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exam 1 (lecture slides) Flashcards

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5 unifying themes of biology

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  • organization
  • information
  • energy and matter
  • interactions
  • evolution
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levels of biological organization

biosphere

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consists of all life on Earth and all the places where life exists: most regions of land, bodies of water, etc.

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levels of biological organization

ecosystems

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consists of all living things in a particular area, along with the nonliving components of the environment (such as soil, water, gases, light)

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levels of biological organization

community

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array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem

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levels of biological organization

population

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consists of all the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area that interbreed with each other

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levels of biological organization

organisms

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individual living things

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levels of biological organization

organs

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body part that is made up of multiple tissues and has specific functions in the body

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levels of biological organization

tissue

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group of cells that work together, performing a specialized function

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levels of biological organization

organelles

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various functional components present in cells

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levels of biological organization

molecules

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chemical structure consisting of 2 or more units called atoms

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levels of biological organization order

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biosphere > ecosystems > communities > populations > organisms > organs > tissues > cells > organelles > molecules

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genes

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units of hereditary info consisting of specific nucleotide sequence in DNA

  • encode info necessary to build molecules synthesized within cell

establish cell’s identity and function

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nucleotides + 2 types of nitrogenous bases

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chemical building blocks that make up each chain of DNA

  • nucleotides make up nitrogenous bases (2 types: pyrimidines & purines)

CUT the Pie = cytosines, uracil, and thymine are pyrimidines

Pure As Gold = purines are adenine and guanine

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gene expression

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process by which info in a gene directs the manufacture of a cellular product (functional protein)

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genome

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entire “library” of genetic instructions than an organism inherits

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genomics

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study of whole sets of genes in one or more species

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proteome

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entire set of proteins expressed by a given cell, tissue, or organism

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proteomics

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study of whole sets of proteins and their properties

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climate change

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a directional change to the global climate that lasts 3 decades or more

  • all result of human behavior
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domains

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broadest units of classification

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essential vs trace elements

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essential elements: natural elements required for life (ex. carbo, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen)

trace elements: required by an organism in only minute quantities (ex. iron, iodine)

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theory

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broader in scope than a hypothesis

  • supported by large body of evidence
  • general enough to lead to many, new testable hypotheses
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inductive vs deductive reasoning

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inductive: general conclusions are based on a large number of specific observations (ex. ALL organisms are made of cells)

deductive: specific results are predicted from general premises (more of a relationship, if then statements)

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radioactive isotopes

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unstable isotopes that emits radiation to regain a stable state

  • often used as diagnostic tools in medicine (ex. radioactive trackers to track cancer growth bc these trackers are glowy)
25
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potential energy

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energy that’s stored in a object due to its position or structure (ex. bicycle on top of a hill)

aka stored energy

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kinetic energy

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energy of motion

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Stanley miller’s apparatus

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mimicked the way the environment was during “early Earth”

  • first things that came into life were amino acids
  • concluded that chemical evolution occurs readily if simple molecules with high free energy are exposed to kinetic energy
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monomer

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repeating units that serve as building blocks of a polymer

29
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steroids

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  • lipids characterized by a C skeleton consisting of 4 fused rings
  • NOT water soluble

ex. cholesterol & steroid hormones

  • steroid derivatives called bile salts
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