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• morphology - study of structure and forms
• anatomy - study of parts or structures of organisms
• physiology - study of normal function of parts
• cytology - cells
• histology - tissue
• ecology - study of environment and interrelationships
• systematics - study of classification, nomenclature, evolutionary histories of organism
• taxonomy - part of systematics concerned with classification and nomenclature
• molecular biology - study of molecular basis of biological phenomena
• paleontology - study of fossils
• bioinformatics - study of methods and tools
• inorganic compounds - without carbon or hydrocarbons
• inorganic compounds - not part of cell structure, involved in cellular function
• water - most abundant inorganic ocmpound
• water - strong hydrogen bonding
• acids - release hydrogen ions in water solution
• acids - taste sour, blue litmus paper to red
• base - release hydroxide ions in water solution
• base - tastes bitter, feel slippery, red litmus paper to blue
• salts - result of chemical combination of acid and base by neutralization
• inorganic compounds - water, acid, base, salt
• organic compounds - has carbon or hydrocarbons
• protein - most abundant organic compound
• protein - essential in building and repairing tissues
• protein - made up of amino acid monomers joined by peptide bond
• A monomer is a molecule that can chemically bond to other molecules to form a polymer.
• protein catalyze reactions
• protein - storage of amino acids
• protein transport molecules
• protein coordinate body activities
• protein respond to stimuli
• protein - locomotion
• enzymes - special proteins that speed up chemical reactions
• enzymes - affected by pH, temperature, substrate and enzyme concentration
• pH less than 7 - acid
• pH more than 7 - base
• pH has 7 - neutral, water
• nucleic acids - organization of enzymes
• nucleic acid - determines chemical reactions and activities of cell
• nucleotide - structural unit of nucleic acids