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Intro to Biology PPT Flashcards

1
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the scientific study of life

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biology

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What are common characteristics shared by all living things?

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  1. Cellular Organization
  2. Maintaining Boundaries
  3. Movement
  4. Responsiveness
  5. Digestion
  6. Metabolism
  7. Excretion
  8. Reproduction
  9. Growth
  10. Homeostasis
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3
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compartment covered by a thin membrane; all living things are made up of one or more; the smallest unit of life

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cell

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characteristic of living things where the internal environment is separate from the external environment

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maintaining boundaries

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characteristic of living things in which cells adjust to try and maintain a stable environment; receptors detect a stimulus

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responsiveness

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characteristic of living things that breaks down ingested food into simple molecules that the cells can use

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digestion

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characteristic of living things that is the ability to acquire and transfer energy

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metabolism

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characteristic of living things that is the process of removing wastes from a cell

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excretion

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characteristic of living things that is the process by which new living organisms are produced

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reproduction

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characteristic of living things where there is an increase in the mass of an organism

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growth

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characteristic of living things that consists of maintaining a stable internal environment; allows for more complex organization and efficiency

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homeostasis

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12
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List the levels on which all living things interact from smallest to largest.

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cellular, organismal, and population levels

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13
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The following describes which interaction level?

interactions within cells

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cellular level

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The following describes which interaction level?

interactions between cells

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organismal level

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The following describes which interaction level?

interactions between organisms

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population level

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List the interactions on the cellular level from smallest to largest.

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  1. Atom
  2. Molecule
  3. Macromolecule
  4. Organelle
  5. Cell
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17
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smallest unit of an element

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atom

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18
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two or more joined atoms

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molecule

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two or more joined molecules

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macromolecule

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compartments within cells

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organelle

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smallest unit that can live and reproduce of its own

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cell

22
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List the interactions on the organismal level from smallest to largest.

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  1. Tissue
  2. Organ
  3. Organ System
  4. Multicelled Organism
23
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organized group of cells interacting in a specialized activity

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tissue

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structural unit made up of two or more tissues interacting in some task

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organ

25
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organs interacting physically and chemically in some tasks

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organ system

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individual made up of different types of cells

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multicelled organism

27
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List the interactions on the population level from smallest to largest.

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  1. Population
  2. Species
  3. Community
  4. Ecosystem
  5. Biosphere
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group of individuals of the same species occupying the same area

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population

29
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all the populations of a specific kind of organism

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species

30
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all the populations of all species in the same area

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community

31
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a community interacting with its physical environment

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ecosystem

32
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encompasses all regions of the earth’s crust, waters, and atmosphere in which organisms live

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biosphere

33
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List the two broad categories of organisms based on requirement of energy.

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autotrophs vs. heterotrophs

34
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What broad categories of organisms fall under autotrophs and heterotrophs?

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producers, consumers, and decomposers

35
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large classification of biological diversity based on similarities and differences between living things

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domains

36
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List the three domains.

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archaea, bacteria, and eukaryota

37
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List the four kingdoms within domain eukaryota.

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protista, fungi, plantae, and animalia

38
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prokaryotic domains that are primitive, unicellular, and cells have no nucleus or membrane bound compartments

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archaea and bacteria

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eukaryotic domain that is more advanced, unicellular and multicellular, and cells have a nucleus which encloses the DNA

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eukaryota

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most primitive domain; ancestral to all other organisms

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archaea

41
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unicellular; inhabit harsh environments; belong to domain archaea

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extremophiles

42
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Give an example of an extremophile.

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thermophiles- live in extreme heat

43
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domain that is unicellular; some cause disease, recycle nutrients, or are found on your skin and in your digestive system

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bacteria

44
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kingdom by exclusion (misfits); inhabit moist environments; some are animal-like or plant-like

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protista

45
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kingdom of decomposers

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fungi

46
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kingdom that has special vascular tissue to carry water and nutrients

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plantae

47
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flowering plants in kingdom plantae; have fruit to protect the seed

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angiosperms

48
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kingdom with invertebrates and vertebrates

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animalia

49
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members of kingdom animalia that have an external skeleton; more primitive; ectotherms

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invertebrates

50
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members of kingdom animalia that have an internal skeleton; more advanced; endotherms and ectotherms

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vertebrates

51
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How did we get such diversity of life?

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evolution, adaptation, and natural selection

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