Glossary ***

Glossary

ETC Evolution

Discussion points -

Electron transport chain (ETC) -

Activation Energy

Activation Energy (E_A) -

Transition State -

Joule (J) -

Erg -

Power -

Watt (W) -

Horsepower (hp) -

Electrical energy -

Kilowatt-hours (kWh) -

Calorie (cal) -

British Thermal Unit (BTU) -

Active Learning in BIS2A

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Amino Acids

Amino acids -

Peptide bond -

R group -

ATP

ATP -

Phosphorylation -

Dephosphorylation -

Substrate level phosphorylation (SLP) -

Oxidative phosphorylation -

Bacterial and archaeal diversity

Prokaryotes -

Bacteria -

Archaea -

Nutrients -

Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA) -

Microbial mat -

Hydrothermal vent -

Stromatolite -

Anoxic -

Anaerobic -

Phototrophs -

Cyanobacteria -

Extremophile -

Alkaliphile -

Halophile -

Radioresistant organism -

Biology in the context of BIS2A

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Bond types - Ionic and Covalent

Ionic bond -

Covalent bond -

Hydrogen bond -

Polar covalent bond -

Dipole -

Nonpolar covalent bond -

Buffers

Buffer -

Carbohydrates

Carbohydrates -

Monosaccharide -

Galactose -

Glucose -

Fructose -

Carbonyl -

Aldehyde -

Ketone -

Aldose -

Ketose -

Disaccharide -

Glycosidic bond -

H-bond donor -

H-bond acceptor -

Polysaccharide -

Glycogen -

Cellulose -

Catalysts and enzymes

Catalyst -

Enzyme -

Ribozyme -

Cell Division: Bacterial

Cell division -

Cell cycle -

Binary fission -

Origin -

FtsZ -

Septum -

Cell Division: Meiosis

Meiosis -

Fertilization -

Haploid -

Diploid -

Ploidy -

Meiosis I -

Meiosis II -

Homologous chromosomes -

Synaptonemal complex -

Synapsis -

Chiasmata -

Recombination nodules -

Crossover -

Tetrads -

Independent Assortment -

Interkinesis -

Reduction division -