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Invitation to Biology Flashcards

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1
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The scientific study of life

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Biology

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Fundamental building block of all matter

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Atom

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An association of two or more atoms

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Molecule

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Unique properties of life emerge from the interactions of these components

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Cell & Organism

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Smallest unit of life

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Cell

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An individual; consists of one or more cells

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Organism

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Group of individuals of a species in a given area

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Population

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All populations of all species in a given area

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Community

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A community interacting with its environment

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Ecosystem

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All regions of Earth that hold life

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Biosphere

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All living things have similar characteristics

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Require ongoing inputs of energy and raw materials
Sense and respond to change
Pass DNA to offspring

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Organisms Require ____ and _____

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Energy and Nutrients

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Organisms Require ____ and _____

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Energy and Nutrients

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The capacity to do work

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Energy

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Substance that is necessary for survival, but that an organism can’t make for itself

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Nutrient

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Make own food using energy and simple raw materials from nonbiological sources
Example: photosynthesis in plants

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Producers

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Obtain energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms
Example: animals

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Consumers

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Process by which an organism keeps its internal conditions within a range that favors survival by sensing and responding to change

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Homeostasis

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Organisms ___, ______, and _______

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grow, develop, and reproduce

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Increase in size, volume, and number of cells in multicelled species

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Growth

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Process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a multicelled adult

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Development

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Process by which individuals produce offspring

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Reproduction

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Transmission of DNA to offspring

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Inheritance

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Carries hereditary information that guides development and other activities
Source of life’s diversity

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DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

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24
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Scope of variation among living organisms

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Biodiversity

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Organisms can be grouped based on whether they have a _____

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Nucleus

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Saclike structure containing cell’s DNA

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Nucleus

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Single celled organisms in which DNA is not contained in a nucleus

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Prokaryotes, specifically Bacteria and Archaea

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Most numerous organisms on Earth

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Bacteria

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More closely related to eukaryotes than to bacteria

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Archaea

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Organisms whose DNA is contained within nucleus

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Eukaryotes

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Simplest eukaryotes with great diversity

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Protists

32
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Eukaryotic consumer that breakdown food externally

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Fungi

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Usually a multicelled, photosynthetic producer

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Plant

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Multicelled consumer that ingest food or juices of other organisms

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Animal

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Practice of naming and classifying species

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Taxonomy

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Characteristics of life

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cellular organization
reproduction
metabolism
homeostasis
hereditary
response to stimuli
growth & development
adaption through evaluation

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Unit of classification

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Taxon

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Taxonomic Classification

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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A group of organisms that share a unique set of traits

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Taxon

40
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Three-domain Classification

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Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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Six-kingdom classification system

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Bacteria, Archaea, Protists, Plants, Fungi, Animals

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_____ ____ defined a species as one or more groups of individuals that potentially can interbreed, produce fertile offspring, and do not interbreed with other groups

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Ernst Mayr

43
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Deliberate process of judging the quality of information before accepting it

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Critical thinking

44
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Systematic study of the observable world

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Science

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Testable explanation for a natural phenomenon.

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Hypothesis

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Systematically making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses

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Scientific method

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Statement, based on a hypothesis, about a condition that should exist if the hypothesis is correct

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Prediction

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Analogous system used for testing hypotheses

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Model

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Test designed to support or falsify a prediction

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Experiment

50
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Characteristic that differs among individuals or over time

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Variable

51
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Group of individuals who have certain characteristic or receive a certain treatment

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Experimental group

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Group not exposed to the independent variable being tested

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Control group

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Test results

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Data

54
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Scientists typically design experiments that will yield _____ _______

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quantitative results

55
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Data that can be measured or gathered objectively

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quantitative results

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Difference between results obtained from a subset and results from the whole

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Sampling error

57
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The measure, expressed as a percentage, of the chance that a particular outcome will occur

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Probability

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Refers to result that has very low probability of occurring by chance alone

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Statistically significant

59
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Hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing

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Scientific Theories

60
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What makes one a scientific theory

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Consistent with all the data ever gathered
Helps make successful predications about other phenomena
Can never be proven absolutely
Can be disproven by a single observation or result that is inconsistent with it

61
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Phenomenon observed to occur in every circumstance without fail
Without a complete scientific explanation

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Law of nature

62
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An objective way of describing the natural world

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The Scope of Science

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