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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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Antibiotics only kill…

A

bacteria NOT viruses

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2
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Biology is…

A

the study of life

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3
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there are ______ characteristics of life

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seven

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4
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what are the characteristics of life

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  1. Order
  2. Reproduction
  3. Growth and Development
  4. Energy processing
  5. Respond to environment
  6. Constant internal environment
  7. Evolve and adapt
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5
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What kind of response is responding to the environment

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external response

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6
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what is homeostasis

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body’s ability to remain constant

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7
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life builds from….

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least complex to most

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8
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Hierarchy of life

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atom –> molecule –> organelle –> cell –> tissue –> organ –> organ system –> organism –> population –> community –> ecosystem –> biosphere

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9
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what is the smallest unit to have all 7 properties of life?

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cell

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10
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what are the two types of cells?

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prokaryotic and eukaryotic

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11
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1st to evolve, small and simple

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prokaryotic

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12
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membrane bound organelles, large and more complex

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eukaryotic

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13
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organisms interact with…

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their environment

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14
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most ecosystems have…

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producers, consumers, and decomposers

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15
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all life contains…

A

genes on DNA

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16
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what is DNA translated into?

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functional proteins

17
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how many bases is DNA made of?

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4 bases in a double helix

18
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what is diversity?

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different sequences of the four bases of DNA

19
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Biology’s chief unifying principle…

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evolution

20
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list the 3 domains:

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bacteria, archaea, eukarya

21
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bacteria are…

a. prokaryotes
b. eukaryotics
c. extreme prokaryotes

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a. prokaryotes

22
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archaea are…

a. prokaryotes
b. eukaryotes
c. extreme prokaryotes

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c. extreme prokaryotes

23
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Kingdoms of Eukarya:

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Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protists

24
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what makes protists special?

A

they are a kingdom of multiple kingdoms and are single cellular eukaryotes

25
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a hypothesis is a…

A

proposed explanation

26
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what is science?

A

body of knowledge about the natural world

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