Biology Flashcards

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Independant Variable

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  • factor being changed

- X axis

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2
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Cell Organization

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at least one cell

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3
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Genus

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always capitalized

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Hierarchical Organization of Life

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  1. atoms
  2. molecules
  3. organelle
  4. cells
  5. tissues
  6. organ
  7. organ system
  8. organism
  9. population
  10. community
  11. ecosystem
  12. biosphere
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5
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Communities

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all living things in the same geographic location

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5 Characteristics of Life

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  1. cellular organization
  2. metabolism
  3. homeostasis
  4. growth and reproduction
  5. heredity
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7
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Scientists recreated conditions of early atmosphere

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Miller and Urey

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8
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Four Types of Eukaryotes

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  1. protist
  2. plants
  3. fungi
  4. animals
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9
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Rattlesnake

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apex of snake evolution

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10
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Growth and Reproduction

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  1. mitosis

2. meiosis

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11
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2 Primary Types of Living Organisms

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  1. prokaryote

2. eukaryote

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12
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6 Kingdoms

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  1. eubacteria
  2. archaebacteria
  3. protista
  4. plantae
  5. fungi
  6. animalia
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13
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First Eukaryotes Appeared

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1.5 bya

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14
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Dependent Variable

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  • factor being affected by changing independent variable

- Y axis

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15
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Populations

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same species in same geographic location

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16
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Evolution

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happens at the species level

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17
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Archaebacteria

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extreme conditions

18
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4 Tissue Types

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  1. muscle
  2. connective
  3. nervous
  4. epithelial
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Amino Acids

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non-living organic molecule

20
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Carolus Linnaeus

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developed taxonomy

21
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Species

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never capitalized

22
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Age of the Earth

23
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Hypothesis

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  • educated guess

- testable question

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Metabolism

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process energy

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Primordial Soup
yielded building blocks for life
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Control Variable
factors being held constant for both control/ experimental group
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Homeostasis
stable internal environment
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Theories
to public: implies doubt | to science: certainty and unifying explanation
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Negative Feedback
stimulus one way, result the opposite | *temperature
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Life begins at this level
cells
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Two Types of Metabolism
1. cellular respiration | 2. photosynthesis
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Taxonomy Order
1. domain 2. kingdom 3. phylum 4. class 5. order 6. family 7. genus 8. species
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Life First Appeared
3.5 bya
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Scientific Method
1. observation 2. hypothesis 3. experiment 4. reject/accept 5. conclusions and theories
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Trophic Level
feeding level
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Ocean Temps Dropped
3.8 bya
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What is Biology?
study of life
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3 Domains
1. archaea 2. bacteria 3. eukarya
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Laws
to public: can be broken (speeding) | to science: cannot be broken (gravity)
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Species Criteria
1. interbreed in nature | 2. produce viable offspring
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Positive Feedback
stimulus and result go in same direction | *childbirth
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Atoms
cannot be broken down normally