Lecture 1 Flashcards
Exam
1
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What is abiotic ?
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non-living
2
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What is Biotic?
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living
3
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Scientific method
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O, Q H, P, E ,R
4
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A hypothesis has to have:
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Relevance, testability, and be falsifiable
5
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A strong research study has to have :
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large sample size, random sample, isolated/single, control variable no resrach bias.
6
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Structure and function
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A structure determines function
7
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Information flow
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Information is stored, received, transmitted, used
8
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Transcription
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DNA–> RNA
9
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Translation
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RNA–> PROTEIN
10
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Dna
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info storage
11
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Rna
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info transfer
12
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Energy transformation
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Always linear, comes from sun, not created or destroyed but converted.
13
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Matter transformation
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C02–> Sugars (plants) {think circle}
14
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Evolution
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population change over time to adapt to environment
15
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Adaptation
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Driven by natural selection , survival of the fittest
