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Cells, Chemistry, and Basic A/P

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PROTEINS   CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER BY PEPTIDE BONDS  
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DNA   ENCODE FOR PROTEINS, PROVIDING INFO FOR MAKING PROTEINS, LONG MOLECULES WITH REGIONS CALLED GENES  
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NUCLEIC ACID   CONSIST OF DNA AND RNA  
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RNA   ASSISTS IN IMPLEMENTING GENETIC INFORMATION  
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DNA   REPLICATES ITSELF SO DAUGHTER CELLS CAN EACH HAVE A COPY  
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NUCLEOTIDES   BUILDING BLOCKS OF NUCLEIC ACIDS  
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SOLUTE   EVERYTHING OTHER THAN WATER  
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TRANSPORT PROTEINS   SHIELDS MOLECULES FROM HYDROPHOBIC PORTIONS OF CELL MEMBRANE SPECIFIC FOR THEIR PARTICULAR MOELCULE, OFTEN CONTROLLABLE  
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EXOCYTOSIS   MOVEMENT OUTWARD  
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ENDOCYTOSIS   MOVEMENT INWARD  
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FLUID MOSAIC MODEL SUGGESTS THAT PLASMA MEMBRANE IS A __________ OF A ________ MOLECULE   BILAYER,PHOSPHOLIPID  
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WHAT IS A TYPE OF SOLVENT?   WATER  
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PINOCYTOSIS   CELL-DRINKING  
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PHAGOCYTOSIS   CELL-EATING  
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ENDOCYTOSIS DIVIDED INTO 2 GROUPS   PHAGOCYTOSIS, PINOCYTOSIS  
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ORGANELLES   COMPARTMENTS OF CYTOPLASM OF CELLS ,MANY HAVE MEMBRANE AROUND THEM OTHERS DO NOT PROTECTS FROM INAPPROPRIATE CHEMICAL RXNS BY SEPERATING COMPOUNDS IN THE INTERIOR VS EXTERIOR  
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NUCLEUS   CONTAINS GENETIC LIBRARY WITH BLUEPRINTS FOR NEARLY ALL CELLULAR PROTEINS  
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CHROMATIN   LOOSELY ORGANIZED DNA ASSOCIATED WITH PROTEIN  
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CHROMOSOME   TIGHTLY COMPACTED DNA DURING CELL DIVISION  
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RIBOSOMES   SITE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS ATTACHED TO ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM AND SOME UNATTACHED IN CYTOPLASM  
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NUCLEOLUS   WITHIN THE NUCLEUS CONSISTS OF PORTIONS OF RIBOSOMES BEING SYNTHESIZED  
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ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM   MANUFACTURES ALL SECRETED PROTEINS AND OTHER PROTEINS DOES NOT CONTAIN RIBOSOMES  
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SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM   SYNTHESIZES ALL MEMBRANES OF THE CELLS SYNTHESIZES OTHER LIPIDS, DETOXIFIES HARMFUL SUBSTANCES  
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GOLGI BODY   FUNCTIONS IN THE PROCESSING OF PROTEINS AND SYNTHESIS OF CARBS. RECEIVES PROTEINS VIA VESICLES FROM rER.  
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MITOCHONDRIA   PRODUCES MOST OF THE CELLS ATP VIA AEROBIC CELLULAR RESPIRATION  
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LYSOSOMES   SACS CONTAINING ENZYMES FOR DEGRADATION OF MANY SUBSTANCES  
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CYTOSKELETON   COLLECTION OF PROTEINS DISPERSED WITHIN THE CELL AND IS INVOLVED WITH MANY PROCESSES  
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CENTRIOLES   CYLINDRICAL MICROTUBULES INVOLVED WITH CELLULAR DIVISION  
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DIFFUSION   MOVEMENT OF MOLECULES DOWN ITS CONCENTRATION GRADIENT  
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MITOCHONDRIA   PRODUCES MOST OF CELLS ATP VIA AEROBIC CELLULAR RESPIRATION  
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CHOLESTEROL   AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PLASMA MEMBRANE  
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THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE IS A __________ OF PHSPHOLIPIDS WITH PROTEINS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT IT   BILAYER  
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HYPERTONIC   SOLUTIONS THAT CAUSE A NET LOSS OF WATER FROM CELLS  
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SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM   TOLERANCE TO HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IS PARTLY ACHIEVED BY MORE EXTENSIVE sER  
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PHYSIOLOGY   STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY  
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ANATOMY   SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BODY  
