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AP Bio GHS Chapt. 1
Mrs. Towery's AP Bio Chapt.1 terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| producers | plants and other photosynthetic organisms that convert light energy to chemical energy. |
| consumers | organisms such as animals theat feed on producers and other consumers. |
| DNA | the substance of genes |
| Genes | the units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to offspring. |
| genome | the entire library of genetic instructions that an organism inherits. |
| prokaryotic cell | lack a nucleus |
| emergent properties | new properties that emerge with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases. |
| Reductionism | reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. |
| systems bioilogy | an approach to studying biology that aims to aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems. |
| negative feedback | wenis |