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Unit 1: Introduction to Biology Flashcards

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1
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The latin root “Bio” and “Logy” combined literally means what?

A

Study of Life

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What are the 7 properties of life?

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Order, Response to Stimuli, Reproduction, Adaptation, Growth, Homeostasis, Energy Processing or Metabolism

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What is order/organization?

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Organisms are organized into either unicellular or multicellular life forms

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What is response to stimuli?

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Mechanism of responding to an environment. Ex: Plant bending towards light

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What is reproduction?

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Creating new life

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What is adaptation and is it constant?

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Changing genetic materials to survive changes in an environment. These are not constant since environments are always changing.

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What is growth?

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Organisms grow and develop according to specific instructions coded by their genes

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What is homeostasis?

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The relatively stable internal environment required to maintain life.

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What is energy processing/metabolism

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All organisms use a course of energy for metabolic activities which is what builds and destroys biological material

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What are the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest?

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Atom, Molecule, Organelles, Cells, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Ecosystem, and Biosphere

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What is an atom?

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Smallest and most fundamental unit of matter that retains properties of an element

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What is a molecule?

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A chemical structure consisting of at least 2 atoms held together by a chemical bond

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What is an organelle?

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Small structures in cells that preform specific tasks

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What is a cell?

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The smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living organisms.

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What are tissues?

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Groups of similar cells carrying out the same function

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What are organs?

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Collections of tissues grouped together based on a common funciton

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What is an organ system?

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A higher level of organization that consists of functionally related organisms

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What is an organism?

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Individual living entities

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What is a population?

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All individuals of a species in a specific area

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What is a population?

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All individuals of a species in a specific area

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What is a community?

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Set of populations inhabiting an area

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What is an ecosystem?

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Consists of all living things in an area

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What is an ecosystem?

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Consists of all living and non living things in an area

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What is a biosphere?

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A collection of all ecosystems

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What is the source of diversity?

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Evolution

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Who proposed organizing species into hierarchal taxonomy and who proposed the bionomial naming system?

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Carl Linnaeus

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What are the hierarchal taxonomies from low to high?

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

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What are the 3 domains of life?

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Eukarya, Archaea, and Bacteria

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What is a Eukarya?

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Organisms that have cells with nuclei

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What is an Archaea?

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Single-celled organisms without nuclei

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What is a bacteria and what claims this as its origin?

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Single-celled without nuclei and is the origin of Archaea

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What is the phylogenetic tree?

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A diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among biological species based on similarities and differences in genetic/physical traits

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What are the 5 kingdoms of life?

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Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists, and Bacteria

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What is molecular biology?

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Studies biological processes at a molecular level. Things like molecule interactions and proteins and their regulation

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What is microbiology?

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Study of the structure and function of microrganisms

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What is nuerobiology?

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Studies the biology of the nervous system

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What is paleontology?

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Uses fossils to study life’s history

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What is zoology?

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Study of animals and plants

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What is Bioethics?

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A field in which researchers collaborate with other thinkers and organizations to define guidelines for current and future practices

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