Ch. 1 Flashcards
What does Biology mean?
Life Study of
Types of Reproduction
Sexual & A Sexual
Adapt to the Environment
A change to an organism
Father of Evolution
Charles Darwin
Species are more likely to survive when?
They adapt to their environment and reproduce
Charles Darwins Boat name
The Beagle
Evolution is believed to provide the explanation for?
The unity and diversity of all living things
1st living organism
Unicellular Prokaryote
Diversity is the?
Adaption made to survive
Two ways for growth?
Cell size increase or number of cells increases
Develop changes from?
Conception to after death
Has to have what to be considered living?
Cells
Lists the levels of organization
Atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems.
made of cells
Basic unit of life
Functions of Energy are?
The ability to do work or bring about a change, and Ultimate source of energy is the sun.
Maintain Homeostasis means?
Staying the same
The internal environment stays consistent despite environmental changes.
Maintain Homeostasis
Respond to Stimuli is?
A response usually demonstrated by movement to or away from a stimuli.
Taxonomy is?
The science of identifying or classifying organisms
The acronym for the “Levels of Classification”?
Dumb Kings Play Cards On Fat Green Stools
Lists the levels of classification
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
3 Types of domains
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Types of Kingdoms?
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, & Animalia
Protista is the
Catch all kingdom
In the Protista kingdom most are?
Uni cellular but some are multi-cellular; plant like but some are animal like
Fungi do what to absorb nutrition?
Decompose and break down
Plantae do what to make food?
photosynthesis
3 parts of Animalia are?
Multi cellular, ingest their food, Motile/ mobile at some point in their life.
The system for Binomial Nomenclature?
two terms are used to denote a species of living organism
Biosphere
Where living things are found
All populations that interact with one another are?
Ecosystem
What includes living and nonliving plants/animals?
Ecosystem
Two major ecosystems are the
Coral Reed / Rain Forest
Bio-Diversity
Total number of different species in a given area
EO Wilson discovered two things?
Fire Ants / estimate of 15 million species (2 million that we know of)
Extinction
Death of an entire species
how many species go extinct a day
estimated around 400
Alexander Fleming
1st antibiotic Penicillin
Describe the scientific method
state the problem, gather information (use senses), form a hypothesis (educated guess), Test the hypothesis (experiment), state the conclusion (support)
What is Scientific Law (Principal)?
Theories that are generally accepted by the scientific community.
Technology
The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
what book did Rachel Carson write?
Silent Spring