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK   SELF-CORRECTIVE PROCESS WITH A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON THE BODY  
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RIBOSOMES ARE SITES OF _____________   PROTEIN SYNTHESIS  
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NUCLEUS CONTAINS THE GENTIC LIBRARY WITH BLUEPRINTS FOR NEARLY ALL ____________   PROTEINS  
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NUCLEOTIDES   CONSIST OF BASE PENTOSE SUGAR A PHOSPHATE GROUP BONDED TOGETHER  
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DNA   DOUBLE CHAIN OF NUCLEOTIDES WITH BINDING BETWEEN THE 2 STRANDS ACHIEVED BY THE COMPLEMENTARY HYDROGEN BONDING BETWEEN BASES  
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CHOLESTEROL   AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF PLASMA MEMBRANE  
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THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF THE PLASMA MEMBRANE IS A __________ OF PHSPHOLIPIDS WITH PROTEINS DISPERSED THROUGHOUT IT   BILAYER  
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HYPERTONIC   SOLUTIONS THAT CAUSE A NET LOSS OF WATER FROM CELLS  
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SMOOTH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM   TOLERANCE TO HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IS PARTLY ACHIEVED BY MORE EXTENSIVE sER  
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PHYSIOLOGY   STUDY OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE BODY  
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ANATOMY   SCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE BODY  
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK   SELF-CORRECTIVE PROCESS WITH A BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON THE BODY  
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RIBOSOMES ARE SITES OF _____________   PROTEIN SYNTHESIS  
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NUCLEUS CONTAINS THE GENTIC LIBRARY WITH BLUEPRINTS FOR NEARLY ALL ____________   PROTEINS  
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NUCLEOTIDES   CONSIST OF BASE PENTOSE SUGAR A PHOSPHATE GROUP BONDED TOGETHER  
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DNA   DOUBLE CHAIN OF NUCLEOTIDES WITH BINDING BETWEEN THE 2 STRANDS ACHIEVED BY THE COMPLEMENTARY HYDROGEN BONDING BETWEEN BASES  
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BASES OF RNA   ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, URACIL  
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BASES OF DNA   ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, THYMINE  
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CELLS   BASIC STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONAL UNITS OF LIFE  
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EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX   MATERIAL OUTSIDE OF CELLS  
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SQUAMOS CELL   THIN/FLAT CELLS  
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CUBOIDAL CELL   CUBEISH CELLS  
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COLUMNAR CELL   COLUMN LIKE CELLS  
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3 MAJOR REGIONS OF A CELL   NUCLEUS, CYTOPLASM, PLASMA MEMBRANE  
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PLASMA MEMBRANE   ENCLOSES CELL CONTENTS CONTROLS EXCHANGES WITH EXTRACELLULAR ENVIROMENT PLAYS ROLE IN CELLULAR COMMUNICATION  
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BASIC STRUCTURE OF PLASMA MEMBRANE   BILAYER PHOSPHOLIPID WITH PROTEINS  
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FLAGELLA   LONG PROTEIN STRUCTURE WHICH MOVE AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MOTILITY OF SPERM  
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CILIA   STRUCTURES WHICH MOVE AND CAUSE SUBSTANCES OUTSIDE OF CELL TO MOVE  
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MICROVILLI   DO NOT MOVE AND INCREASE SURFACE AREA OF CELLS  
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VARIOUS PROTEINS THAT FUNCTION IN PLASMA MEMBRANE   ENZYMES, RECEPTORS, CELL IDENTIFIERS, ADHESION MOLECULES, TRANSPORTERS OF SUBSTANCES  
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ACTIVE TRANSPORT   REQUIRES USE OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS AND ATP OFTEN CALLED "PUMPS" USED TO MOVE A SPECIFIC SUBSTANCE TO THE SIDE THAT ALREADY HAS THE GREATER CONCENTRATION  
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PASSIVE TRANSPORT   TRANSPORT PROTEINS EXSIST AS CHANNELS OR CARRIERS DOESNT REQUIRE ATP USES CHANNELS AND CARRIERS  
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4 TYPES OF PASSAGE OF MOLECULES   DIFFUSION, OSMOSIS, TRANSPORT, VESICLE  
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DIFFUSION   DOES NOT USE ATP AS LONG AS THEIR IS A CONCENTRATION GRADIENT, MAY OR MAY NOT INVOLVE PLASMA MEMBRANE, CO2 AND O2 GO RIGHT THRU THE MEMBRANE THROUGH THIS METHOD  
