Biology 1 Chapter 1 (Lecture)

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Emergent

Answer 0

Properties that are not present in the preceding level of biological organization, but are now present.

Question 1

Biology

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Scientific study of life.

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Reductionism

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Reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study

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Levels of Biological Organization (smallest to largest)

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1) Atoms
2) Molecules
3) Organelles
4) Cells
5) Tissues
6) Organs
7) Organ Systems
8) Organisms
9) Population
10) Community
11) Ecosystem
12) Biosphere

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Atoms

Answer 5

Smallest chemical units

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Molecule

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Chemical structure consisting of 2 or more atoms

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Organelles

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Various functional components that make up cells. These are made up of molecules. (EX: Chloroplasts)

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Cells

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Fundamental unit of structure and function. It might take more than 700 cells to reach across a penny.

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Tissues

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Cells organized into groups because they have similar functions.

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Organs

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Tissues grouped together and organized.

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Organ Systems

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Organized organs

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Organisms

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Individual living things (includes plants, animals, bacteria, etc.)

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Population

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Consists of all the individuals of a species living within a certain area.

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Community

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Combination of different populations that are in a particular area.

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Ecosystem

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Combination of the nonliving things in an area with the communities

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Biosphere

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All the earth’s ecosystems combined.

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Organisms interact with

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Their environment, exchanging matter and energy

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Structure and Function

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Correlated at all levels

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Cells are an organism’s

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Basic unit of structure and function.

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Every cell is enclosed by

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A membrane that regulates things in and out of cells.

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All cells have

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cytoplasm

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DNA

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A cell’s genetic info. (deoxyribonucleic acid)

central database

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2 main forms of cells

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Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic

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Prokaryotic

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Smaller
No nuclear membrane (No nucleus)
No membrane bound organelles
Kinds: Bacteria & Archea
Does have ribosomes

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Eukaryotic

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Larger
Has a nuclear membrane (has a nucleus)
Has membrane bound organelles
Kinds: Plants, animals, fungi, & protist
Does have ribosomes

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Genes

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the units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to offspring

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Two long chains of DNA are arranged in

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a Double Helix

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Each chain link of DNA has one of four kinds of

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Chemical building blocks (A, G, C, & T)

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Genome

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The entire “library” of genetic instructions that an organism inherits.

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Mechanisms that regulate biological systems

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Feedback (Positive & Negative)

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3 Domains (Broadest units of classifications) of Life

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1) Archaea (prokaryotic)
2) Bacteria (prokaryotic)
3) Eukarya (Eukaryotic)

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Kingdoms (of Eukarya)

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1) Protista
2) Plantae
3) Fungi
4) Anamalia

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Hypothesis

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Tentative answer to a well-framed question – an explanation on trial

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Theory

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Much broader in scope than a hypothesis

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Writing Genus and species

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Genus specie

EX: Streptococcus pygenes, Homo sapiens

Question 36

Darn
King
Phillip
Came
Over
From
Germany
Saturday

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species