Exam 1 Notes Flashcards
1
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Emergent Properties
A
Due to arrangement and interactions of parts within a system
2
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Reductionism
A
reduce complex systems to simpler components; makes things easier to study
3
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systems biology
A
analysis of interactions among parts of a biological system
4
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What is a Cell?
A
the lowest level of organization that can perform life
5
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Eukaryotic cell
A
has membrane-enclosed organelles
6
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Prokaryotic cell
A
doesn’t contain a nucleus or membrane-enclosed organelles
7
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Genes
A
encoded info. for building the molecules made in the cell
8
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What are genes and their function?
A
units of inheritance that controls the development and maintenance of organisms
