Chapter 1: themes of bio Flashcards
Eukaryotic cell
Contains membrane bound organelles
Prokaryotic cells
Lack a nucleus and other membrane bound organelles
DNA
Chromosomes that contain genetic material
Genes
Units of inheritance
5 themes associated with life
- Organization
- Information
- Energy and matter
- Interactions
- Evolution
Lowest level of organization that can perform all activities required for life
The cell
Gene expression
The process of converting information from gene to cellular product
Taxonomy
Branch of biology that names and classifies species into groups based on comparisons of structure, functions, and other features
Are domain are archaea eukaryotic or prokaryotic
Prokaryotes
Founder of Theory of Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
Consumers
Organisms that feed on producers
Proteomics
Study of sets of proteins and their properties
Genome
The entire “library” of genetic information that an organism inherits