Big Ideas In Biology Flashcards
1
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Structure-Function Relationships
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Knowing the shape of the object will allow us to know its function
Ex:screw driver, stairs on a staircase
2
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Emergent Properties
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When parts interact at a higher higher organizations level become apparent with new properties
Ex: Heart blood pumping
3
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Energy Transformations
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Transferring from one energy form to another
Ex: Standing in the cold and then warming yourself up
4
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Regulation
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Internal mechanisms controlling a process
Ex: Homostasis
5
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Cell Theory
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All living things are made up from cells and all living things come from cells
6
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Evolution
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Every living organism has a common ancestry
