Chapter 1: Intro

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

Genetic change in a population over time

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

New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases

Question 4

System Biology

Answer 4

The exploration of biological system by analyzing the interactions among its parts

Question 5

Cell

Answer 5

An organisms basic unit of structure and function, it is also the smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life

Question 6

DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Answer 6

Genetic information that codes organismal traits

Question 7

Genes

Answer 7

A discrete unit of hereditary information consisting of a specific nucleotide sequence

Question 8

Gene Expression

Answer 8

The process by which information encoded in DNA directs the synthesis of proteins

Question 9

Genomics

Answer 9

The study of whole sets of genes and their interactions within a species, as well as genome comparisons between species

Question 10

Proteomics

Answer 10

Study of sets of proteins and their properties, the entire set of proteins expressed by a given cell or group of cells is called proteome

Question 11

Bioinformatics

Answer 11

The use of computers, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate geographic distributions of species

Question 12

Science

Answer 12

“To know”

An approach to understand the natural world

Question 13

Inquiry

Answer 13

A search for information and explanations of natural phenomena

Question 14

Data

Answer 14

Recorded observations

Question 15

Qualitative Data

Answer 15

Deals with descriptions, data that can’t be measured

Question 16

Quantitative Data

Answer 16

Deals with numbers, date that can be measured

Question 17

Inductive Reasoning

Answer 17

Collecting and analyzing observations can lead to important conclusions based on type of logic

Question 18

Deductive Reasoning

Answer 18

Logic built into the use of hypotheses in science

Question 19

Hypotheses

Answer 19

Tentative answers to some questions - must be testable and falsifiable

Question 20

Experimentation

Answer 20

Set of actions or observations designed to test specific hypotheses (used to generate data)