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Biology Chapter 1
Chapter 1 information to study for test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1st Characteristics of Life | Cell and organization |
| 2nd Characteristics of Life | Energy and metabolism |
| 3rd Characteristics of Life | Living this reproduce |
| 4th Characteristics of Life | Response to environmental changes |
| 5th Characteristics of Life | Regulation and homeostasis |
| 6th Characteristics of Life | Growth and development |
| 7th Characteristics of Life | Biological Evolution |
| Least organization. Smallest unit of an element composed of electrons, protons, and neutrons. Step 1 | Atom |
| Union of two or more atoms of the same or different elements. Step 2 | Molecules |
| Structural and functional unit of all living things. Step 3 | Cells |
| Group of cells with a common structure and function. Step 4 | Tissue |
| Tissues functioning together for a specific task. Step 5 | Organs |
| Several organs working together. Step 6 | Organ Systems |
| An individual; complex individuals contain organ systems. Step 7 | Organisms |
| Domain 1 found almost everywhere and Prokaryote. | Bacteria |
| Domain 2 May be representative of first cells on Earth and Prokaryote. | Archaea |
| Domain 3 Eukaryote (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) | Eukarya |
| A very diverse group of Eukaryatic organisms, some of which are single-celled and others multicellular. | Protists |
| Are well known as multicellular photosynthesizers. | Plants |
| Organisms of the same species in a particular area. Step 8 | Populations |
| Interacting populations in a particular area. Step 9 | Community |
| Community plus the physical environment. Step 10 | Ecosystem |
| All the life on a planet. Most organized. Step 11 | Biosphere |
| Complex individuals contain organ systems | Individual |
| Molds & mushrooms that help decompose dead organisms | Fungi |
| Are multicellular organisms that ingest their food | Animals |
| Are single celled and do not have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. Was the 1st cells on Earth. | Prokaryotes |
| Have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. | Eukaryote |
| A process that populations accumulate adaptions over time to be more suited to there environments | Evolution |
| The ancestry of life on Earth to a common ancestor | Evolutionary tree |
| _________ and __________both independently came to the conclusion that evolution occurs by a process called Natural Selection | Darwin & Wallace |
| Is a core concept of Biology | Evolution |
| Is a process that results in a population adapted to the environment of Survival of the fittest! | Natural selection |
| Natural selection always takes place @ the _______________ level. | Population |
| Natural selection has to have the ________ of species to change. | majority |
| Darwin said evolution is ____________ __________ ____________ | descent with modification. |
| Discipline of naming and classifying organisms according to certain rules | Taxonomy |
| Classifies organisms according to presumed evolutionary relationship | Systematics |
| An inherited, life threatening disorder that damages the lungs and digestive system | Cystic Fibrosis |
| Human Binomial name is | Homo Sapiens |
| Biologist give each living organism a two-part scientific name to avoid confusion of common names. | Binomial Name |
| Humans have 5 senses. They are: | Sight, hearing, taste, smell, touch. |
| Scientific method has ____, _________ statements | If, Then |
| ___________ = bio (Life) + ology (the science of) | Biology |
| To maintain their internal order, ___________ is needed by organisms | Energy. |
| Example each cell can only perform the job associated with its specific function such as heart cells, brain cells, etc. | 1st Characteristic of Life |
| Example is movement of limbs, digestive | 2nd Characteristic of Life |
| Life beyond a life span of a single individual, exchange genetic | 3rd Characteristic of Life |
| Responds to stimuli | 4th Characteristic of Life |
| Internal regulation of our body to maintain a stable environment | 5th Characteristic of Life |
| All living things get larger and more complex throughout the organism's life | 6th Characteristic of Life |
| The change over time of living organisms | 7th Characteristic of Life |
| ____________ is organized. | Life |
| There are 12 organ systems in a human body. They are: | Circulatory, respiratory, digestive, excretory, nervous, endocrine, immune, Integumentary, skeletal, muscle, reproductive, Lymphatic System |
| Smallest, most basic unit of life | Cell |
| Organisms may be _______________ or __________________ | unicellular or multicellular |
| Plants, fungi, and animals are ____________________ and are composed of my types of cells. | multicellular |
| The majority of organisms on the planet are _____________-_________. | single-celled |
| Life requires ________________ and ___________________. Life be maintained without them. | Materials and energy |
| ___________-building blocks and energy sources. | Food |
