Introduction Flashcards
(20 cards)
Process of change that has transformed life on Earth
Evolution
Scientific study of life
Biology
Result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system
Emergent properties
Consists of all the individuals of a species in an area
Populations
Entire array of organisms inhabiting an ecosystem
Communities
Consists of all living and nonliving things
Ecosystem
Basic tenets of Cell Theory
- Cell is the basic unit of life
- All life forms are made up of cells
- Cells come from preexisting cells
Contributors to cell theory
Schleiden, Schwann, Virchow
2 differences of prokaryotic & eukaryotic cells
Eukaryotic cells have nuclear membrane and membrane bound organelles, prokaryotes don’t
Structure of the membrane
Fluid Mosaic Structure
Genetic material of viruses
Ribonucleic Acid
Protein coat of a virus
Capsid
True or False: Virus is an organism
False
“obligate intracellular infectious agent”
Virus
Five Kingdom classification by Whittaker
Monera Protista Fungi Plantae Animalia
Three Domain classification by Woese et al.
Archaea
Bacteria
Eukaryota
Negative Feedback
If something happens, process should be stopped
Positive Feedback
Produce more if something is lacking
True or False: Ribosomes are organelles
False
Explain “Unity in Diversity”
Descent with modifications