Scientific Method Flashcards
What is Biology
The study of life
Levels of organization
1.?
Cellular Level
Levels of Organization
2.?
Organismal Level
Levels of Organization
3.?
Population Level
What are Quarks?
Transient components of Subatomic Particles
What are Sub- Atomic Particles?
Components of atoms
Protons
Positive charged Particles
Electrons
Negative charged particles
Neutrons
Positive and Negative charge particles
What are Atoms?
Smallest unit of an element that still retains the properties of the element
What are elements?
Substances that cannot be degraded by ordinary means into a substance having different properties
What are compounds?
Substances consisting of two or more elements in unvarying proportions
What are Biomolecules
Molecules of life: Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids
What are Organelles
Membrane- Bond sacs or compartments in the cytoplasm of the cells having one or more specialized metabolic functions
What are Prokaryotes
Simple cells, they do not have compartmentalized organelles
What are Eukaryotes
Complex cells, they have compartmentalized organelles
What is in the Organismal level
Tissue, Organs, systems
What is Catabolism
Compounds are degraded to produce energy
What is metabolism
Process of generating energy
What is anabolism
Compounds are synthesized so that they can be degraded
What is Homeostasis
Singing things can achieve balance
What is Mitosis
Reproduction that occurs in somatic cells
What is Meiosis
Reproduction that occurs in sex cells
Locomotion
They can move, cilia-hair like projections, flagellum (whip like structure), and pseudopodia (false feet)