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OSMOSIS   DIFFUSION THAT INVOLVES WATER AND MEMBRANE MOVES FROM SIDE OF HIGHER WATER CONCENTRATION TO LOWER WATER CONCENTRATION AS SOLVENT NOT SOLUTE  
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VESICLES   USES ATP, MANY MOLECULES TRANSPORTED A 1 TIME MEMBRANE "SACS" ARE MADE FILLED WITH MOLECULES THEN TRANSPORTED IN/OUT OF A CELL. BOTH CELL AND SAC FUSE TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY HAVE A PLASMA MEMBRANE  
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CAN CHANGE THE SHAPE OF PROTEINS   TEMP, PH, TOXINS, CHANGE IN AMINO ACID  
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PROTEINS   USUALLY FOLD TO FORM A 3-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE  
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PROTEINS   BASIC STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MOLECULES OF TH BODY  
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PROTEINS   MADE UP OF A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE OF VARIOUS AMINO ACIDS  
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PHOSPHOLIPID   MODIFIED TRIGLYCERIDES SUCH THAT A PHOSPHORUS CONTAINING GROUP THAT REPLACES 1 FATTY ACID CHAIN  
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PHOSPHOLIPID   MAKES UP CELL MEMBRANES AND ARE MODIFIED TRIGLYCERIDES  
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TRIGLYCERIDES   CONSISTS OF GLYCEROL AND 3 FATTY ACIDS BONDED TOGETHER  
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CHOLESTEROL   ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF CELL MEMBRANES  
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STEROLS   IN LIPID GROUP COMMUNICATION, (HORMONES)  
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PHOSPHOLIPIDS   MAKES CELL MEMBRANES  
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TRIGLYCERIDES   MAIN FUNCTION FOR LONG TERM ENERGY STORAGE  
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WHAT ARE CLASSIFIED AS TRIGLYCERIDES, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, AND STEROLS   LIPIDS  
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EXAMPLE OF MONOSACCAHARIDE   GLUCOSE  
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EXAMPLE OF DISACCAHRIDES   SUCROSE, TABLE SUGAR  
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EXAMPLE OF POLYSACCHARIDE   GLYCOGEN IN LIVER  
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POLYSACCHARIDE   LONG CHAINS OF SIMPLE SUGARS BOUND TOGETHER  
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DISACCHARIDE   UNION OF 2 MONOSACCHARIDE  
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GLUCOSE   IMPORTANT MONOSACCHARIDE IN THE BODY  
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CARBOHYDRATES   MONOSACCHARIDES BUILDING BLOCKS  
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CARBOHYDRATES   CELLULAR FUEL SHORT TERM ENERGY STORAGE AND STRUCTURE  
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GROUP THAT INCLUDES SUGARS AND STARCHES   CARBOHYDRATES  
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BIOCHEMISTRY   INVOLVES ORGANIC COMPOUNDS WHICH MAKE UP THE MOLECULES OF LIFE  
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LIFE MOLECULES   MOLECULES THAT HAVE A CARBON AND HYDROGEN BACKBONE  
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INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   STUDY OF ALL COMPOUNDS EXCEPT CARBON AND HYDROGEN  
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ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   STUDY OF COMPOUNDS CONTAINING CARBON AND HYDROGEN  
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IONS   CHARGED VERSIONS OF ATOMS  
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UNBOUND ATOM NEUTRAL   SAME # OF PROTONS AND ELECTRONS  
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AN __________ HAS A NEG CHARGE EQUAL IN STRENGTH TO POS CHARGE OF A ___________   ELECTRON, PROTON  
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BASIC COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UP ATOMS   POSITIVELY CHARGED PROTONS IN NUCLEUS, NEUTRAL NEUTRONS IN NUCLEUS, NEGATIVELY CHARGED ELECTRONS IN ORBIT AROUND THE NUCLEUS  
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ATOMS   INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES OF AN ELEMENT  
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EXAMPLES OF ELEMENTS   CARBON HYDROGEN SODIUM  
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ELEMENT   UNIQUE TYPE OF SUBSTANCE WHICH CANNOT BE BROKEN DOWN BY ORDIANRY CHEMICAL METHODS  
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ELECTRONS   ESTABLISH BONDING OF ATOMS  
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WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTONS?   DETERMINES THE TYPE OF ATOMS  
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COMPOUND   ATOMS OF DIFFERENT ELEMENTS BIND TOGETHER  
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MOLECULE   ATOMS OF THE SAME ELEMENT BIND TOGETHER  
