True Week 1 Notes

Question 1

8 taxonomic groups

Answer 1

• DK Played Call Of Family Genus Species
• (DKPCOFGS)
  -Domain
  -Kingdom
  -Phylum
  -Class
  -Order
  -Family
  -Genus
  -Species

Question 2

Characteristics of living things

Answer 2

1. Complex + highly organized
2. Respond to environment stimuli
3. Use energy
4. Reproduce
5. Populations of living things evolve
6. Growth

Question 3

Biosphere

Answer 3

All areas of the earth that contain life

Question 4

Ecosystems

Answer 4

Contains all living and NON living components of the environment in a particular area (e.g rain forests)

Question 5

Community

Answer 5

The different species that live in a particular ecosystem

Question 6

Population

Answer 6

All members of a single species in a given area

Question 7

Organism

Answer 7

Individuals of a population

Question 8

Schleiden and Schwann’s Cell Theory

Answer 8

1. All organisms are made up of cells
2. The cell is the simplest collection of matter that can live

Question 9

Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes

Answer 9

1. Membrane bound nuclei (No/Yes)
2. Membrane bound organelles (No/Yes)
3. Cell size (Small/Large)
4. Peptidoglycans in cell wall (Yes/No)
5. Chromosome shape (Circular/Linear)
6. Histones associated with DNA (Yes/No)

Question 10

Organelles

Answer 10

Specific subcellular structures which perform specialized functions for the cell

Question 11

Plasma (cell) membrane

Answer 11

1. Controls what goes into and out of the cell
2. Separates the internal and outside cell environment

Question 12

Lysosomes

Answer 12

1. Contains enzymes
2. Responsible for the digestion of organic particles

Question 13

Mitochondria

Answer 13

1. Produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP) by cellular respiration (in animal cells)

Question 14

ATP

Answer 14

1. Stands for Adenosine triphosphate
2. Energy rich molecule that drives metabolism in cells

Question 15

Ribosomes

Answer 15

1. non membranous organelles
2. Involved in production of proteins

Question 16

Endomembrane system

Answer 16

Consists of the
1. Endoplasmic reticulum
2. Golgi apparatus

Question 17

Rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER)

Answer 17

1. Associated with the transport of proteins from attached ribosomes
2. It provides protein containing vesicles to the Golgi

Question 18

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER)

Answer 18

1. Has a function in detoxification
2. Produces a number of steroids in humans

Question 19

Golgi

Answer 19

1. Processes and packages material for export and use within the cell

Question 20

Nuclear envelope

Answer 20

1. Encloses the genetic material of the cells
2. Controls what enters or leaves the nucleus
3. Is comprised of a double membrane with pores

Question 21

Nucleolus

Answer 21

1. Specialized regions of some chromosomes
2. Has multiple copies of genes for synthesis of ribosomes and other types of RNA
3. Considered to be a non membrane bound organelle

Question 22

Chromatin

Answer 22

1. Name given to chromosomes that have associated proteins bound to them
2. Histones and histidine are examples
3. Generally seen as long threads during interphase

Question 23

Plant organelles

Answer 23

1. Cell wall made of cellulose
2. Central vacuole
3. Chloroplasts

Question 24

Binomial

Answer 24

1. The two part scientific name of a species
2. First name is the genus
3. Second name is the “specific epithet”, which is unique for each species within the genus

Question 25

WE ARE ON PAGE 32 IN THE CHAPTER

Answer 25

DONT FORGET THAT

Question 26

WE ARE ON PAGE 32 IN THE CHAPTER

Answer 26

DONT FORGET THAT