Unit 1 Flashcards

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1
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The study of living things

A

Biology

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2
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Organism must meet ____ characteristics

A

All 8

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3
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1st characteristic of life (DNA)

A

Universal Genetic Code

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4
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2nd characteristic of life (All living things grow)

A

Grow and Develop

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5
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3rd characteristic of life (Stimulus)

A

Respond to their environment

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6
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4th characteristic of life (Produce new similar organisms)

A

Reproduce

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7
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5th characteristic of life (Homeostasis)

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Maintain a relatively stable internal enviroment

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8
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6th characteristic of life (Organisms need energy to survive)

A

Obtain and use material and energy

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9
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7th characteristic of life (Evolve)

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Organisms change over time

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10
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8th characteristic of life (Smallest unit of life)

A

Made up of one or more cells

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11
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A signal to which an organism responds

A

Stimulus

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12
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two parents

A

Sexual reproduction

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13
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one parent

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Asexual reproduction

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14
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ability of organisms to regulate their internal enviroment to maintain a steady constant state

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Homeostasis

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15
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Eat other things

A

Heterotroph

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16
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produce their own food

A

Autotroph

17
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unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus (bacteria)

A

Prokaryote

18
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unicellular or multicellular organism whose cells contain a nucleus (plant, animal, fungi)

A

Eukaryote

19
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Domain:
-Unicellular
-Prokaryotic
-Cell wall without peptidoglycan

A

Archaea

20
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Domain:
-Unicellular/Multicellular
-Eukaryotic
-4 kingdoms

A

Eukarya

21
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Domain:
-Unicellular
-Prokaryotic
-Cell wall contains peptidoglycan

A

Bacteria

22
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The only kingdom of Archaea

A

Archaebacteria

23
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Kingdom of Eukarya, involves Animals

A

Animalia

24
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Kingdom of Eukarya, includes plants

A

Plantae

25
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Kingdom of Eukarya, includes fungus and mushrooms

A

Fungi

26
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Kingdom of Eukarya, includes an algae called protist

A

Protista

27
Q

The only kingdom of Bacteria

A

Eubacteria

28
Q

the chemical processes that take place as your body converts foods and drinks into energy.

A

Metabolism

29
Q

change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations

A

Evolution

30
Q

a question that may lead to a hypothesis and help us in answering (or figuring out) the reason for some observation

A

Scientific question

31
Q

Order of Taxonomy:
D.K.P.C.O.F.G.S. : Don’t Kick People Cause Of Flying Giraffes Singing.

A

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.

32
Q

The genus and species names are collectively referred to as the scientific name. It is written in a form known as _______, a two-term Latin naming system.

A

binomial nomenclature

33
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Rule #1 of binomial nomenclature: The scientific name is always written in ___ parts, with the genus name written ____ and the species name ____.

A

Two, first, second

34
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Rule #2 of binomial nomenclature: The scientific name is always written in ____.

A

Italic

35
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Rule #3 of binomial nomenclature: The first letter of the genus name is a _____ letter.

A

Capital