Basics Of Biology Flashcards
Abiogenesis
The idea that life arose from non living precursors.
What accounts for the diversity of life
Evolution
How much of a humans body mass is made of oxygen
65%
All life requires energy TRUE/FALSE
True
What is the fundamental unit of life
CELLS
How is biological information passed from one generation to the next
Th form of DNA
What is the mechanism driving most evolution
Natural selection
List ten levels of organization from smallest to broad
Molecules
Organelles
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Organisms
Populations
Communities
Ecosystems
Biosphere
Define evolution
The change of organisms overtime
List the mechanisms that drive evolution
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Mutation
Define genetic drift
The Change in allele frequency in a population
Induction
No hypothesis is made. The statement made post observation describes the data collected