Exam 1 Flashcards
How many species on earth?
8.7
- bacteria is not included because you cannot see with the naked eye
requirements for life (6)
- organized
- materials and energy
- reproduce and develop
- respond to environment
- maintain internal environment
- ability to adapt to environments
requirement 1: organization must be ?
must be hierarchial
atom
smallest unit of element
molecule
two or more atoms joined together
cell
membrane bound unit that contains fundamental molecules
tissue
group of cells with common structure and function
organ
tissues that function together
organ system
organs that work together
organism
individual definition that contains organ systems
species
group of similar, interbreeding organisms
population
organisms of the same species within an area
Autotrophs
plants who make their own food from CO2 H20 and sunlight
heterotroph
acquire materials and energy by eating food
metabolism
breaking down into smaller things
ultimate energy source
sun
chemical cycle
- producers take solar energy and inorganic materials and make organic materials through photosynthesis
- organic materials are taking up by consumers
- death and decomposition of organisms allows for inorganic materials to be returned to producers
energy flow
sunlight-other organisms-returns to atmosphere as HEAT
reproduction
make another organism like themselves
mutation
variation in genetic information
- not all mutations are bad
stimuli
information we receive and perceive
internal environments must be____
stable
homeostasis
tendency toward a stable environment
natural selection
survive and reproduce
taxonomy
discipline of indentifying and grouping organisms
systematics
study of evolutionary relationships between species
TAXA
basic classification
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
3 domains of life
eukarya, archaea, bacteria
typing names
organisms name is italicized
writing binomial names
Genus is CAPITAL
species is LOWERCASE
writing names
organisms names are underlined
challenges facing science
- climate change
- global warming: increase in CO2 and radiate heat back by greenhouse effect - biodiversity and habitat loss
- biodiveristy: total number and relative abundancy of a species
-extinction: death of species: mostly due to anthropogenic effects (human) - diseases
- emerging diseases
- bacteria grows really quickly
-reemerging diseases
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
made some of the earliest microscopes
Robert Hooke
- confirmed Lee’s findings
- was first to term the word CELL
Cell Theory (2 things)
- all organisms are made up of cells
- all cells come from previously existing cells
cell types
- Prokaryotic
- lack of nucleus: bacteria and archaea - Eukaryotic
- membrane bound nuclei that contains genetic info: plants, fungi, animal, protists
common between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
have plasma membrane and ribosomes
Plasma membrane
made of a phospholipid bilayer
- hydrophobic tails
- hydrophilic heads
Functions
-separates contents of cell from environment
- regulation of molecule passage
Can be fluid-allow certain molecules to pass through
Can also be restrictive: proteins within membrane are selective to what comes in and out
What part of plasma membrane that regulates passage
Proteins
What are the Eukaryotic cell characteristics
- possession of a nucleus
- some have cell walls that surround the plasma membrane: plant cells and some protists
- Organelles: any well-defined sub-cellular structure that performs a particular function
cytoskeleton
maintains cell shape and movement of cell parts
cytoplasm
semifluid matrix outside nucleus that contains organelles
nucleus
brain of cell that contains genetic material
ER
rough- has ribosomes; processes proteins
smooth- makes lipids; no ribosomes
mitochondria
carries out respiration and makes ATP
Golgi Apparatus
processes, packages, and secretes cell products
Lysosomes
vesicle that digests macromolecules
Endosymbiotic Theory
prokaryotic cells entered a host cell, and then began to live together in symbiosis
- explains origin of mitochondria, chloroplasts, and internal membrane of eukaryotic cells
- proposes chloroplast used to be a photosyntheic bacterium
Importance of theory
-shows how development of eukaryotic cell
-requires constant maintenance, regulation, and organization
-eukaryotic cells come together to form organisms
True or False: internal environments are constant
FALSE: they are always changing
- internal state of body is in a dynamic state
Disease
when homeostasis messes up and there is an abnormality in body’s normal processes
components found in homeostatic mechanisms
- sensor/receptor: detects change in internal conditions
- control center: directs response to bring conditions back to normal; once normal, the sensor is no longer activated
- effector: organ/tissue that receives information from control center and acts to bring about change to maintain homeostasis
Example of homeostasis with body temp
sensor: thermoreceptors found in your skin
control center: hypothalamus
effector: muscles, blod vessels