Final Biology Review Flashcards
(132 cards)
What is the steps of the scientific method
Observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, result, conclusion
What is the scientific method
A series of steps that followed it may help a scientist understand an observation
What is discovery science
Discovery science provides data that can be used to describe the natural world
Prokaryotic cell defined
Small, simple, no membrane enclosed organelle, first appeared three .5 billion years ago, not contained with in any cellular structure, Unicellular, bacteria and archea
Eukaryotic cell defined
Typically tend to 100 times larger, more structurally complex, has membrane enclosed organelle, involved approximately two .1 billion years ago, Houston membrane enclosed nucleus, unicellular or multicellular, plants, animals, fungus, protists
What is an atomic number? Where can it be found
And atomic number corresponds to the number of protons. It is found at the top
What does the atomic weight correspond to? Where can it be found?
The atomic weight corresponds to the number of protons plus neutrons. It is found at the bottom
What are the four main elements
Oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen
What is a trace element
Elements that are present and very tiny amounts, but cells cannot survive without them
What is an ionic bond
The transfer of one or more electrons from one Adam to another
What is a covalent bond
The sharing of one or more electrons between Adams
What is the pH scale
A way of measuring acidity
The pH scale runs from ________ most acidic to ______ most basic
0 to 14
The pH scale runs from most acetic to most acidic what is the neutral
Seven
Life defined
The property is that living things display
What are the properties of life 7
Reproduction, growth and development, energy use, order, evolution, response to the environment, cells
What are the levels of biological organization
Biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism, Oregon, tissue, organ system, sell, organelle, molecule, Adam
Biosphere defined
Consists of all life on earth
Ecosystem defined
Includes all the living organisms and one particular area
Community defined
Consists of all the populations of organisms occupying an ecosystem
Population definef
A group of interacting individuals of one species
Organisms defined
Individual living being
Organ system to find
A group of organs that work together to perform a label body function
Organ defined
Consists of multiple tissue that cooperate to perform a specific task