Chapter 1 Flashcards
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Ecosystem
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All the organisms in a given area,
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Biology
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The scientific study of life
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What are the two key processes that occur in the ecosystem?
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- The recycling of chemical nutrients
2. The flow of energy
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Which level do properties of organisms emerge
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Cells
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Order, regulation, growth & development, energy processing, response to environment, reproduction, and evolution
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Seven properties we associate with life
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- Characteristic of bacteria
- Simpler and usually smaller
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Prokaryotic cell
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- Found in plants and animals
- Subdivided by internal membranes into different functional departments
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Eukaryotic Cell
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All life supporting environments on earth
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Biosphere
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The three domains
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Bacteria, archaea, and eukarya
