Biology Chapter 1

Question 1

What is Biology?

Answer 1

Biology is the scientific study of life

Question 2

Organization

Answer 2

How we group things together within the field of biology

Question 3

Eukaryotic

Answer 3

Contains membrane bound organelles
Aka: Nucleus
These cells contain compartments

Question 4

Prokaryotic

Answer 4

Do not contain membrane bound organelles
Aka: No Nucleus

Question 5

Sperm cell

Answer 5

Contains Nuclei DNA

Question 6

Egg cell

Answer 6

Contain Nuclei DNA

Question 7

Fertilized Egg

Answer 7

DNA from both parents

Question 8

Embryo’s cells

Answer 8

Copies of inherited DNA

Question 9

Offspring

Answer 9

Traits inherited from both parents

Question 10

Gene expression

Answer 10

The process by which DNA genes directs the synthesis of proteins or RNAs that perform functions in the cell

Question 11

DNA

Answer 11

Is the blueprint

Question 12

RNA

Answer 12

Is a copy of the blueprint that is sent to all the workers so they can build the ship

Question 13

The protein

Answer 13

Is the ship the end product it is what the instructions told you to build

Question 14

Crystalline

Answer 14

Are Lens cells tightly packed with transparent proteins

Question 15

Crystalline gene

Answer 15

Is DNA transcription to mRNA translation to chain of amino acids protein folding to Protein

Question 16

Energy

Answer 16

Life only exist because of the transfer of energy between organisms

Question 17

The sun

Answer 17

Provides energy to earth

Question 18

Plants

Answer 18

Use the suns energy to create chemical energy

Question 19

Animals

Answer 19

Feed on producers and other consumers to acquire energy

Question 20

Ecosystems

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Organisms within an ecosystem interact with sunlight

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Feedback

Answer 21

The output or product of a process regulates that very process/ is a method of regulation

Question 22

Positive feedback

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The product of a process promotes the process to continue

Question 23

Negative feedback

Answer 23

The product of the process stops or deceases the process

Question 24

Evolution

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Species are descendants of ancestral species that were different from the present day species

Question 25

Evolutionary mechanisms

Answer 25

Account for the unity and diversity of all species on Earth

Question 26

Classifications of life

Answer 26

Largest to smallest: Domains, Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 27

Taxonomy

Answer 27

Is the branch of biology that’s name and classifies species into groups of increasing bread

Question 28

Bacteria

Answer 28

Prokaryotes

Question 29

Archaea

Answer 29

Prokaryotes

Question 30

Eukaryotic

Answer 30

Eukaryotes

Question 31

Unity

Answer 31

There are features that are shared or are common among different species

Question 32

Diversity

Answer 32

There are features that are different among different species

Question 33

Darwin’s law in Evolution

Answer 33

Means of natural selection 1859 Darwin’s theory explains the duality of unity and diversity

Question 34

Darwin two main points

Answer 34

Species descent with modification from common ancestors Natural selection is behind descent with modification

Question 35

Natural selection

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The concept of evolutionary adaptation

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Natural selection to work

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There must be genetic variation within the population heritable traits Different traits of individuals as a result different phenotypes Reproduction must occur Individuals don’t evolve a species does

Question 37

The family tree

Answer 37

Based on unity and diversity

Question 38

Scientific method

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Looking for cause and effect relationships in nature Seeking to discover how things work Making sure we have evidence to support our conclusion Science is about observation and data

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Hypothesis

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A testable explanation or answer to a question or for an observation based on available data

Question 40

Doesn’t work with scientific methods

Answer 40

Ghost, religion and supernatural

Question 41

Experiment

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Involve manipulating one factor in a system in order to collect data in regards to how this factor affects the system

Question 42

Independent variables

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The factor you manipulate

Question 43

Dependent variable

Answer 43

Is the outcome of the data you collected what you measured

Question 44

Control

Answer 44

Is a group which scientist did not manipulate a variable so they can compare their experiment to this untouched group