Origin of life Flashcards
1
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Importance of the Earth’s Location
A
not too hot and not too cold
2
Q
Taxonomy
A
branch of biology that identifies and names groups
3
Q
Miller-Urey
A
tested the hypothesis – conditions on the primitive earth favored chemical reactions that synthesized more complex organic compounds from simpler organic precursors
4
Q
scientific names
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each species receives a Latin name two parts
1st - genus
2nd- specific species
5
Q
abiotic
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non living things
6
Q
biotic
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living
7
Q
prion
A
infectious agent composed of proteins in misfolded form
8
Q
cell behavior
A
- double membrane
- basic movement
- osmotic balance
- ATP synthesis
- absorb adjacent molecules and divided
