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19 Cards in this Set
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What are nucleotides made up of?
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Phosphate group, 5-carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base.
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T/F: DNA is soluble in water
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False
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T/F: DNA is soluble in ethanol
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False
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What's the process of producing a GMO?
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Transgenesis - transferring genes as part of a virus genome or inserting extra DNA in the nucleus of the host.
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What portions of the DNA molecule are connected by covalent bonds?
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The sugars to the phosphate in a nucleotide.
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What portions of DNA are connected by hydrogen bonds?
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Nitrogenous bases
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How does the size of the right atrium compare to the left atrium?
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Right atrium is bigger.
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Which is larger, the vena cava or the aorta? Which is thicker?
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Vena cava is larger, aorta is thicker.
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What does Rh+ signify?
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The presence of an Rh antigen.
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Which blood type does not form antibodies against A or B?
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Type AB
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Which blood type forms antibodies against A and B?
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Type O
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What is the clumping of blood cells called?
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Agglutination
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What anchors the AV valves inside the heart?
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Chordae tendonae
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What's the pigment responsible for the color of urine? What's the process that leads to it?
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Urochrome:
Hemoglobin > hematin > bilirubin > urochromogen > urochrome |
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What are the 5 general senses?
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Temperature, touch, pain, pressure, and body position.
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What are the 5 specific senses?
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Smell, taste, hearing, vision, and equilibrium.
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What passes information from sensory neurons to motor neurons in reflexes?
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Interneurons
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What's outside/inside of a resting nerve cell?
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Na+ outside, K+ inside.
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What's the most commonly tested reflex arc?
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The patellar reflex.
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