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ADDITIONAL ELECTRON SHELLS CAN HAVE HOW MANY ELECTRONS   8 OR MORE  
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ELECTRON SHELL 2 IS FILLED WITH HOW MANY ELECTRONS   8  
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ATOMS   FORMS BONDS BETWEEN EACH OTHER IN ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THEIR OUTERMOST ELECTRON SHELL FILLED WITH ELECTRONS  
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ISOTOPES   VARIANTS OF ATOMS THAT DO NOT HAVE THE USUAL # OF NEUTRONS THEN DECOMPOSE SPOTANEOUSLY INTO STABLE FORM,RADIOACTIVE DUE TO THEIR DECAY  
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ANION   IONS THAT GAINED ELECTRONS AND THEREFORE ACQUIRED A NET NEGATIVE CHARGE  
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CATION   ION THAT LOST ELECTRONS AND THEREFORE ACQUIRED A NET POSITIVE CHARGE  
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WHAT IS THE UNIVERSAL SOLVENT   WATER  
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IN BLOOD PLASMA CARRIES NUTRIENTS RESPIRATORY GASES AND METABOLIC WASTES   WATER  
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HYDROGEN BOND   LIGHTLY BOND SOME MOLECULES TOGETHER AND ALSO MAY HELP TO CREATE A 3D SHAPE WITHIN 1 MOLECULE  
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HYDROGEN BOND   MANY TOGETHER ARE STRONG BUT WEAKER THAN COVALENT AND IONIC BONDS  
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HYDROGEN BOND   BONDS THAT RESULT FROM THE POLARITY CAUSED BY POLAR COVALENT BONDS  
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POLAR COVALENT BOND   SLIGHT POSITIVE CHARGE IN ONE REGION AND SLIGHT NEGATIVE CHARGE IN ANOTHER REGION  
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ELECTRONEGATIVITY   DIFFERENT ATOMS HAVE DIFFERENT ATTRACTIONS FOR ELECTRONS  
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POLAR COVALENT   BOND WHEN ELECTRONS ARE BEING SHARED UNEQUALLY  
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NONPOLAR COVALENT BOND   BOND WHERE ELECTRONS ARE SHARED EQUALLY  
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COVALENT BONDS   FORM BETWEEN ATOMS WHEN ELECTRONS ARE SHARED  
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CELLULAR LEVEL   WHEN THE RIGHT LEVELS OF MOLECULES COME TOGETHER IN THE RIGHT WAY  
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MOLECULAR LEVEL   DEVELOPS WHEN THE RIGHT KINDS OF ATOMS COME TOGETHER IN THE RIGHT WAY  
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TISSUES   WHEN MULTIPLE CELLS WITH COMMON FUNCTIONS COME TOGETHER  
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1ST STRUCTURES THAT ARE ALIVE   CELLS  
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PHYSIOLOGY   CAN BE EXPLAINED BY CHEMCIAL AND PHYSICAL PRINCIPALS, MOSTLY OCCURS AT CELLULAR OR MOLECULAR LEVEL  
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DEVELOPMENTAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY   CHANGES THAT OCCUR IN THE TIME SPAN BETWEEN BIRTH THRU OLD AGE  
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HISTOLOGY   STUDY OF TISSUES  
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WAYS TO EXAMINE THE HUMAN BODY   VISUAL, PALPATION, AUSCULTATION, DISSECTION, EXPLORATORY SURGERY, MEDICAL IMAGING, CYTOLOGY, HISTOLOGY  
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POSITIVE FEEDBACK   MECHANISM WHICH ADDS TO THE CHANGE OCCURING  
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK   MECHANISM OPPOSES A CHANGE OCCURING, USUALLY USED BY THE BODY TO KEEP IT IN HOMEOSTASIS  
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ORGAN SYSTEM   GROUP OF ORGANS WORKING TOGETHER FOR RELATED FUNCTIONS  
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ORGANS   PERFORM GENERALIZED FUNCTIONS COMPOSED OF AT LEAST 2 TISSUES  
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HOW DOES A COVALENT BOND DIFFER FROM AN IONIC BOND?   ELECTRONS IN A COVALENT BOND ARE SHARED  
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EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE FEEDBACK   LABOR DURING PREGNANCY  
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK   A RESPONSE BY THE BODY THAT IS IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TO A CHANGING PARAMETER  
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SALTS   IONIC COMPOUND FORM CRYSTALS IN THE DRY STATE BUT DISSOCIATE INTO INDIVDUAL IONS WHEN PLACED IN WATER  
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HOMEOSTASIS   OCCURS WHEN INTERNAL CONDITIONS ARE KEPT WITHIN NARROW LIMITS BY EFFORTS OF THE BODY  
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FACILITATED DIFFUSION   MOVEMENT THROUGH A MEMBRANE AND REQUIRES A MEMBRANE PROTEIN AND FAVORABLE CONCENTRATION  
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OSMOSIS   SPECIAL CASE IN WHICH WATER MOVES THRU A SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MEMBRANE  
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