Biology: The Essentials
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The importance of cohesion and adhesion to life.
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Water is necessary for all organisms for their growth and survival. Therefore, scientists spend a lot of time searching for water on other planets. If water is not there, then no life exists on earth. Even terrestrial organisms need water for their survival. Water has two important properties for life: cohesion and adhesion.
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Biology: The Essentials
Ch. 2.1 - Which four chemical elements do organisms require...Ch. 2.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 2.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 2.1 - Prob. 4MCCh. 2.1 - How are the isotopes of an element different from...Ch. 2.2 - How are atoms, molecules, and compounds related?Ch. 2.2 - How does the number of valence electrons determine...Ch. 2.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 2.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 2.3 - Prob. 2MC
Ch. 2.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 2.3 - Prob. 4MCCh. 2.3 - Prob. 5MCCh. 2.3 - Prob. 6MCCh. 2.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 2.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 2.4 - Prob. 3MCCh. 2.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 2.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 2.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 2.5 - What are some differences between RNA and DNA?Ch. 2.5 - Prob. 5MCCh. 2.5 - Prob. 6MCCh. 2.5 - List an example of a carbohydrate, protein,...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 2 - How many neutrons does a carbon-14 atom have in...Ch. 2 - An ionic bond forms when a. an electrical...Ch. 2 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 2 - A hydrogen bond is distinct from ionic and...Ch. 2 - A hydrophilic substance is one that can a. form...Ch. 2 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 2 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 2 - ______ are monomers that form polymers called...Ch. 2 - Describe how the number of protons, neutrons, and...Ch. 2 - The vitamin biotin contains 10 atoms of carbon, 16...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3WIOCh. 2 - Distinguish between nonpolar covalent bonds, polar...Ch. 2 - Prob. 5WIOCh. 2 - Prob. 6WIOCh. 2 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 2 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 2 - Prob. 9WIOCh. 2 - Define solute, solvent, and solution.Ch. 2 - How do hydrogen ions relate to the pH scale?Ch. 2 - Prob. 12WIOCh. 2 - Prob. 13WIOCh. 2 - Prob. 14WIOCh. 2 - Complete and explain the following analogy: a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 16WIOCh. 2 - You eat a sandwich made of starchy bread, ham, and...Ch. 2 - Prob. 18WIOCh. 2 - Review Burning Question 2.2, which describes the...Ch. 2 - Review Why We Care 2.1, which describes acids and...Ch. 2 - Compare the Survey the Landscape figure in the...Ch. 2 - How do ions and isotopes fit into this concept...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3PITCh. 2 - Prob. 4PIT
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