar solution. Osmosis is a process which water moves from an area of low concentration to an area of high concentration. I am going to record my results to see if osmosis occurs in water solution of sugar solution. Apparatus In this experiment I would need; - 1) 3 test tube 2)
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1.05 assessment by ??????? 1) What does it mean when scientists say that living organisms share a universal genetic code? Genetic code means DNA and when organisms share a univeral genetic code they share a structure of DNA. 2) How does a universal genetic code relate to the hypotheses about the origin of life on Earth?Universal Genetic code would indicate that all organisms descended from a common ancestor‚ seeing how all organsims share a
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The purpose of this investigation was to see if doing push ups affects one’s heart rate. It was found that the exercise that was performed did affect the heart rate. Therefore‚ doing push ups did increase the heart rate. If doing exercise increases one’s heart rate‚ then doing push ups affects the heart rate. This investigation deals with analyzing the effect on doing an exercise‚ in this case- pushups; will increase one’s heart rate. I have analyzed ten boys between the ages of fifteen and seventeen
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Sept 27‚ 2010 Chapter 4 * With four valence electrons‚ carbon can form four covalent bonds with a variety of atoms * This tetra valence makes large‚ complex molecules possible * Fundamental groups: Alkanes and Alkenes * The electron configuration of carbon gives it covalent compatibility with many different elements * The valences of carbon and its most frequent partners (hydrogen‚ oxygen‚ and nitrogen) are the “building code” that governs the architecture of living
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Version 2: Identifying Dominant Plant Species 1- Hypothesis Based on the results‚ the bunchberry plant‚ with a scientific name of Cornus canadensis‚ was most frequently seen in station four‚ the ecotone‚ and second most in station five‚ the forest which is most likely in the lower forest since it has a similar environment to that of station four‚ and third most in station three‚ the bog. It was not as frequently seen in areas of higher elevation such as the old field. It should be noted that
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Lab 10 Name: Complete the following then save with your name and attach to the dropbox for lab 10. Data Tables and Post-Lab Assessment Experiment 1 Post-Lab Questions 1. Label each of the arrows in the following slide image: A. Chromosomes B. Nucleus C. Cytoplasm D. Cell wall 2. What is the difference between the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum? 3. Would an animal cell be able to survive without mitochondria? Why or why not? 4. What
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