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Viruses and Life Traits Flashcards

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1
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What is natural causality?

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For all natural phenomena there are underlying causes.

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What is cause and effect?

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The use of scientific investigation to understand nature.

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What are myths?

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How many phenomena are explained.

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What bacteria caused the plague?

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Yersinia Pest

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Who came up with the germ theory of disease?

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Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch.

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What is the germ theory of disease?

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For all infectious diseases there exists a microbial agent.

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What are the 11 traits of life?

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Cells, Homeostasis, Energy, Metabolism, Reproduction, Growth and Development, Genes, Heredity, Evolution, Ecological Interactions, and Irritability

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What are ecological interactions?

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Forms of life interacting with one another.

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What is irritability?

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How life responds to its environment and needs.

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What is heredity?

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Passing on genetic information.

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What are genes?

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The storer of genetic information. (DNA)

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What is cell theory?

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  1. All life is composed of cells
  2. Cell is the basic unit of life
  3. Life is required to make more life
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What are the 2 types of life?

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Viral and Cellular life.

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What type of DNA can be incorporated into organisms?

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Viral DNA

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What traits of life do viruses have?

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Have genetic information (RNA or DNA), Change over time, and interact with other organisms.

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What is the living level of organization?

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Cell –> Tissue –> Organ –> Organ System –> Organism –> Population

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What is a cell?

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The basic unit of life.

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What are tissues?

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Specialized cell types with specific functions.

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What are organs?

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Structures with multiple tissue types.

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What are organ systems?

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Multiple organs with overlapping functions.

21
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What is an organism?

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Around 30 trillion cells, dozens of tissues, and organ systems.

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What are populations?

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Groups of species of organisms

23
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What are ecological communities?

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Interactions between different species.

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What are ecosystem studies?

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Interactions between organisms and their environment.

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What is a biosphere?

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Energy and nutrient reactions.

26
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Who developed the biological classification system?

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Carl Linnae.

27
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What is binomial classification?

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All types of species are indicated by a name and genus.

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What is the hierarchy of names?

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Domain –> Kingdom –> Phylum –> Class –> Order –> Family –> Genus –> Species –> Variety

29
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What is the acronym to remember the hierarchy of names?

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Did King Philip come over from Germany seeking Victoria?

30
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What are physical and anatomic traits?

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Traits used to determine species

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