Biology Concepts Flashcards
Shared characteristics of living things
self replication
requiring energy
Evolving
Made of cells
Carries hereditary information
Theory
An explanation for a broad class of observed phenomena supported by lots of evidence
Hypothesis
Testable statement to explain observations
Cork tissue
Dead cells
Animalcules
single celled organisms
Prokaryote
Before nucleus is formed ( not physically separated )
Eukaryote
True nucleus ( separated )
Mitosis
Asexual reproduction of cells in eukaryote
Binary fission
replicate chromosomes into 2 daughter cells
Meiosis
Division of cellular genetic content for sexual reproduction in eukaryote
Central Dogma
Flow of information through RNA molecule ( informs the organism how to respond to stimuli )
How is information stored in the cell?
Double helix keeps it organized
How many cells does bacteria consist of
A single cell
Archaea
recognized to plants
Fungi
Closely related to animals
