Kidney Function: Excretion, Nephron Structure, and Urine Formation

Both secretion and reabsorption are performed depending on the concentration in the blood. Substances are deleted, acting as the excretory organs of expulsion and regulating the concentration of these substances. Examination of urine allows observation of the excretory agencies’ operation, but also controls the states of chemical equilibrium in the body.

Excretory Organ Types:

  • Protonephridia: Typical of flatworms. Consist of a series of branching tubes, one end closed, located in flagellated cells
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Cell Biology, Genetics, and Evolution: Key Concepts

Hypothesis: statement about observations. Prediction: quantifiable + specific. Characteristics: common chemical composition, cells, convert environment to bio, extract energy, homeostasis, genetic info: develop, maintain, function, reproduce, use genome to produce proteins, evolve. Major events: Formation of cells (prokaryote), Photosynthesis, Aerobic metabolism, Eukaryotic cells, Multicellularity and Specialization. Evidence: Cyanobacteria (prokaryote), Photosynthesis, Colonial, Stromatolites.

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Monoclonal Antibodies, Plant Defenses, and Culturing Bacteria

Monoclonal Antibodies

Monoclonal antibodies are exact copies of a type of antibody, produced from a single lymphocyte. They are used to target a specific pathogen or hormone. Also known as “magic bullets,” they are artificially produced in labs.

How Monoclonal Antibodies Are Made

  1. A mouse is injected with the antigen of interest.
  2. The mouse produces lymphocytes that complement the antigen.
  3. The mouse is euthanized, and the lymphocytes are collected.
  4. Lymphocytes do not readily divide by mitosis, so they are
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Understanding Ecosystems: Biotope, Biocenosis, and Environmental Factors

Ecosystem: The biosphere formed from a fragment of a live set, the physical environment.

Biotope: The physical space of the ecosystem, the non-living component that supports the ecosystem and its environmental factors.

Environment: The living environment where organisms move within an ecosystem, maintaining constant exchanges of energy.

Aquatic Environment

Formed by water, characteristic of aquatic ecosystems. Water contains dissolved gases and nutrients used by various aquatic organisms for nutrition.

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Chloroplasts, Chromatin, and Photosynthesis: A Deep Dive

Chloroplasts

Chloroplasts are characteristic cell organelles of plants, where photosynthesis occurs. Their shapes and sizes vary.

Structure

Chloroplasts have a double membrane enclosing the stroma. Within the stroma are stacks of discs called thylakoids; a stack is called a granum.

Photosynthetic reactions occur in two phases:

  1. Light-dependent reactions occur in the thylakoid membrane.
  2. Light-independent (dark) reactions occur in the stroma.

Membranes

  • Inner and Outer Membranes: Both are highly permeable to
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Key Concepts in Epistemology, Scientific Methods, and the Origin of Life

Epistemology and Scientific Methods

1. Defining Epistemology

Epistemology is a branch of philosophy that studies scientific knowledge from a historical and methodological perspective.

2. Deductive vs. Inductive Methods

  • Deductive: Moving from general principles to specific instances. It often involves a preconceived idea and can be subjective.
  • Inductive: Moving from specific observations to general principles. It typically starts without a preliminary idea, aiming for objectivity and relying on experimentation.
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