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AP Bio ch. 1 review
Evolution and biological systems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A domain of life that included modern, unicellular prokaryotes | Bacteria |
| A kingdom that includes mostly unicellular eukaryotes, thought to include the ancestors of plants, fungi, and animals | Protista |
| A kingdom that includes eukaryotic, multicellular autotrophs | Plantae |
| Universal information molecule used to make proteins in cells | DNA |
| The act of changing a gene into an actual molecule (a protein) | Gene expression |
| Sections of DNA that code for proteins | Genes |
| An organism that can produce its own food energy molecules | Autotroph |
| Level of organization- An example would be the esophagus, stomach, and intestines working together to digest food | Organ system |
| Level of organization- An example would be a membrane, nucleus, mitochondria, and many other organelles working together | Cell |
| Level of organization- An example would be nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, and carbon forming a protein | Molecule |
| Level of organization- An example would be the digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular, and other systems forming a human being | Organism |
| Level of organization- An example would be similar cells all working together to perform a job | Tissue |
| The study of biological systems, such as molecules interacting | Systems biology |
| Level of organization- Several tissues working together- an example would be your liver | Organ |
| Level of organization- Molecules come together to form a part of a cell- An example would be mitochondria | Organelle |