Biology Flashcards

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How many living organism characteristics are there?

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7

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2
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what are the 7 living organism characteristics?

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order, response to stimuli, reproduction, evolutionary adaptation, growth and development, regulation and homeostasis, and energy processing

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3
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are viruses living or non living?

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non living

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4
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what are the 2 scientific approaches?

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observational and experimental

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5
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how many steps are in the scientific method?

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6

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6
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what are the 6 steps of the scientific method?

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observation, question, hypothesis, gather data, draw conclusions, and share results

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7
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what does a hypothesis have to be ?

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testable

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8
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what are the two variables in an experiment?

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independent and dependent

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9
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what do you need to have when you gather data?

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control group, observational data, and an experimental / treatment group

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10
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what size should your group be ?

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sample size/ large

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11
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how do you share your results with others?

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peer reviewed journal articles and conferences

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12
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can science prove something?

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no it can only support or refute

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13
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what is fact?

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an observation

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14
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what is a hypothesis?

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proposed explanation for an observation

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15
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what is theory?

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explains a great many observations and comes last

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16
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what is pseudoscience?

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beliefs and practices not based on science or fact

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17
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what is correlation?

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when 2 variables show a relationship or trend

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18
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what is causation?

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when an independent variable caused an effect in the dependent variable

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19
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what is an independent variable?

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the variable that is not manipulated by you

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20
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what is a dependent variable?

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the variable that is manipulated by you

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21
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what is observational approach?

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when we observe and do not alter what occurs naturally

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22
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what is the experimental approach?

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where we manipulate and see what occurs

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23
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true or false: to be considered living the item must check all 7 characterstics?

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true

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24
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why does a living organism need to have order?

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because every item must have a function

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what does response to stimuli mean?
a type of mechanism that makes a living thing respond to its enviornement
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what is reproduction?
ability to procreate
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what is asexual?
ability to clone itself
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what is the normal way of procreation?
sexual
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what is evolutionary adaptation?
ability to evolve and adapt
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what is homeostasis?
the ability to keep a temperature and other needs that our bodies prefer
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what is regulation?
the ability to regulate on its own
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what is energy processing?
the ability to eat and process food into energy
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what is an autotroph?
organism that can make its own food or sugar through photosynthesis
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what are the first 5 organization levels of life?
atoms molecules organelles cells tissue
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what are the last 5 organization levels of life?
organs organism population community ecosystem biosphere
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what is put together to make molecules?
atoms
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what is at the center of an atom?
protons and neutrons inside the nucleus
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what is on the outside of the atoms?
electrons
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what forms a cell?
bunch of organelles
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what 2 cells differ?
animal and plant cells
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what forms organisms?
tissues and organs
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what is an ecosystem?
the environment that we live in
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what is the biosphere?
the entire world
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what is taxonomy?
science of naming and classifying organisms
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how did Aristotle classify?
animals by land, water or air plants by shrubs, bushes or trees
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how did Linnaeus classify?
plants by immobility and photosynthesis animals by mobility and eating other organisms
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when were microscopes discovered?
1700s
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when did drawing figure out evolution?
1800s
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how much DNA is the same as other humans?
95%
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what are the 3 domains of life?
bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
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does bacteria have a nucleus?
no
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where does archae thrive?
extreme enviornments
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what are humans classified in the 3 domains of life?
eukarya
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does eukarya have a nucleus?
yes
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what are the levels of the kingdom?
bacteria archaea protozoa fungi plantae algae
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what are the class levels in order?
kingdom phylum class order family genius species
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what comes first genius or species?
genius
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