Ap Bio Unit 1-5 Flashcards
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Biology
The study/ science of life
Organism
an entity that displays the qualities of life
Gene
Unit of heredity
Genome
All the genetic info that the entity has
Cell
single - can be identified as a living entity by itself
Terms Largest- smallest (organism, gene genome, cell)
organism cell genome gene
Evolution
How a species has changed over a long period of time
Species
a group that’s capable of producing offspring
natural selection
A species ability to survive and produce offspring (survive) better than other.
Energy
The ability to do
Energetics
properties of energy ( bio, chemical, physical energy)
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
a sequence of hereditary information in (ACGU)
How many Sig Figs (2.03)
3 Sig Figs
How many Sig Figs ( 0.04567863)
7 sig figs
Normal distribution
Mean Median Mode approx. =
% in one standard deviation
68%
% in 2 standard deviations
95%
Standard deviation formula
Standard error of the mean
Biotic
Living organism
Abiotic
non- living entities (rocks)
What does a biological system have
Both biotic and abiotic
All organism contain energy from what two sources
Food sunlight
Positive Control
known effect in a controlled experiment