Biology 210 Chapter 1

Question 0

Biosphere

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All environments on earth

Question 1

Biological Hierarchy

Answer 1

Biosphere
Ecosystem 
Community
Population
Organism
Organ and organ systems
Tissue
Cell
Organelle
Molecule

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Ecosystem

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All living and non living things in a particular area

Question 3

Community

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All organisms in an ecosystem

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Population

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All individuals of a species in a particular area

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Organism

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An individual living thing

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Organ and organ systems

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Specialized body parts made up of tissues

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Tissue

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A group of similar cells

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Cell (biological hierarchy)

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Life’s fundamental unit of structure and function

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Organelle

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A structural component of a cell

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Molecule

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A chemical structure consisting of atoms

Question 11

Energy conversion

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In transformations energy is lost as heat

Energy flows through an ecosystem, entering as light and exiting as heat

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Cell (structure and function)

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Lowest level of organization that can perform all activities of life

The ability of cells to divide is the basis of all reproduction, growth and repair of multicellular organism

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Characteristics shared by all cells

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Enclosed by a membrane

Used D.N.A. as genetic information

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Eukaryotic cells (one of two main forms of cells)

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Are divided into organelles; D.N.A. In nucleus

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Prokaryotic cells (one of two main forms of cells)

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Lack organelles; D.N.A not separated in a nucleus

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Cells contain

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D.N.A, heritable information that directs the cells activities

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D.N.A is the substance of

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Genes

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Genes are the

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Units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to offspring

Question 19

Feedback regulation in Biological systems

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Regulatory systems ensure a dynamic balance in living systems

Chemical processes are catalyzed (accelerated) by enzymes

Many biological processes are self regulating: the product regulates the process itself

Question 20

Evolution

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Biologists have names 1.8 million species but estimates total range of 10 to 200 million

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Taxonomy

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Branch of biology that names and classifies species into hierarchical order

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Kingdom and domains

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Are the broadest units of classification

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Units of classification

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Domain 
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 24

Charles Darwin

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1859, on the origin of species Darwinism = evolution

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The origin of species two main points

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Descent with modification Natural selection

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Three domains of life

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Bacteria (prokaryotes) Archaea (prokaryotes) Eukarya (eukaryotes) Eukaryotes include Protists and the kingdoms plantae, fungi, and animalia

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Forms of inquiry

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Discovery science Hypothesis based science

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Discovery science

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Describing nature

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Hypothesis based science

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Explaining nature

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Types of data

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Quantitative data Qualitative data

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Quantitative Data

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Numerical measurements

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Qualitative Data

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Recorded descriptions

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Limitations of science

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Sciences seeks natural causes for natural phenomena Science cannot support or falsify supernatural explanations

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Scientific theory

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Broad in scope General enough to generate new hypothesis Supported by a large body evidence