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Ch 1-1 Flashcards

1
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contains all ecosystems

A

Biosphere

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2
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Ecosystem

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interaction b/w living things + environment (made of community)

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3
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diff species + organisms (made of popu)

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Community

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4
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Population

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same organisms living in same area

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5
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individual organism

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Individuals

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6
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Endemic

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species only found in one population (vulnerable to changes)

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7
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Several types of tissue that carry out a function

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Organ

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8
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group of cells of same tyoe that perform specific function

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Tissue

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9
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Cell

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Smallest unit of life

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10
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Organelle

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Discrete unit within cells

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11
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Molecule

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two or more than two atoms of same/ diff elements chemically bonded (smallest)

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12
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Does prokaryotic have organelles

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No

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13
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reducing complex system into smaller components

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Reductionism

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14
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Combined interactions to make properties of a system

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Systems biology

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15
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Emergent properties

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Emerge due to interaction bw diff components (increases w/ complexity)

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16
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Unit of inheritance (hereditary info)

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DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid

17
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Code for proteins (info needed to produce species)

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Genes

18
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Process our cells use to convert info in DNA into a functional unit

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Gene expression

19
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• serve as messenger markers, structural components, enzymes

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Protein

20
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Protein encoding genes

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control production of proteins through transcription + translation

21
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Interaction bw organisms

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Symbiosis

22
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3 ways human interactions alter environments

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1) climate change
2) habitat destruction
3) species endangerment

23
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4 kingdoms of eukarya

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Plantae, fungi, protist, animalia

24
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3 domains of life

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Bacteria, archaea, eukarya

25
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concept that all current life on Earth is descended from common ancestors

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Evolution

26
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Unity

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Sharing of traits b/w organisms from single ancestor

27
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Uniqueness inherited by living organisms

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Diversity

28
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population w/ individuals who can interbreed + produce viable and fertile offspring
• Indiv of one species CANNOT interbreed w/ indiv of another species to produce offspring

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Species

29
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Indiv w favourable traits selected by their environment

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Natural selection

30
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wrote “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (1859)

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Charles darwin

31
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Symbiotic

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Interactions bw 2 or more diff organisms

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