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ELS - T1Q2 - 12 > M4S1 - Beginning of Life > Flashcards

M4S1 - Beginning of Life Flashcards

1
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This is the study of Microorganisms and anything that eyes cannot see

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Microbiology

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2
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Study of Plants

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Botany

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3
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Study of Animals

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Zoology

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4
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Branches of Biology

  • naming and classifying organisms
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Taxonomy

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5
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Branches of Biology

  • structures and functions
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Cytology

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6
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Branches of Biology

  • formation and development of organisms
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Embryology

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7
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Branches of Biology

  • structures and parts of organisms
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Anatomy

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8
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Branches of Biology

  • functions of living organisms and their parts
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Physiology

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9
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Branches of Biology

  • chemical compositions
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Biochemistry

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10
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Branches of Biology

  • heredity and variation
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Genetics

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11
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Branches of Biology

  • origin and differentiation of various organisms
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Evolution

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12
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Branches of Biology

  • relationships of organisms with their environment and each other
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Ecology

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13
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Branches of Biology

  • molecules that makeup or influence the cells of living organisms
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Molecular Biology

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14
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Branches of Biology

  • genetic material (genome) of an organism
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Genomics

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15
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Branches of Biology

  • proteins in a living organisms
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Proteomics

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16
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Branches of Biology

  • immune system and processes of immunity
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Immunology

17
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Branches of Biology

  • biological data using computer programs
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Bioinformatics

18
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It is referred to as theory of spontaneous generation, is the ancient belief that life could emerge from non-living matter

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Abiogenesis

19
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The scientifically accepted principle that life can only arise from pre-existing life

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Biogenesis

20
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He’s an Italian physician, naturalist, poet that is known for pioneering work in experimental biology

He said that life comes from pre-existing life

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Franceso Redi

21
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He was a scientist and priest known for his experiments in the mid 1700s and is famous for his experiments that he claimes demonstrated spontaneous generation in microorganism

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John Needham

22
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He was a prominent Italian scientist known for his contributions to biology, particularly in the study of reproduction and cellular biology

He is known for his rigorous experiments that refuted the theory of spontaneous generation, building on and improving the work of his predecessors

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Lazzaro Spallazani

23
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He was a pioneering scientist whose work in chemistry and microbiology led to major breakthroughs in understanding diseases and fermentation

He is best known for his work in developing vaccines and pasteurization and his experiments that disproved spontaneous generation, firmly establishing the principle of biogenesis

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Louis Pasteur

24
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The belief that life was created by a higher power or deity

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Divine Creation

25
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The theory that life arose naturally from non-living chemical compounds under specific environmental conditions

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Abiogenesis / Spontaneous Origin

26
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The hypothesis that life did not originate on Earth but was brought here from elsewhere in the universe, possibly via comets, meteorites, or interstellar dust

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Panspermia

27
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Variants of Panspermia

Life spreads through rocky fragments ejected from planets

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Lithopanspermia

28
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Variants of Panspermia

Microorganisms are spread by radiation pressure from stars

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Radiopanspermia

29
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Variants of Panspermia

Suggests that life was deliberately spread by an advanced extraterrestrial civilization

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Directed Panspermia

ELS - T1Q2 - 12 (6 decks)

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