EXAM 1-7 Flashcards
worldview
overarching narrative that a person uses to see and interpret the world
data
information collected of obtained by observation
taxonomy
the science of sorting organisms into groups
how many days do creationists say that God created the world in
6
cell theory
- all living things are made from cells
- all cells come from preexisting cells
- cells perform the functions of living things
tissue
a group of cells working together to perform a particular function
organ
a group of tissues working together to perform a particular function
unicellular
one - celled organism
multicellular
many cells working together
osmosis
special type of diffusion where molecules of water pass through a semi-permeable membrane
aerobic
uses oxygen
anaerobic
doesn’t use oxygen
producers
can make their own food; photosynthesis
consumers
can’t make their own food; eat producers or other consumers
ATP
energy molecule of the cell
what is needed for photosynthesis
sunlight, carbon dioxide, water
what does photosynthesis produce
glucose and oxygen
three parts of a nucleotide
sugar, base and phosphate
fertilization
the joining of gametes; egg & sperm
replication
copying of DNA
what does replication produce
identical DNA copies
mitosis
cell dividing its chromatin
what does mitosis produce
two identical daughter cells
meiosis
cell division that results in 4 haploid gametes
transcription
making working copies of DNA called RNA
translation
converting RNA code into proteins
heredity
the study of how traits are passed from one generation to the next
phenotype
a physical description; black wool
genotype
letters indicating traits; Bb, BB, bb
in genotypes, what do capital letters represent?
dominant traits
in genotypes, what do lowercase letters represent?
recessive traits
simple dominance
when a dominant traits “hides” the recessive trait
incomplete dominance
blending of traits; black and white = grey
codominance
both traits are present; black and white = black and white
how many blood type alleles are there?
3
fossil
the preserved remains of plants and animals
mineralized fossil
turned to stone; petrified wood
trace
not the actual organism but something showing they existed; bite marks, egg shells, etc
original material
actual material from the fossilized animal; dino DNA
fixity of the species
idea that species do NOT change over time
Survival of the fittest
process by which individuals with the better traits survive and reproduce
theory of acquired characteristics
passing down traits to offspring
modern synthesis
the combining of natural selection and mutations
benefits of bacteria
decomposing waste, fixing nitrogen in the soil, aiding in digestion, bioremediation, medicines etc.
antibiotic resistant bacteria
bacteria that is not harmed in the presence of a antibiotic
latent virus
a virus that is hidden; HIV or cold sore
how to prevent a virus
washing your hands and surfaces; well balanced diet, exercise, vaccinations
what is a vaccine
a deadened or weakened form of a virus
how does a vaccine work
your body fights off the virus and then “remembers” how to fight the virus the next time you encounter it
ciliates
move with cilia (tiny hair-like structures)
example of a ciliate
paramecium
Euglenoids
consume prey & use photosynthesis
Flagellum
whip-like structure used for movement
plankton
tiny organisms that float near the ocean’s surface and are directly/indirectly the main food source for marine animals
Amoeboid protist
moves using pseudopods
plant-like protist
perform photosynthesis
example of a plant-like protist
algae
fungus-like protist
resemble fungus; caused the Irish potato famine
microspordians
extremely small, parasitic and always found on the insides of animals
slime mold
individual cells can clump together in large masses when food is scarce
use pseudopods
amoeba
hyphae
long cells bound together in a fungus
benefits of fungi
antibiotics/medicine, foods (chocolate/cheese), recycling of dead matter, bioremediation etc.
dangers of fungi
can be poisonous (not necessarily brightly colored)
what do all fungi produce
spores
lichens
secrete chemicals that slowly decompose stone; fungi & alga
symbiosis
when two organisms live in close relationship with each other