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Assignment 1-2 Cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Homeo stasis | Maintaining internal environment within physiological limits |
| External disruptions of homeostasis | Intense heat, cold, and lack of oxygen |
| Internal disruptions of homeostasis | Psychological stresses, exercise |
| Negative feedback loop | Original stimulus reversed (most feedback systems are this) |
| Epidemiology | How a disease is transmitted |
| DNA | a double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule capable of replicating and determining the inherited traits of organisms and viruses. |
| Hydragen Bond | a type of weak chemical bond formed between the nitrogenous bases on opposite strands of DNA. |
| Transcription | the process of making mRNA from DNA. |
| Amino Acid | a building block of proteins that are added to the protein chain within a ribosome based upon the information encoded in the mRNA base sequence. |
| Mutation | a change in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene or DNA molecule. |