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Levels of Biological Organization

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biosphere > ecosystem > community > population

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Biomolecules

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  • carbohydrates
  • proteins
  • lipids
  • nucleic acid
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building blocks of carbohydrates

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monosaccharides

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building blocks of proteins

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amino acids

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building blocks of lipids

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fatty acids, glycerol

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building blocks of nucleic acid

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nucleotides

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Modern Cell Theory

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  1. The cell is the most basic unit of life.
  2. All organisms are made up of cells.
  3. All cells arise from other cells.
  4. All cells have similar biomolecules and biochemical reactions.
  5. All cells contain genetic material which is passed
    on from one cell to another.
  6. All chemical and physiological processes in the body happen in the cell.
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type of cell that has:
- no true nucleus
- no membrane-bound organelles
- mostly unicellular
- archaea, bacteria

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prokaryotic cell

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type of cell that has:
- true nucleus
- membrane-bound organelles
- unicellular, multicellular
- animalia, protista, fungi, plantae

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eukaryotic cell

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cell structures/parts of a typical plant cell

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  • mitochondrion
  • vacuole
  • cell wall
  • cell membrane
  • golgi bodies
  • nucleus
  • ribosomes
  • chloroplast
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cell structures/parts of a typical prokaryotic cell

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  • DNA
  • cell membrane
  • capsule
  • ribosomes
  • cell wall
  • flagellum
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Organelles present only in prokaryotes

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  • nucleoid region
  • capsule
  • plasmid
  • pilli
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Organelles present in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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  • ribosomes
  • cytoplasm
  • cell membrane
  • genetic material
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14
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cell communication and transport

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cell membrane

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storage of genetic information

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genetic material

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protein synthesis

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ribosomes

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17
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command center

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nucleus

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18
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transportation of proteins and
other cellular components

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golgi apparatus

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19
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protein synthesis and lipid production

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endoplasmic reticulum

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20
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ATP synthesis

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mitochondria

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21
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Cellular digestion

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lysosome

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photosynthesis

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chloroplast

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storage of food and other cellular components

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vacuole

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structural support, protections, controls cell transportation

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cell wall

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25
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production of spindle fibers during cell division

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centrioles

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26
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unique organelle in animal cell

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centriole

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27
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unique organelle in plant cell

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  • chloroplast
  • plasmoderma
  • cell wall
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  • equational division
  • diploid > diploid
  • 2 daughter cells
  • produce somatic or body cells
  • for growth and repair
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mitosis

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29
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  • reductional division
  • diploid > haploid
  • 4 daughter cells
  • produces sex cells/gametes
  • for reproduction
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meiosis

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30
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Spermatogenesis order

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spermatogonium > primary spermatocyte > secondary spermatocyte > spermatids > sperms

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Oogenesis order

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oogonium > primary oocyte > secondary oocyte > egg > polar bodies

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general term for all chemical reactions of a cell

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metabolism

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building up of chemical reactions

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breaking down of chemical reactions

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catabolism

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formation of carbohydrate molecules from carbon dioxide using the chemical energy produced from light dependent reactions

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light independent reactions

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cellular transport; diffusion and osmosis

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passive transport

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cellular transport that uses ATP

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active transport

38
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the DNA double chain “unzips” and a new complementary strand is formed for each “unzipped” strand, creating two complete double chains

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replication

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RNA for protein synthesis is created from DNA; instead of adenine-thymine, the base pairing is adenine-uracil

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transcription

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the messenger RNA produced from transcription will be used as a template for the synthesis of amino acids; three bases code for one amino acid

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translation

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plants with no xylem and phloem; no roots, stems or leaves; reproduce through spores

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non-vascular (bryophytes)

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mostly ferns, only have roots, stems and fronds; reproduce by spores

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pteridophytes

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non-flowering; mostly conifers

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gymnosperms

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flowering plants

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angiosperms

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has:
- 1 cotyledon
- parallel veins
- petioles and sepals in 3’s
- fibrous roots
- scattered vascular system

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has:
- 2 cotyledons
- netted veins
- petioles and sepals in 4’s or 5’s
- taproot
- vascular system in rings

47
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slow and permanent reaction by plants

48
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reaction to light

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phototropism

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reaction to gravity

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geotropism

50
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reaction to touch

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thigmotropism

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organisms on the seabed; starfish, crab, corals

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organisms that swim; fish, squid, shrimp

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organisms that float

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“fitness”; possession of favorable characteristics

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adaptation

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theory by Lamarch that says that traits developed or acquired during an organism’s lifetime are passed on to its offspring

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inheritance of acquired characteristics

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  • diverse groups of organisms evolve from a common ancestor (common descent)
  • the main mechanism for evolution us natural selection
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Darwin’s theory of evolution

57
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survival of the fittest by Charles Darwin

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theory of natural selection

58
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carries food to stomach

59
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use to mechanically and chemically digest

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use to mechanically and chemically digest

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used for chemical digestion; absorption of digested food

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small intestine

62
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used for absorption of water

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large intestine

63
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3 muscle cells

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  • cardiac
  • skeletal
  • smooth
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bind bone to bone

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bind muscle to bone

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soft bone; makes up skeleton of sharks and very young vertebrates

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carries oxygenated blood away from the heart

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carries deoxygenated blood back to the heart

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central nervous system contains

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brain and spinal cord

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peripheral nervous system contain

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part of the brain that is for conscious thinking; intelligence

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part of the brain for emotions

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hypothalamus

73
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part of the brain for body balance

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cerebellum

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brain stem consists of

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  • midbrain
  • pons
  • medulla oblongata

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