Chapter 1 and 4 Flashcards
What are the 5 unifying themes in Biology?
organization, interactions, information, evolution, energy and matter
What are the levels of biological organization?
Biosphere, ecosystem, communities, population, organism, organ, tissue, cell, organelles, molecule
Fundamental unit of life?
Cell
Characteristics of a PROkaryote?
more simple that eukaryotic, NO MEMBRANE BOUND ORGANELLES, no nucleus, ex. bacteria
Characteristics of a EUkaryote?
membrane enclosed organelles including DNA, has a nucleus, ex. plants, animals, fungi
What organelle is found in all cells?
Ribosomes
What 4 characteristics do all living cells share?
cytoplasm, ribosomes, DNA, plasma membrane
How does DNA encode a cells information?
DNA>RNA>Protein
DNA provides blueprints for making protein
How are energy and matter transferred and transformed in ecosystems?
Living organisms(plants, photosynthetic organisms) convert energy of sunlight into chemical energy go nonliving (sugars)
Energy flows _____ way, entering as _____ and exiting as ______.
one way, light, heat
What are the three domains(largest groups) of life?
Bacteria, Archea, Eukaryotes
Characteristics of bacteria?
prokaryotic, no nucleas, no membrane bound organelles, most are unicellular
Characteristics of archea?
prokaryotic, unicellular, like bacteria
Characteristics of eukaryotes?
contain a nucleas and membrane bound organelles.
Plantae
produce own food by photosynthesis