Introduction Flashcards
Process of change that has transformed life on Earth
Evolution
Scientific study of life
Biology
Result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system
Emergent properties
Consists of all the individuals of a species in an area
Populations
Entire array of organisms inhabiting an ecosystem
Communities
Consists of all living and nonliving things
Ecosystem
Basic tenets of Cell Theory
- Cell is the basic unit of life
- All life forms are made up of cells
- Cells come from preexisting cells
Contributors to cell theory
Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow
2 differences of prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells have nuclear membrane and membrane bound organelles, prokaryotes don’t
Structure of the membrane
Fluid Mosaic Structure
Genetic material of viruses
Ribonucleic Acid
Protein coat of a virus
Capsid
True or False: Virus is an organism
False
“obligate intracellular infectious agent”
Virus
Five Kingdom classification by Whittaker
Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia