Introduction Flashcards
What are the characteristics of all living organisms?
- cellular organisation
- Ordered complexity
- Energy utilisation
- Homeostasis
- Sensitivity to the environment
- Growth and development
- Reproduction
- Evolutionary adaptation.
List the hierarchical Organisation.
Molecular,Cellular,Organismal,Population,Ecosystem,Biosphere.
Hierarchical organisation- Name 3 items within the cellular level.
macromolecule,Organelle,Cell
Hierarchical Organisation- Name 4 things in the Organismal level.
Tissue,Organ,Organ system,Organism.
Hierarchical Organisation- Molecular
DNA,RNA,Proteins,atoms,molecules,biological compounds.
Life is an emergent property that appears at the level of the…?
Cell
What do emergent properties result from?
Interaction of components?
By looking at the parts themselves can we deduce emergent properties?
No.
Which levels of organisation does Ecology look at?
Biosphere,Communities,Populations,Individuals
Which levels of organisation does evolution look at?
Populations,Individuals.
Which levels of organisation does genetics look at?
Individuals,cells,molecules.
Which organisational level looks at cells and molecules?
Cells
Name 3 of the “10 rules of Life”
Cell theory,Evolution by natural selection,Structure is essential to function.
Life consists of ….
Open,non-equilibrial,persistent systems
The fundamental unit of biology is
A cell
Life requires a system to…
Store,use and transmit information.
Living systems vary in…
Composition and structure
Living systems consist of…
Complex sets of interacting parts.
Complexity leads to..
Emergent properties.
Complexity creates roles for …
Contingency
Living systems are capable of …
Change over time
Life arose from
Non-life.
What are the tools of Biology?
Observation,Description,microscopy,Cell fractionation,Separation technologies,model organisms,Recombinant DNA tech.,Bioinformatics.
When general principles allow specific predictions it is..
educative reasoning
