What is Biology? (Lecture 1) Flashcards
7 Characteristics something MUST have to qualify as living
Order, Reproduction, Growth, Energy Processing, Regulation, Response to environmental stimuli, Evolution
Complex Organization made up of living cells
Order
Ability to produce VIABLE offspring
Reproduction
Inherited information (DNA) leads to increase in size and cell differentiation
Growth and Development
Ability to process stored chemical energy to power its own activities and chemical reactions
Energy Processing
Mechanisms that regulate an organism’s internal environment`
Homeostasis
Ability to respond to environmental stimuli
Response to Environment
Adaptions that develop over many generations
Evolutionary Adaption
All of the environments on Earth that support life
Biosphere
All of the organisms living in a particular area and all the physical components with which the organisms interact
Ecosystem / Biome
All if the species of organisms in an ecosystem that does not include environmental attributes
Community
Includes all of the individuals of a PARTICULAR SPECIES living in an area
Population
An individual living thing
Organism
Consists of several organs that cooperate in a specific function
Organ System
Made up of several tissues to perform a specific function
Organ