| All chemical reactions occurring in the cell | Metabolism |
| Ultimate source of energy for nearly all life on Earth is the ______. | Sun |
| Transforms solor energy into chemical energy of food. | Photosynthesis |
| Maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries. | Homeostasis |
| Produce food (organic nutrients by photosynthesis | Producer |
| Source of energy | Consumer |
| Plants are _____________. Plants provide food & oxygen and the sun shining on the plants | producer |
| _______________ prey on others. Animals such as a wolf eating a rabbit or human eating cow. | Consumer |
| Carbon dioxide from the air and water, from the soil to produce food, in the form of _________ __________. | glucose sugar |
| _________________ fee on no living materials such as deer carcass (dead body of animal), insects like beetles but mostly fungus and bacteria | Decomposers |
| Venus flytrap and Pitcher plants are both ________________ and _____________. | producers and consumers. |
| Response to ___________________________ changes means living organisms respond. | environmental |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| _________ is the blueprint. | DNA |
| Categories of classification (most inclusive) 1 of 8 | Domain |
| Categories of classification 2 of 8 | Kingdom |
| Categories of classification 3 of 8 | Phylum |
| Categories of classification 4 of 8 | Class |
| Categories of classification 5 of 8 | Order |
| Categories of classification 6 of 8 | Family |
| Categories of classification 7 of 8 | Genus |
| Categories of classification (least inclusive) 8 of 8 | Species |
| Eukarya (life) | Domain |
| Animalia (hydras to huge whales) | Kingdom |
| Cordata (back bones/spines) | Phylum |
| Mammalia (human, reptiles, birds, and amphibians) (hair and produces milk) | Class |
| Primates (animals, humans, apes, monkeys) (tree dwelling) | Order |
| Hominidae (humans/Apes) (Large brain/walk upright) | Family |
| Homo (living humans) | Genus |
| Homo Sapiens or H. Sapiens | Species |
| Domain Eukarya is divided into 4 kingdoms: _______________, _____________, _________________, and _________________. | Protista, fungi, plantae, and Animalia |
| Capable of living in extreme environments. | Archaea |
| Structurally simple but metabolically diverse. | Bacteria |
| Diverse group of eukaryotes, many single celled. | Protists |
| Multicellular photosynthesizers. | Plants |
| Multicellular organisms that ingest food. | Animals |
| Multicellular decomposers | Fungi |
| First word of Binomial name is | Genus |
| Second word of Binomial name is | specific epithet |
| Biology is the scientific study of | Life |
| Scientific method begins with | observation |
| May take advantage of knowledge and experiences of other scientists. Which uses the senses and may also include studies done by others. | Observation |
| Scientist uses inductive reasoning or lead to a prediction. | Hypothesis |
| Uses creative thinking to combine isolated facts into a cohesive whole. | Inductive reasoning |
| Possible explanation for an event | Hypothesis |
| Make a _____________ and perform _____________________ | prediction experiments |
| Develop a ___________________. Is the hypothesis supported or not? | Conclusion |
| Ultimate goal of science is to understand the natural world in accepted explanations for how the world works. | Scientific Theory |
| Theory of evolution is considered a _____________ _____________ in ____________. | unifying concept in biology. |
| Some biologist refer to the principle or law of evolution due to over 100 years of support by so many ______________ and _________________. | observations experiments |
| What are the 4 parts of the scientific method: | Observation, hypothesis, experiments, conclusion. |
| Support or refute the hypothesis | Experiments |
| Reached by analyzing data to determine whether the results support or do not support the hypothesis. | Conclusion |
| Technician doesn't know which group patient is in is a ________-________ __________, | Double-blind study |
| Application of scientific knowledge for a practical purpose | Technology |
| Branch of ethics concerned with the development and consequences of technology (built-in safety mechanism) | Bioethics |
| _____________________ is perhaps the single most significant bioethical issue today. | Biodiversity |
| Death of an entire species or taxonomical group. | Extinction |
| The increased amount of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere, is causing a rise in temperature is called ______________ ________________. | Global warming |
| These gases allow the suns rays to pass through but they absorb and radiate heat back to Earth, a phenomenon call the _____________ ____________. | Greenhouse effect. |
| ________________ _______________ may result from new and/or increased exposure to animals or insect populations that may act as vectors for disease. | Emerging Diseases |
| _________________ _________________ is changes in the normal cycles of the Earth's climate that may be attributed to human activity. | Climate change |
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