front 1 Breakdown of fats... | back 1 Begins in the small intestine |
front 2 Breakdown of carbohydrates... | back 2 begins in the mouth |
front 3 breakdown of proteins... | back 3 begins in the stomach |
front 4 Can fiber be digested? | back 4 No, it is not digestible. |
front 5 paradigm shift | back 5 a radical change from previous thinking |
front 6 Adaptation | back 6 the increase in alleles of certain genes from generation to generation that allows a species to survive and reproduce better. |
front 7 Natural selection | back 7 The means by which adaptation occurs. it occurs when some individuals of a species are better able to survive in their environment and reproduce than others. Survival of the fittest. |
front 8 Mutations | back 8 changes in the DNA that affect the way a gene functions. |
front 9 Sympathetic nervous system | back 9 activates the bodies fight or flight response. In the presence of stress, the heart beats faster and stronger, more blood is carried to the vital organs and the pupils dilate to prepare the body to defend itself. sympathetic nerves are active when a person is excited or scared. |
front 10 Quantitative data | back 10 deals with numbers that can be measured |
front 11 Water undergoes relatively minor temperature and phase changes compared to other substances due to both its | back 11 High specific heat and high heat of evaporation. This means a great deal of energy is needed to cause increases in temp. as well as large scale phase changes. |
front 12 Saturated hydrocarbons | back 12 known as alkanes. most basic structure of the hydrocarbons. composed entirely of single bonds. General formula: C n H 2 n + 2 |
front 13 Unsaturated hydrocarbons | back 13 no data |