AP Biology Chapter 1/25 Notes

Question 1

Emergent Properties

Answer 1

New Characteristics can “Show up” by the interaction of parts.

Question 2

Reductionism

Answer 2

Taking anything apart to smaller units in order to better understand the whole.

Question 3

Qualitative Data

Answer 3

Looking at characteristics based only on observations.

Question 4

Quantitative

Answer 4

Using numbers 
(the superior of the two data types)

Question 5

Inductive reasoning

Answer 5

Using specific observations to come to a general conclusion

Question 6

Deductive reasoning

Answer 6

Using a general statement to justify a specific statement. Usually in the form of a hypothesis (“if, then” statement)

Question 7

Limitations of biology

Answer 7

the supernatural

Question 8

Scientific theories

Answer 8

Educated guesses, but yet commonly understood as being truthful

Question 9

Biosphere

Answer 9

Region on earth that contains life

Question 10

cells

Answer 10

most basic unit of life

Question 11

2 kingdom system

Answer 11

anamailia, plantae

Question 12

5 kingdom system

Answer 12

animailia, plantae, fungi, protista, monera

Question 13

3 domain system

Answer 13

eukarya (animailia, plantae, fungi, protista), archea (monera), bacterial/eubacteria (monera)

Question 14

Indexing fossils

Answer 14

being able to put the fossils in order based on age. The deeper, the older. The shallower, the younger

Question 15

Radiometric dating

Answer 15

measures the decay of radioactive isotopes. (living = carbon 14 -> nitrogen 14)/(non-living = potassium 40 -> argon 40)