assessment 1 Flashcards
What is biology?
The study of living things
where can living things be found?
everywhere
Why do we study biology?
you will learn to think and behave like a scientist and you will explore a topics and issues that impact upon our lives and the world around us
what is cell biology?
divisions in the biological sciences are based on degrees of complexity
biochemistry and biophysics
The study of structures and behaviors of molecules
microbiology
Study of prokaryotic cells and viruses
cell biology
Study of the structure and function of eukaryotic cells
developmental biology
Study of how communities of cells form tissues, organs and build an organism
anatomy and physiology
Study of the structures and functions of tissues and organs
zoology and plant biology
Study of the organisms
ecology
Study of how organisms interact with each other and with their environments
levels of biological complexity 
1.bio chemistry and biophysics 2.microbiology 3.cell biog4.developmental biology5.anatomy and physiology6.zoology and tag biology7.ecology
what is cell biology?
The sub discipline of biology that studies the basic unit of life, the cell. It deals with all aspects of the cell including cell anatomy, cell division (mitosis and meosis), and cell processes such as cell respiration and cell death. It doesn’t stand along as a discipline but is closely related to other areas of biology like genetics, molecular biology and bio chemistry
why study cell biology?
so biology is interesting. Understanding how individual cell works allows us to understand complex multicellular organisms. Cell biology critical for understanding human disease and treatment
mitosis
The process by which most cells in the body divide
meiosis
The process by which gametes are produced
what’s interesting about cell biology?
there is so much that is not understood. Cells are a complex system in and of themeselves. When you add to an individual cell its environment, whether that is the single cell organism or multicellular, there is a complex web reactions. One organism, likely: human, can have the same genetic material in every cell, yet, there are over 200 types of cells in the human, that are different shapes, sizes and carry out every different function. And all of these cells were developed from one. Complexity.
complexity 
1.Inter-relations of cells 2.intra -relations of cells 3. The cell on its environment 4. Its ability to live & reproduce 5.Its ability to grow & change 6.It is what makes up you &the food you eat
The human can have…
The same genetic material in every cell.
there are over… types of Cells in the human
200
what is life and how do I know that you are LIVING?
1.organization 2.acquire and transform materials and energy 3.homeostasis 4.responsd to stimuli 5.grow, develop & reproduce 6.adapt and evolve
homeostasis
The ability to keep internal consistency 
stimuli
A thing or event that provokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissues
Life is organized: what are both living and nonliving things composed of?
molecules made from chemical elements such as C , H , Oand N
The organization of molecules into cells is one of the features that…
distinguishes little things from all other matter
levels of biological organization extend from…
within the individual organism to the biosphere in a sequence of increasing complexity (structures within structures)
biological organization
Organization within the individual cell increasing complexity to biosphere
example of biological organization
{atoms ->molecular ->cells -> tissues ->organs ->organ system->organisms} - increasing complexity
cells
Basic units of structure and function
smallest living ynit of the body
tissues
Group of similar cells cemented together working to perform a specific function
Organs
A group of tissues working together (cooperative union) to perform a specific function
organ system
several different group of organs working together to perform a specific major bodily function
organism
A complete and entire living ( total of all organ systems working together)
molecular
molecules are made of atoms covalently bonded together
Atoms
smallest stable unit of matter(nonliving)
unicellular
Single celled, lacks shoes, organs and organ system but it’s still a complete entire living thing
Amoeba
Single animal cell it feeds by wrapping itself around food
Life requires energy: living systems acquire and use…
Energy to maintain their highly organized state
Energy is used in…
metabolism of the organism
metabolism
The biochemical reactions that acquire and use energy
anabolism
reactions that make new substances buildup/synthesize (making ~ chmically)
catobalism
reactions that break down substances/degrade
The energy is acquired from…
nutrition -> food
according to the modem mutation living things are classified to…
autotroph and heterotrophs
autotrophs
make its own food e.ggreen plants
heterotroph
cannot make its own food(animal)
chlorophil (photosynthesis)
CO2 +H2O ->energy -> C6 H 12O6+ O2
photosynthesis
light energy is converted to chemical glucose energy & energy is found in the bonds of the compound
living things must maintain homeostasis
living things must maintain their separation from the non-living world. For metabolic processes to function normally, living things need to keep themselves stable in temperature, moisture level, chemistry, etc.
