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Invitation to Biology Flashcards

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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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Scope of variation among living organisms
Biodiversity
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Organisms can be grouped based on whether they have a _____
Nucleus
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Saclike structure containing cell’s DNA
Nucleus
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Single celled organisms in which DNA is not contained in a nucleus
Prokaryotes, specifically Bacteria and Archaea
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Most numerous organisms on Earth
Bacteria
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More closely related to eukaryotes than to bacteria
Archaea
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Organisms whose DNA is contained within nucleus
Eukaryotes
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Simplest eukaryotes with great diversity
Protists
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Eukaryotic consumer that breakdown food externally
Fungi
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Usually a multicelled, photosynthetic producer
Plant
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Multicelled consumer that ingest food or juices of other organisms
Animal
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Practice of naming and classifying species
Taxonomy
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Characteristics of life
cellular organization reproduction metabolism homeostasis hereditary response to stimuli growth & development adaption through evaluation
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Unit of classification
Taxon
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Taxonomic Classification
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
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A group of organisms that share a unique set of traits
Taxon
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Three-domain Classification
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
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Six-kingdom classification system
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
Ernst Mayr
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Deliberate process of judging the quality of information before accepting it
Critical thinking
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Systematic study of the observable world
Science
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Testable explanation for a natural phenomenon.
Hypothesis
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Systematically making, testing, and evaluating hypotheses
Scientific method
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Statement, based on a hypothesis, about a condition that should exist if the hypothesis is correct
Prediction
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Analogous system used for testing hypotheses
Model
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Test designed to support or falsify a prediction
Experiment
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Characteristic that differs among individuals or over time
Variable
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Group of individuals who have certain characteristic or receive a certain treatment
Experimental group
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Group not exposed to the independent variable being tested
Control group
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Test results
Data
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Scientists typically design experiments that will yield _____ _______
quantitative results
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Data that can be measured or gathered objectively
quantitative results
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Difference between results obtained from a subset and results from the whole
Sampling error
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The measure, expressed as a percentage, of the chance that a particular outcome will occur
Probability
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Refers to result that has very low probability of occurring by chance alone
Statistically significant
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Hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing
Scientific Theories
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What makes one a scientific theory
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
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Phenomenon observed to occur in every circumstance without fail Without a complete scientific explanation
Law of nature
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An objective way of describing the natural world
The Scope of Science

GENERAL BIOLOGY (6 decks)

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