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Bio Definitions 1.1
Textbook Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Organisms | Living things that have multiple organs w/ different structures that are interconnected |
| Cells | Membrane-bound units that are the smallest structural & Functional unit of an organism, contains cytoplasm & a nucleus |
| Information | An encoded unit of biological function found in RNA, DNA, & genomes |
| Gene | The basic hereditary unit passed on from generations, sequences of DNA arranged on specific locations on chromosomes |
| Molecule | A group of two or more atoms that are bonded together |
| Evolution | A process that results in changed in the genetic material of a population over time |
| Theory | A broad explanation for events in which is widely accepted as true |
| The Cell Theory | General statement that all things consist of cells which come from pre-exsisting cells |
| The Theory of Evolution | Natural selection decides which genetic changes are kept in a population, gradual |
| Replication | The process in which a genomes DNA is copied in cells, can also be on a larger scale of repoduction |
| Energy | The ability to change or perform work, aquire & use |
| The Chromosome Theory of Inheritance | Chromosomes are the vehicles of genetic heredity, chromosomes carry genes |