Lecture 1 Flashcards
Pages 1-2 of Notes, August 19th
Definition of Biology
Scientific Study of Life
Characteristics of Life
Order, energy processors, growth + devlopment, respond to their enviorment, regulation, MOVE, communicate, reproduce, ATP energy, DNA, Anti-intropic
All living things have cell structures and are _________
Energy Processors
Biology Organization Small to Big
Atoms, molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
What takes up most of the biosphere ?
Plants
Reductionism
Taking something big and making it smaller to understand
Downside to reductionism
Dead organism in order to study
Genome ( Genes )
Genetic library of a cell
Eukaryotic Celll
Contains a nucleus and has membrane organelles
Prokaryotic Cell
No nucleus and no membrane bound organelles
Emergent Properties
Properties that become SUDDEN when interacted