Lesson One Flashcards
What is an Abiotic factor?
Non-living things. Such as rocks or rivers.
A group of rabbits interacting with each other is…
A population
What is the Hierarchy of Life?
Atom, molecule, cell, tissue, organ, system of organs, organism, population, community, ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere
Vertical descent is…
Long evolution over time
Horizontal descent is…
Short evolution that happens suddenly
Define Biological Evolution
The belief that everything evolves from each other and all living things have certain fundamental things alike.
What is a Genome?
All the genes of an organism. (GENE-ome)
What is Proteome?
All the proteins of an organism
Taxonomy
The naming and classifying of species. Aka Adam never paid taxes
Do Prokaryotes have a nucleus?
No, it has some organelles however.
Do unicellular creatures consume?
No they do not
What do you measure for results in an experiment?
The dependent variable.
Define Chemistry
It is the interaction between atoms
The smallest unit of life
An atom
A molecule is
A formation of atoms
