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| 482251180 | Properties of Life | 1. Order 2. Evolutionary Adaptation 3. Response to the Environment 4. Regulation 5. Energy Processing 6. Growth & Development 7. Reproduction | 1 | |
| 482251181 | Order | e.g. the organized middle of a sunflower | 2 | |
| 482251182 | Evolutionary Adaptation | e.g. pygmy seahorses that have adapted to have cryptic coloring that camouflages them with their coral environment | 3 | |
| 482251183 | Response to the Environment | e.g. the Venus' flytrap, which snaps shut in the response to the stimulus of a fly | 4 | |
| 482251184 | Regulation | e.g. the Regulation of blood flow through a rabbit's ear that help maintain a constant body temp. by adjusting heat exchange w/ the surrounding air | 5 | |
| 482251185 | Energy Processing | e.g. The hummingbird obtains energy from flowers' nectar and uses this chemical energy gained from its food to power flight & other work | 6 | |
| 482251186 | Growth & Development | Growth = Getting bigger Development = Undergoing changes in maturation | 7 | |
| 482251187 | Levels of Biological Organization | Biosphere Ecosystems Communities Populations Organisms Organs & Organ Systems Tissues Cells Organelles Molecules | 8 | |
| 482251188 | Biosphere | All ecosystems (most land regions, most bodies of water, several km of the atmosphere) | 9 | |
| 482251189 | Ecosystem | Basically a smaller biome, it can be small as an aquarium, or large as the Sahara Desert It is all the *Biotic and *Abiotic components of a particular area | 10 | |
| 482251190 | Community | All the organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem; "The set of populations that inhabit a particular area" | 11 | |
| 482251191 | Population | All the members of a species within the bounds of a certain area | 12 | |
| 482251192 | Organisms | Individual living things | 13 | |
| 482251193 | Organs & Organ Systems | Organ: A body part consisting of 2+ tissues (e.g. a kidney or a maple leaf). Plant organs include stems + roots Organ systems: A team of organs that cooperate in a specific function, e.g. the digestive system (tongue, stomach, intestines | 14 | |
| 482251194 | Tissues | Tissue: A group of similar cells Maple leaves (organs), have pore-covered epidermis tissue & underneath, photosynthetic tissue | 15 | |
| 482251195 | Cells | -Life's fundamental unit of structure & function, e.g. are capable of photosynthesis -Organisms can be uni- or multicellular -Similar cells make up a tissue | 16 | |
| 482251196 | Organelles | Various functional components that make up cells, like the chloroplasts of a maple leaf photosynthetic tissue cell | 17 | |
| 482251197 | Molecules | -A chemical structure consisting of 2+ atom -Chlorophyll is a molecule, millions of chlorophyll & other molecules are in chloroplast cells | 18 | |
| 482251198 | Both ____ and _____ affect ______ | Both organism & environment affect each other | 19 | |
| 482307754 | Activities of life like moving, growing, & reproducing require ______ | Performing work | 20 | |
| 482307755 | Work depends on _____ | A source of energy | 21 | |
| 482307756 | The exchange of energy b/t an organism & its enviro. often requires ________ | Energy Transformation e.g. for a leaf to produce sugar, it converts solar energy -> chemical energy in sugar molecules | 22 | |
| 482307757 | The ability of cells to divide to form new cells is the basis for.... | All reproduction & the growth + repair of multicellular organisms | 23 | |
| 482307758 | Genes | The units of inheritance that transmit info from parents to offspring | 24 | |
| 482307759 | DNA | The substance of genes | 25 | |
| 482307760 | Each chromosome has... | One very long DNA molecule | 26 | |
| 482307761 | Each DNA molecule has... | Hundreds/thousands of genes arranged along its length | 27 | |
| 482307762 | A chromosomes DNA _____ as a cell prepares to divide | Replicates | 28 | |
| 482307763 | Each link of a DNA chain is one of four kinds of... | Chemical building blocks called nucleotides, special sequential arrangements of such encode the precise info in genes | 29 | |
| 482307764 | Most genes program the cell's production of... | Protein molecules | 30 | |
| 482307765 | All forms of life employ the same... | Genetic code | 31 | |
| 482307766 | Genome | The entire "library" of genetic instructions an organism inherits | 32 | |
| 482307767 | Every cell has: | -A membrane -DNA | 33 | |
| 482307768 | Eukaryotic cells | -Make up all organisms except bacteria & archaea -Membrane-enclosed organelles, inc. a nucleus w/ DNA | 34 | |
| 482307769 | Prokaryotic cells | -Bacteria & archaea -DNA not separated in a nucleus from rest of cell -Membrane encloses all DNA, lacks other membrane-enclosed organelles in eukaryotic cells | 35 | |
| 482307770 | Relationship b/t chromosomes, DNA, & genes | Chromosomes are partly made of DNA, the substance of genes, which are the units of inheritance that transmit info from parents to offspring. | 36 | |
| 482307771 | At a cellular level, plants have more in common with animals because... | They are both composed of eukaryotic cells. | 37 | |
| 489655042 | Evolutionary views came into focus w/ ______'s book; ________ became almost synonymous with the concept of evolution | Darwin; Darwinism | 38 | |
