Ch01 Campbell Biology, 9th ed. Flashcards
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| 379075535 | Period of evolutionary change in which groups of organisms form many new species whose adaptations allow them to fill vacant ecological roles in their communities. | adaptive radiation | |
| 379075536 | 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. | adenosine triphosphate (ATP) | |
| 379075537 | One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being Bacteria. | Archaea | |
| 379075538 | Member of the prokaryotic domain Archaea. | archaean | |
| 379075539 | The use of computers, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate biological information from large data sets. | bioinformatics | |
| 379075540 | The scientific study of life. | biology | |
| 379075541 | An experiment in which an experimental group is compared with a control group that varies only in the factor being tested. | controlled experiment | |
| 379075542 | Recorded observations. | data | |
| 379075543 | A type of logic in which specific results are predicted from a general premise. | deductive reasoning | |
| 379075544 | A double-stranded, helical nucleic acid molecule consisting of nucleotide monomers with a deoxyribose sugar and the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G), and thymine (T); capable of replicating and determining the inherited structure of a cell's proteins. | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) | |
| 379075545 | The process of scientific inquiry that focuses on describing nature. | discovery science | |
| 379075546 | New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases. | emergent properties | |
| 379075547 | The domain that includes all eukaryotic organisms. | Eukarya | |
| 379075548 | A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with eukaryotic cells (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) are called eukaryotes. | eukaryotic cell | |
| 379075549 | Descent with modification; the idea that living species are descendants of ancestral species that were different from the present-day ones; also defined more narrowly as the change in the genetic composition of a population from generation to generation. | evolution | |
| 379075550 | The genetic material of an organism or virus; the complete complement of an organism's or virus's genes along with its noncoding nucleic acid sequences. | genome | |
| 379075551 | A tentative answer to a well-framed question, narrower in scope than a theory and subject to testing. | hypothesis | |
| 379075552 | A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations. | inductive reasoning | |
| 379075553 | The search for information and explanation, often focused by specific questions. | inquiry | |
| 379075554 | A representation of a theory or process. | model | |
| 379075555 | A primary mechanism of homeostasis, whereby a change in a physiological variable triggers a response that counteracts the initial change. | negative feedback | |
| 379075556 | In classification, the taxonomic category above the level of family. | order | |
| 379075557 | A physiological control mechanism in which a change in a variable triggers mechanisms that amplify the change. | positive feedback | |
| 379075558 | A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called prokaryotes. | prokaryotic cell | |
| 379075559 | An approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems. | systems biology | |
| 379075560 | The application of scientific knowledge for a specific purpose, often involving industry or commerce but also including uses in basic research. | technology |