AP Biology Chapter 1 Vocab
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| 452609159 | adaptive radiation | period of evolutionary change in which groups of organisms form many new species whose adaptions allow them to fill vacant ecological roles in their communities | |
| 452609160 | ATP (adenosine triphosphate) | an adenine-containing nucleoside triphosphate that releases free energy when its phosphate bonds are hydrolyzed; this energy is used to drive endergonic reactions in cells | |
| 452609161 | Archaea | one of two prokaryotic domains, lives in Earth's most extreme environments (salty lakes and boiling hot springs) | |
| 452609162 | Archaean | member of the prokaryotic domain Archaea | |
| 452609163 | Bioinformatics | the use of computers, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate biological information from large data sets | |
| 452609164 | biology | the scientific study of life | |
| 452609165 | controlled experiment | an experiment in which an experimental group is compared with a control group that varies only in the factor being tested | |
| 452609166 | data | recorded observations | |
| 452609167 | deductive reasoning | a type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise | |
| 452609168 | DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) | a double-stranded, helixal nucleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers with a deoxyribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T) | |
| 452609169 | DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) | capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's protein | |
| 452609170 | discovery science | the process of scientific inquiry that focuses on describing nature | |
| 452609171 | emergent properties | new properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases | |
| 452609172 | eukarya | the domain that includes all eukaryotic organisms | |
| 452609173 | eukaryotic cell | a type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles; these organisms (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) are called eukaryotes | |
| 452609174 | evolution | the process of change that has transformed life on Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today | |
| 452609175 | genome | the genetic material of an organism or virus; the complete complement of an organism's or virus's genes along with its non-coding nucleic acid sequences | |
| 452609176 | hypothesis | a tentative answer to a well-framed question, narrower in scope than a theory and subject to testing | |
| 452609177 | inductive reasoning | a type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations | |
| 452609178 | inquiry | the search for information and explanation, often focused by specific questions | |
| 452609179 | model | a representation of a theory or process | |
| 452609180 | negative feedback | a primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable triggers a response that counteracts the initial change | |
| 452609181 | order | in classification, the taxonomic category above the level of family | |
| 452609182 | positive feedback | a physiological control mechanism in which a change in a variable triggers mechanisms that amplify the change | |
| 452609183 | prokaryotic cell | a type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles; these organisms (bacteria and archaea) are called prokaryotes | |
| 452609184 | systems biology | an approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems | |
| 452609185 | technology | the application of scientific knowledge for a specific purpose, often involving industry or commerce but also including uses in basic research |
