Ch. 20 Vocabulary List 1. Genetic engineering – The direct manipulation of genes for practical purposes. 2. Gene cloning - The production of multiple copies of a gene. 3. Restriction enzyme – A degrading enzyme that recognizes and cuts up DNA (including that of certain phages) that is foreign to a bacterium. 4. Restriction site – A specific sequence on a DNA strand that is recognized as a cut site by a restriction enzyme. 5. Recombinant DNA – A DNA molecule made in vitro with segments from
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AP Biology notes: Chapter 2- The Chemical Context of Life 1. Overview * The bombardier beetle fights the ants that plague it by using chemistry. * The natural systems and environment that organisms live in involves chemistry and physics. * Biology is not the only category of science. There is also chemistry‚ physics‚ and engineering. * Organization of life is separated into a hierarchy of structural levels. 2. Elements and Compounds * Matter- anything that takes up
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AP Comparative Government and Politics: Iran Outline -Iran has a theocracy: government ruled strictly by religion‚ and the second leads the country toward secularization: the belief that religion and government should be separated -Only theocracy pol system multi-faceted and cannot be boiled down simply to a monolithic representation of the Islamic world. Sovereignty‚ Authority‚ and Power -Iran’s greatest rival was ancient Greece‚ West vs. East -King Darius-authority was supported by a strong
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1)Stirrings of Imperialism a)The New Manifest Destiny i)American attention shifted to foreign lands b/c “closing of the frontier” 1890s led some to fear natural resources would dwindle and must be found abroad‚ growing importance of foreign trade and desire for new markets‚ fears that Eur imperialism would lead America to be left out of spoils ii)Justifications provided by Social Darwinism- only fittest nations survive‚ therefore just for strong nations to dominate weaker ones iii) Josiah Strong’s
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Chapter 17 – Stabilizing the National Economy Section 1: Unemployment and Inflation * The federal government uses monetary and fiscal policies‚ or stabilization policies‚ to keep the economy healthy. The government uses methods and theories to avoid the two problems that destabilize the economy—unemployment and inflation. Unemployment can be classified as cyclical‚ structural‚ seasonal‚ or frictional. High unemployment is a sign that the economy is not well; on the contrary‚ low unemployment
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Chapter 8 Bonding: General Concepts Types of Chemical Bonds Bond energy refers to the energy that bonds hold with each other‚ it is tested by how much energy it takes to break the bond‚ whatever it takes to break‚ it takes to create and hold. Ionic Bonding is made between two oppositely charged ions come together to form a bond Ionic Compound is a nonmetal and a metal that bonds. Bond Length is the minimal distance between the two atoms. Covalent Bonding is when atoms “share” electrons in order
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Ch. 10 FRQs 1. A) The problem with the election in 1800 was that it wasn’t much of an “election” at all. Newspapers‚ at the time‚ were mostly partisan‚ and weren’t concerned with telling the truth all the time. Also‚ because of their lack in technology‚ campaigning was almost impossible for presidential candidates‚ so not much was done to campaign their running of office. Bottom line‚ there were NO primaries‚ NO nominating conventions
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Ch 20 Packet Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade Part 1 1. Describe the characteristics of the “Atlantic System”. The Atlantic System was a major catalyst in the growth and development of the Atlantic slave trade‚ which boosted the world economy significantly. The Atlantic system a link between Africa and the rest of the world. It simply was the destiny that Africans were going to face‚ being shipped to the Middle East‚ Europe‚ and especially across the Atlantic
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AP Psychology Outline: Chapter 6 Sensation and Perception I. Sensing the World – Basic Principles * Bottom-up processing suggests that we attend to or perceive elements by starting with the smaller‚ more fine details of that element and then building upward until we have a solid representation of it in our minds. * Top-Down Processing states that we form perceptions (or focus our attention) by starting with the larger concept or idea (it can even be the concept or idea of an object) and
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Chapter 19 Name: Matt AP French Revolution The Crisis of the French Monarchy 1. Problem of debt- during this time the French monarchy was deeply in debt after the seven years war. Because France lost a majority of their colonies with the addition of a fragile economic system because of their lack of faith in banks it fell to the Royal government to tap into their own finances to solve the problem The Monarchy seeks new taxes 2. Parlement and Parlements- there was a standoff
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