All Q2 Flashcards
(104 cards)
All the different forms of
life created by God.
Theory of special creation
- Lord Brahma created the living
world in one stroke
Hindu COncept
God created this
universe, plants,
animals and human
beings in about
six days
CHRISTIAN &
ISLAM BELIEF
life
originated elsewhere and
migrated to Earth
Cosmozoic theory
Aristotle (384 –322 BC) Proposed
the theory of spontaneous generation
Idea that living things can arise from
nonliving matter
Abiogenesis
an English scientist
claimed that there was a
“life force” present in the
molecules of all inorganic
matter
John Needham
Russian scientist hypothesized
that the atmosphere of primitive
earth contained gases like
ammonia, methane, hydrogen and
water vapour.
ALexander Oparin
hypothesized
that the chemicals in the early
atmosphere, fueled by sunlight,
would spontaneously create
organic molecules
Urey Miller
belief that life originates
from pre-existing life
Biogenesis Theory
did an
experiment with flies
and wide-mouth jars
containing meat
fRANCISCO REDI
Boiled soups for almost an hour and sealed containers by melting the slender
necks closed.
Lazzaro Spallanzani
➢ cells tissues organs organ system organism
High degree of organization
A pygmy seahorse camouflaging itself with its environment
. Evolutionary adaptation/ evolution and adaptation
A jackrabbit’s ears opening wide, vividly showing its blood vessel
Regulation and Homeostasis
A butterfly obtaining fuel in the form of nectar from flowers.
ENERGY PROCESSING
A sprouting seed
Growth and Development
A damselfly landing on a venus flytrap, with the flytrap rapidly closing its trap
Ability to respond to stimuli
A garden showing lush vegetation and diverse animals
dEIVERSITY OR UNITY
factors that living things react to
Respond to Stimuli
used to run the prrocesses of life
require and use energy
a relatively stable environment
homeostasis
coined the term “cell” when he first observed tiny compartments in a sliced piece of cork from a mature tree in 1665. He gave them the Latin name “cellulae” meaning
small rooms
Robert Hooke
was the first to see individual organisms and recognized them as living units in 1677
ANton Van leeuwenhoek
introduce the concept that all plants made up of cell
Matthias Schleiden