Chapter 1 - Book Bold Words

Question 1

Systems Biology

Answer 1

an approach that attempts to model the dynamic behavior of a whole biological system based on a study of the interaction among the systems parts.

Allows a prediction of what happens when a change occurs in one part of the system.

Question 2

genome

Answer 2

the entire “library” of genetic instructions that an organism inherits.

Question 3

genomics

Answer 3

studying whole sets of genes of a species as well as comparing genomes between species instead of looking at one specific gene at a time.

Question 4

Bioinformatics

Answer 4

the use of computational tools to store, organize, and analyze the huge volume of data that results from high-throughput methods.

Question 5

Negative Feedback

Answer 5

accumulation of an end product of a process slows the process down.

Question 6

Positive Feedback

Answer 6

a product stimulates an enzyme in the reaction sequence increasing the rate of production of the product.

Clotting of blood.

Question 7

Natural Selection

Answer 7

Charles Darwin.

the natural environment “selects” for the propagation of certain traits among naturally occurring variant traits in the population.

Best traits for an environment win and become more abundant.

Question 8

Science

Answer 8

a way of knowing.

An approach to understanding the natural world.

Question 9

Inquiry

Answer 9

a search for information and explanation often focusing on specific questions.