Ch. 1 Intro-Evolution And The Foundations Of Biology

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

Study of life

Question 2

Reductionism

Answer 2

The approach of reducing complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study

Question 3

Emergent properties

Answer 3

Due to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases

Question 4

Biological Community

Answer 4

The array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem

Question 5

Systems Biology

Answer 5

Exploration of biological system by analyzing the interactions among it’s parts

Question 6

Eukaryotic cell

Answer 6

Contains membrane enclosed organelles

(Ex. All other life forms, plants and animals [bigger cells]

Question 7

Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 7

Lack a nucleus

(Ex. Single- celled microorganism bacteria and archaea [smaller cels]

Question 8

Evolution

Answer 8

The process of change that has transformed life from it’s beginning to the astounding array of organisms today.

Question 9

Inductive reasoning

Answer 9

We derive generalizations from a large number of specific observations

Question 10

Deductive reasoning

Answer 10

Involves logic that flows in the opposite direction, from the general to the specific
“ If…….then” statement

Question 11

Controlled Experience

Answer 11

One that is designed to compare an experimental group with a control group, differs only in the one factor the experiment is designed to test.