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Chapter 1 Flashcards

Biology: Exploring Life

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characteristics of life

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  • structure
  • reproduction
  • growth and development
  • responses to environment
  • take in / exert energy
  • evolutionary adaption
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cells

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structural unit of life

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domain

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taxonomy category above kingdom (archaea, bacteria, eukarya)

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domain bacteria

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bacteria

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domain archaea

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archaea (extreme environments)

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domain eukarya

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protists, plantae, fungi, animalia

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eukarya

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generally membrane bound organelles (multicellular)

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bacteria archaea & majority protists

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microscopic simple cell (unicellular)

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kingdom plantae

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plants; photosynthetic energy

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kingdom fungi

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mushrooms; decompose organic waste and recycle it

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kingdom animalia

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animals; energy from eating other organisms

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science

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approach to understanding world from variable evidence

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data

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recorded observations

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quantitative data

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generally numerical measurements

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qualitative measurements

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generally recorded descriptions

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hypothesis

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testable explanation for observations on data

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experiment

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scientific test under controlled conditions, only one factor manually changes

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theory

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accepted idea in scope of hypothesis and supported by large evidence

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independent variable

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factor manipulated by researcher

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dependent variable

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outcome based off independent variable

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controlled experiment

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where experimental group is compared to control

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clinical trials / studies

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controlled experiments involving humans

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random selection

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participants are randomly selected for control or experimental group

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retrospective study

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use existing PAST data to figure out outcome (interviews, medical records, death certificates, etc.)

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prospective study

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researchers control experiment from the beginning and collect data over time

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cohort

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controlled group of participants

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observational study

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limited to only viewing and observing; correlation factor and outcome does not equal causation

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evolution

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generation to generation w modification

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darwin’s theory

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species living today are different from their ancestors

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natural selection

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certain inherited traits more likely to survive / reproduce over others

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individual variation

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populations vary in traits; majority are heritable

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overproduction of offspring

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more offspring and organisms than environment can support leading to competition

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unequal reproductive success

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inherited traits best suited for environment more likely to reproduce and get passed on to next generation

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accumulation of favorable traits

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higher proportion of advantageous traits over time

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