Biology 101 chapter 1 Flashcards
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| 3077231532 | Biology | the scientific study of life | 0 | |
| 3076211423 | Levels of biological organization | Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism, Organ System, Organ, Tissue, Cell, Molecule, Atom | 1 | |
| 3077117213 | Characteristics of Living Organisms | Are organized Acquire materials and energy Reproduce Respond to stimuli Are homeostatic Grow and develop Have the capacity to adapt | 2 | |
| 3077139772 | A cell is ... | the smallest unit of life. | 3 | |
| 3077142868 | A tissue is ... | a group of similar cells that perform a particular function. | 4 | |
| 3077145126 | An organ is ... | several tissues joined together. | 5 | |
| 3077149287 | An organ system is ... | a group of organs working together . | 6 | |
| 3077156102 | Homeostasis | "staying the same" it refers to the requirement that organisms maintain a relatively constant internal environment (ie temperature or pH balance | 7 | |
| 3077162956 | Natural Selection | The differential reproductive success of adapted individual. It results in changes of characteristics of a population over time | 8 | |
| 3077167753 | Evolution | The change in frequency of traits in populations and species | 9 | |
| 3077101974 | Taxonomy | A classification system for life. | 10 | |
| 3076189583 | Levels of Classification | Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species |  | 11 |
| 3076204130 | Three Domains | Archaea, Bacteria, & Eukarya |  | 12 |
| 3076198167 | Four Kingdoms of Eukaryotes | Protista, Fungi, Plantae, & Animalia | 13 | |
| 3077182827 | Archaea | Live in extreme environments, ie too little oxygen, too salty, too hot, or too acidic for most other organisms | 14 | |
| 3077097682 | Homo Sapiens | The binomial taxonomic designation for human beings | 15 | |
| 3077194038 | Classification of Humans | Eukarya, Animalia, Chordata, Mammalia, Primates, Hominidae, Homo, Sapiens | 16 | |
| 3077205925 | Biosphere | The zone of air, land, and water at the surface of the Earth where living organisms are found | 17 | |
| 3077211744 | Ecosystem | Community interact among themselves & with the physical environment (soil, atmosphere, etc.) | 18 | |
| 3077207841 | Community | All the different populations in the same area | 19 | |
| 3077209073 | Population | All the members of a species within a particular area | 20 | |
| 3077215472 | Ecosystem characteristic: Chemical cycling | Chemicals move from one species to another | 21 | |
| 3077216576 | Ecosystem characteristic: Energy flow | Energy flows from the sun, through plants, through the food chain | 22 | |
| 3077228170 | Biodiversity | Encompasses: ~Total number of species ~The variability in their genes ~The ecosystems in which they live | 23 | |
| 3076225152 | Scientific Method | Observation, Hypothesis, Experiment/Observation, Conclusion, Scientific Theory | 24 | |
| 3077238965 | Inductive reasoning | Using creative thinking to combine isolated facts into a cohesive whole. Specific instances inform a general theory. | 25 | |
| 3077243825 | Deductive reasoning | How scientists test a hypothesis; involves "if, then" logic. The process of reasoning from a general premises to reach a logically certain specific conclusion. | 26 | |
| 3077267310 | Independent Variable | Factor of the experiment being tested. Also called the Experimental Variable | 27 | |
| 3077271352 | Dependent Variable | Result or change that occurs due to the experimental variable. Also called the Response Variable | 28 |