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A representative prokaryotic cell
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Mitosis and meiosis compared
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Two models of atomic structure
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Read atomic notation
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An ionic solid is a lattice
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Shape and volume in three states
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Count atoms on both sides
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A catalyst changes the pathway
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Solubility depends on substance and temperature
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The pH scale
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A measured value includes an estimate
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Scientific explanations are tested and revised
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Accuracy and precision answer different questions
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Make a bounded prediction from a graph
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A bacteriophage is a virus that infects bacteria
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Two divisions of the skeleton
OpenStax College, Anatomy & Physiology (2014 CC BY archive) · Original source · CC BY 3.0
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Structure of a long bone
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Cells that build, maintain, and resorb bone
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Directional terms in anatomical position
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Three anatomical planes
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How negative feedback limits change
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Trace the pulmonary and systemic circuits
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Exchange between arterial and venous flow
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From nose to lungs
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Gas exchange follows partial-pressure gradients
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The tract and its accessory organs
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Villi increase the absorptive surface
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A neuron carries information
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Transmission across a chemical synapse
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Structures of a synovial joint
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Joint shape constrains movement
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From whole muscle to fibers
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Filaments slide rather than shrink
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Muscle pulls produce joint movement
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Hypothalamus and pituitary relationship
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Pancreatic islet cells
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Blood and filtrate follow different routes
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Filtration, reabsorption, and secretion
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Lymphatic circulation and immune organs
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A later response can be faster and stronger
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Skin layers and appendages
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Male reproductive structures
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Female reproductive structures
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Hormones coordinate ovarian and uterine changes
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Organelles within an animal cell
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Diffusion reduces a concentration difference
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The cell cycle
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DNA is packaged into chromosomes
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From DNA to RNA to protein
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Autosomal recessive inheritance
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Substrate binding and product release
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