Exam 1 Lecture 2 Flashcards
Reducing something into its parts is called __________.
Reductionism
What is Reductionism
To break something down into its parts and understand how those parts work individually.
What are the two philosophical approaches to science?
Reductionism and Systems Biology
Putting the pieces of a part together and seeing how they work as a system is called __________.
Systems Biology
What is Systems Biology?
Putting the pieces of a part together and seeing how they work as a system.
__________ are a way to organize concepts.
Models
A body of interconnected concepts that are supported by experimental evidence and scientific reasoning is __________.
Scientific Theory
A Scientific Theory is (more/less) complex than a hypothesis.
More
__________ are the basic units of life.
Cells
All organisms today descended from a simple creature __________ billion years ago.
3.5
What is the main fundamental characteristic of evolution that has been preserved?
DNA
There are __________ types of chromosomes in humans.
23
Continuity of life depends on copying of DNA into __________.
Daughter Cells
A gene is found on a __________.
Chromosome
There are __________ chromosomes in each human cell, half from each parent.
46
A gene sequence creates a __________.
Genome
In cells, information is passed on through the __________, __________ and __________.
Through Generations by DNA, between Cells and between the Environment.
The shape of something affects it’s __________.
Function
What are the three domains of life?
Bacteria, archaea and eukarya.
Single-Celled organisms are called __________.
Prokaryotes
Multicellular Organisms are called __________.
Eukaryotes
Organisms with (lower/higher) fitness are more likely to pass on their genes to the next generation.
Higher
__________ have membrane-bound organelles.
Eukaryotes
The suffix -karyote means __________.
Nucleus