Chapter 1 Flashcards
(11 cards)
Taxonomy
Branch of biology that names and classifies species
Cells
Fundamental Unit of life, smallest unit that can perform all activities required for life
Metabolism, structure,cellular reproduction-dna
Tree of life
3 domains -
Bacteria, archaea,eukarya
Biological organization
Cell → organisms → population
Reductionism
Big to small - more complex to least complex
Emergent properties
Small to big - least complex to more complex
Scientific method
Idealized process of inquiry to analyze scientific questions → credibilitIy→ logic → imagination
Inductive reasoning
Bottom up logic
deductive reasoning
Topdown logic
Linnaean system → how to name a species
Genus, species → homo sapiens
Hypothesis
Doing an experiment for data then drawing a conclusion that produces a theory