homeostasis
The Ability to maintain chemical constancy (to stay the same)
living things react to environment change or respond to stimuli:
behavior :moves toward or away from stimuli. change in metabolism change and develop
to know the disease we have to know..
what’s normal cause disease is the diversion from notmality
living things grow, develop and reproduce:
vital if a population of organism is to survive more than 1 generation
instructions for growth and development are encoded in…
genes
Living things adapt: what is adaptation
an inherited a characteristic or behavior that enables an organism to live and successfully reproduce in a given environment
Life can adapt to a wide range of…
environmental condition
adaptations/modifications accumulate in a…
population of organisms when individuals with these traits are more likely to reproduce than others
The unity of life or common features of living organisms
organisms are made of cells, routinely repair and replace cells and tissues, have metobalic and homeostatic process, share a common molecular basis of inheritance
In 1839, a German zoologist named… Concluded that all animals were made of…
Theodore Schwann, cells
Who confounded the cell theory
schwaan
in 1855 a German medical doctor named… Observed under the microscope…
Rudolph virchow, cells dividing
what did Rudolph vurchow reason
that all sells come from other pre-existing cells by cell division
cell theory: all living things are made of…
cells
cell theory: cells are the basic unit of …
structure and function in an organism basic unit of life
Cell theory: cells come from the…
reproduction of existing cells cell division
not all cells are… Even cells within the… organization Show enormous… In size shape and internal organization
alike, same, diversity
your body contains at least… Different types of cells
200
cell diversity
size, shape, internal organization
1665
Robert Hooke – used a microscope to the examine a thin slice of cork
1673
leeuwenhoek -Dutch microscope maker, first to view organisms
1838
Matthias schleidan – German botanist, plants are made of cells, cofounder of the cell theory
what did Robert Hook see?
small boxes
hook is responsible for… Hooke called them cells because they looked…
naming cells, the small rooms that monks lived in called cells
Leeuwenhoek used a…
simple, handheld microscope to view pond water and scraping from his teeth
Cell size
A few types of cells are large enough to be seen by unaided eye
The female egg
The largest cell in the body and can be seen without the aid of a microscope
most cells are visible only with a…
microscope: microscopic
electron microscope smallest to largest
lipids, small molecules, proteins, 12 phage, chloroplast,most bacteria, plant and animal cells, fish egg
light microscope smallest to largest
chloroplast, most bacteria, plant and animal cells, fish egg
what can be seen by the unaided eye?
largest to smallest
Fish egg, hummingbird, human, great blue whale, giant red wood tree
cell shape
cells come in variety of shapes. This diversity of form reflects a diversity of function
cell shape: most cells have a ..
specific shape
The shape of a cell depends on its…
 function
cells of the nervous system that carry information from your toes to your brain are…
Long and thread like
blood cells are shaped like…
round disc that can squeeze through tiny blood vessels
Basic features of cell membrane: plasma membrane or cell membrane
The boundary between the cell and its environment
The plasma membrane…
Isolates the cell, regulates what enters and leaves the cell and allows for interaction with other cells
genetic material: nucleus or nucleoid
each cell contains genetic material DNA which stores instructions for how the cell structure and function
where is genetic material found in eukaryotes
within a membrane bound nucleus
where is genetic material found in prokaryotes
Concentrated DNA molecule called a nucleoid Not surrounded by Membrane may have more than one copy of DNA molecule
cytoplasm
The fluid matrix (cytosol)inthe plasma membrane in which everything else in the cell like internal membrane particles & membrane bounded structures (organelles)are suspended
A cell cant survive if it’s totally…
isolated from its environment
selectively permeable membrane
regulates what passes into and out of the cell