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Physiology weeks 1-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Homeostasis | refers to stability, balance, or equilibrium within a cell or the body. It is an organism’s ability to keep a constant internal environment. |
| circadian cycles | The body naturally changes some set points to different values at different times of the day |
| All proteins have which four elements? | carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, and nitrogen |
| essential amino acids | Humans can synthesize 13 of 21 basic amino acids; the remaining 8, which must be included in the diet, |
| The roles played by proteins can be divided into which categories? | Structural and functional |
| Replication of DNA occurs in which phase of interphase? | S phase |
| Meiosis is called “reduction division” because | the number of chromosomes is reduced by half. |
| citric acid cycle | If oxygen is available, the pyruvate molecules formed by glycolysis are prepared to enter the next phase of aerobic cellular respiration, |
| The component that distinguishes one nucleotide from another | nitrogen base |
| Meiotic division occurs in | primitive sex cells |