| 489655043 | Main points of "Origin of Species:" | 1. Descent with Modification (contemporary species arose from a succession of ancestors) 2. Natural Selection (brings about descent with modification) | 39 | |
| 489655044 | Example of Evolution within my lifetime: | Drug-resistant bacteria | 40 | |
| 489655045 | Natural Selection Can "Edit" a Population's Heritable Traits | 1. Pop'n with varied traits (mix of beetle colors) 2. Elimination of indiv's with certain traits (bye bye white beetles) 3. Reproduction of survivors (black beetles pop out some babiez) 4. Increasing freq. of traits that increase reproductive & evolutionary success (more black beetlez) (ALSO more birds with good black beetle-finding skillz) | 41 | |
| 489655046 | Inquiry | A search for information & explanation, often focusing on scientific question | 42 | |
| 489655047 | 2 main processes of Scientific Inquiry: | 1. Discovery Science: Describing science 2. Hypothesis-Based Science: Explaining science | 43 | |
| 489655048 | 2 types of Data: | 1. Quantitive Data: Numerical measurements 2. Qualitative Data: Recorded descriptions | 44 | |
| 489655049 | 2 types of Reasoning: | 1. Inductive: Generalizing based on specific observations (observations -> bigger pic) [e.g. "all organisms are made of cells] 2. Deductive: Deriving specificities due to the general rules (bigger pic -> observations) [e.g. If all organisms are made of cells (ob. 1) & humans are organisms (ob. 2), humans must be made of cells (generalization)] | 45 | |
| 489655050 | Order of Hypothesis-Based Inquiry | Observation -> Hypothesize (come up w/ multiple hypotheses usually) -> Make Prediction for each hypothesis -> Test prediction -> Each test falsifies or doesn't falsify each prediction | 46 | |
| 489655051 | Difference b/t Scientists & Researchers | Scientists: Don't control experimental enviro. by keeping all variables constant (just do many experiments) Researchers: Usz. control unwanted variables (using control group to control experiment) | 47 | |
| 489655052 | One cannot support or falsify ___________ | Supernatural phenomena | 48 | |
| 489655053 | Scientific Theory | -Broad; more so than a hypothesis -General enough to generate new hypotheses -Supported by a large body of evidence | 49 | |
| 489655054 | Example of Theory | "Evolutionary adaptations evolve by natural selection" | 50 | |
| 489655055 | Example of Hypothesis | "The beaks of Galápagos finches evolve in response to changes in types of available food" | 51 | |
| 489655056 | Evolution drives.... | The unity and diversity of life | 52 | |
| 489655057 | Unifying Themes of Biology | 1. The Cell 2. Heritable Information 3. Emergent Properties of Biological Systems 4. Regulation 5. Interaction w/ the Environment 6. Energy & Life 7. Unity & Diversity 8. Evolution 9. Structure & Function 10. Scientific Inquiry 11. Science, Technology, & Society | 53 | |
| 489655058 | The Cell | -Every organism's basic unit of structure & function -Two main types: Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic | 54 | |
| 489655059 | Heritable Information | The continuity of life depends on the inheritance of biological info in DNA molecules. Genetic info encoded in nucleotide sequences of the DNA. | 55 | |
| 489655060 | Emergent Properties of Biological Systems | The living world has a hierarchal organization, from molecules-biosphere | 56 | |
| 489655061 | Regulation | Feedback mechanisms regulate biological systems | 57 | |
| 489655062 | Interaction with the Environment | Organisms exchange materials & energy w/ their biotic & abiotic surroundings | 58 | |
| 489655063 | *Energy and Life | -All organisms perform work -Work requires energy -Energy flows from sunlight - producers - consumers | 59 | |
| 489655064 | *Unity & Diversity | -3 Domains: Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya -Much diversity, unity too, like universal genetic code -The closer related a species is, the more characteristics they share | 60 | |
| 489655065 | Evolution | -Explains unity & diversity of life | 61 | |
| 489655066 | Structure & Function | Form & function are correlated at all levels of biological organization | 62 | |
| 489655067 | Scientific Inquiry | -Includes observation- and hypothesis-based inquiry -Scientific credibility depends on the repeatability of observations and experiments | 63 | |
| 489655068 | Science, technology, & society | -Many technologies = goal-oriented applications of science | 64 | |
| 489655069 | All organisms on my campus make up: | A community | 65 | |
| 489655070 | Correct sequence of Levels in Life's Hierarchy: | Nervous system, brain, nervous tissue, nerve cell | 66 | |
| 489655071 | What describes best the logic of hypothesis-based science? | If my hypothesis is correct, I can expect certain test results | 67 | |
| 489655072 | What best demonstrates the unity among all organisms? | The structure & function of DNA | 68 | |
| 489655073 | Protist in diff. domain than bacteria bc | Bacterial cells lack a nucleus | 69 | |
| 489655074 | Systems Biology: | An attempt to model one level of biological organization based on an understanding of the lower levels of organization | 70 |
