Introduction to Life Science Flashcards
It is the genetic material for expressing life in all its forms.
DNA
scientific study of life
BIOLOGY
study of combination of both the living organism and technology
BIOTECHNOLOGY
He is the founder of biology and is recognized to be one of the greatest biologists of all time.
FRANCESCO REDI
He is an English natural philosopher and coined the term “cell”.
ROBERT HOOKE
study of enzymes
ENZYMOLOGY
study of bacteria
BACTERIOLOGY
____________ and ____________ independently formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection.
CHARLES DARWIN & ALFRED WALLACE
In ____________, ____________ and ____________ described the basic structure of DNA.
1953, JAMES D. WATSON & FRANCIS CRICK
Robert Hooke suggested that a plant’s structure had a resemblance to ___________.
HONEYCOMB CELLS
the study of tissues
HISTOLOGY
the study of prehistoric organisms
PALEONTOLOGY
the study of viruses
VIROLOGY
study of plants
BOTANY
the nature, effects, and detection of poisions
TOXICOLOGY
It is a scientist who conducts research in biology.
BIOLOGISTS
The Theory of Evolution was described in detail in Darwin’s book ____________.
ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES (1859)
the study of the immune system
IMMUNOLOGY
the study of animals
ZOOLOGY
Biologists are interested in studying _____________.
LIFE ON EARTH
It is the study of living things.
LIFE SCIENCE
Watson and Crick’s structure was building on the work of ____________ and ____________, suggesting that the structure of DNA was a ____________
MAURICE WILKINS & ROSALIND FRANKLIN, DOUBLE HELIX
the study of genes and heredity
GENETICS
study of the cell as a complete unit, and the molecular and chemical interactions that occur within a living cell
CELL BIOLOGY (CYTOLOGY)
