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INTRO LIFE SCIE QUIZ Flashcards

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1
Q

Possible explanations that attempt
different possibilities on how life could
have begun:

A

I. The Concept of Life

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the hypothesis explains that life
originated on another planet outside
our Solar System. Life was then carried
to Earth on a meteorite or an asteroid
and colonized earth. However, this
hypothesis has not been proven.
A
  1. Extraterrestrial origin
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3
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the theory that presumes that the
“seed” of life exists all over the
universe and can be propagated
through space, and that life on Earth
originated from those seeds.
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  1. Panspermia
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4
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many people believe that life was put
on Earth by Divine forces. Creation
theories are common to many of the
world’s religions and cultures

A
  1. Divine Creation
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5
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Scientists believe that life arose on

Earth from inanimate matter.

A
  1. Origin from nonliving matter
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Early Theories on the Origin of Life

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Early Theories on the Origin of Life

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spontaneous generation theory
• states that living things were naturally
created from nonliving things, such as
simple organic compounds
• it was supported by the Miller-Urey
Experiment
A
  1. THEORY OF ABIOGENESIS
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8
Q

states that living things came from living
things
• experiments of Francesco Redi and Louis
Pasteur disproved the thought of
spontaneous generation during their time

A

. THEORY OF BIOGENESIS

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9
Q

He was the first person to challenge the
theory of spontaneous generation by
demonstrating that maggots come from eggs
of flies (1668)

A

FRANCESCO REDI

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10
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A French scientist who proved that micro

organisms was carried by dust not air (1864)

A

LOUIS PASTEUR

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11
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supported by French scientists Georges
Cuvier and Orbigny
• states that there have been several living
creations from God, wherein each
encountered a catastrophe which
completely destroyed them.
A

THEORY OF CATASTROPHISM

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12
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all organisms possess a genetic system
that is based on the replication and
duplication of DNA
• the transmission of characteristics
from parent to offspring is called
heredity
A

HEREDITY

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he Cell Theory

Three tenets:

A
  1. All living things are composed of one
    or more cells.
  2. The Cell is the basic unit of life.
  3. All cells arise from pre-existing cells
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14
Q 
ll living things use energy to grow
• to get the energy needed, plants or
plant-eating animals are consumed.
• The sum of all chemical processes that
maintain the living state of an
organism is called metabolism.
A

METABOLISM

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15
Q 
all living things maintain stable
internal conditions
• while the environment varies a lot,
organisms act to keep their internal
conditions relatively constant in the
process called homeostasis
A

HOMEOSTASIS

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16
Q

is the smallest and
most fundamental unit of
matter

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Atom –

17
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grouping /

bonding of atoms

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. Molecules

18
Q

the basic unit of
structure and function of
life

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Cell

19
Q

refers to a group
of cells which perform the
same function

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Tissue

20
Q 
refers to one or
more types of tissues that
are organized as a unit to
perform certain functions of
the body
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  1. Organ
21
Q 
composed of different
organs which
coordinate with one
another to perform a
common function
A

Organ System

22
Q

the basic living
system, that possess all the
characteristics of the species
to which it belongs

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  1. Organism –
23
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– consists of all
members of one species in a
particular area

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  1. Population
24
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interspecific

grouping of interacting population

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Community

25
Q 
– includes all aspects of
a living (biotic) community and the
physical environment (abiotic)
– is characterized by chemical cycling
and flow of energ
A

Ecosystem

26
Q

is the zone
of air, land and water
where life is found

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Biosphere

27
Q 
energy is used by organisms
to grow and do work
• the flow of energy among
organisms helps determine
how organisms interact
within their environment
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The Flow of Energy

28
Q

the theory of evolution
helps explain how all
kinds of organisms came
into existence

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Evolution

29
Q

living things interact with
each other and with the
environment

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INTERACTING SYSTEMS

30
Q

The hierarchy of structural levels is the
basis for the biological organization
• “structure is always related to
function

A

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

31
Q 
knowledge from biological science
can be applied to specific
problems in the society to improve
human life
• applications of scientific discoveries
and breakthroughs provide
comfort and improvement to
human life
A

SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

SCIENCE H11C LONG TEST (7 decks)

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