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Earth and Life Science 2nd Grading > Lessons 1 - 2: Theories on the Origin of Life and Characteristics of Life > Flashcards

Lessons 1 - 2: Theories on the Origin of Life and Characteristics of Life Flashcards

1
Q

Earth is ____ years old

A

4.5 Billion Years Old

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2
Q

Life appeared in earth ___ years ago

A

3.8 Billion Years Ago

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3
Q

Water and Atmosphere only appeared after

A

millions of years ago

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4
Q

Unicellular Organisms

A

Prokaryotic

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5
Q

Multicellular Organisms

A

Eukaryotic

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6
Q

Life can randomly appear from non-living things

A

Spontaneous Generation

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7
Q

Life came from living organisms

A

Biogenesis

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8
Q

Experimented regarding maggots

A

Francesco Redi

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9
Q

Swan Neck Experimentation

A

Louis Pasteur

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10
Q

Living organisms came from organic molecules and inorganic compounds

A

Abiogenesis

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11
Q

Mike-Urey Experiment (??)

A

Abiogenesis

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12
Q

A creator that created all forms on earth

A

Divine Creation Theory

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13
Q

bringing objects to existence

A

Creation

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14
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maintaing the existence overtime

A

Conservation

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15
Q

Living things are organized in ?

A

Hierarchy

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16
Q

Smallest unit of matter

A

Atom

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17
Q

Basic unit of life

A

Cell

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18
Q

Atoms-Molecule-Cell-Tissue- Organ-Body System-Organism-Population-Community-Ecosystem-Biosphere

A

Hierarchy

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19
Q

Nucleic Acids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids (Fats)

A

Biomolecules

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20
Q

To consume or eat something to produce energy

A

Living things metabolize

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21
Q

Chemical Process involving molecules of living organisms

A

Metabolism

22
Q

Breaking the fasting; eating after 8-10 hours of fasting

23
Q

Process in Metabolism

A

Anabolism and Catabolism

24
Q

Catabolism

A

breaking down of molecules

25
Q

Cellular Respiration

A

Complex molecules to simpler - produce energy

26
Q

Building of Molecules; Photosynthesis

27
Q

Living things respond to?

28
Q

any change in the environment that causes an organism to react or respond (reflex - reaction - instinct - reasoning)

29
Q

Living things grow and?

30
Q

Increase in size and mass

31
Q

Individuals entering stages of maturity

A

Development

32
Q

Sudden growth in teenage years

A

Growth spurt

33
Q

Living things can maintain what?

A

Homeostasis

34
Q

ability to maintain internal balance which is crucial for the proper function and regulation of the organism

A

Homeostasis

35
Q

Ability to produce an offspring

A

Living things Reproduce

36
Q

Process of changing to survive specific environmental changes or conditions

A

Adaptation

37
Q

Gradual change in living organisms’ response to changing environment

38
Q

Homo Erectus - Homo Sapiens - Humans
Monkey - Human (oo-aa)

A

Theory of Evolution

39
Q

Robert Hooke

A

Cell THeory

40
Q

Conied the term cell

A

Rpbert Hooke

41
Q

Described as small compartments / rooms seen in a small cork

42
Q

(Uni or Multi celllar)
Protists, Fungi

A

Unicellular

43
Q

Prokaryotes

A

Do not have membrane bond organelles

44
Q

(Uni or Multi celllar)
Plants and Animals

A

Multicellular

45
Q

have membrane bond organelles

A

Eukaryotes

46
Q

Plant cells

47
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Animal Cells

48
Q

Cell Division

49
Q

A
B
C

A

All living things are organisms made up of cells
Basic unit of life are cells
Cells divide to form new cells

50
Q

Viruses do not have DNA/CELLS therefore they are?

A

Non-living

51
Q

Virus hijacked a cell; therefore, they are?

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