Biological Organization Flashcards
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Reductionism
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Approach that reduces complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study which allows us to see novel properties emerge at each level that are absent from the other one.
2
Q
Emergent properties
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New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.
3
Q
Hierarchy of organization
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Atoms to molecules, molecules to organelles, organelles to cells.
From cells to tissue, tissue to organs, organs to organism.
From organisms to populations, populations to biological community, and then ecosystem
4
Q
Properties of life
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Order
Reproduction
Growth and development
Energy utilization
Response to the environment
Homeostasis
Evolutionary adaptation
