Test 1 Flashcards
(44 cards)
Agronomy
Study of crops
Build or create
Synthesis
Invokes reaction
Stimulus
Biomass
Living weight
Metabolic process that chloroplast containing organisms use to capture and store sun energy into the bonds of chemical compounds
Photosynthesis
Metabolic process that all living organisms use to release energy stored in the bonds of chemical compounds
Respiration
Respiration equation
C6H12O6+O2 -> CO2+H2O+energy
Photosynthesis equation
CO2+H2O -> C6H12O6+O2
Principle
Useful generalization derived from experimental theory
Theory
Grouping of related principles
Ethnobiology
Economic biology - examines practical uses of plants and plant products
Scientific method
Basis of knowledge -> question -> hypothesis -> experiment -> collect data -> analyze data
Matrix
Solid part
Attributes of living organisms
- Composition and structure, 2. Growth, 3. Reproduction, 4. Response to stimuli, 5. Metabolism, 6. Movement, 7. Adaption to environment
Composition and structure
Elements -> molecules -> structures -> cells -> tissue -> organs -> organ systems -> organism
Smallest living unit of life
Cell
Increase in volume, weight, and number of cells
Growth
Collective product of all biochemical reactions in an organism
Metabolism
Energy RELEASE
Respiration
Energy HARNESSING
Photosynthesis
Digestion
Large insoluble food molecules converted to smaller soluble molecules
Assimilation
Putting things together to make substances
T/F: movement occurs at all levels of organization
True
Matter
Occupies space, has mass, composed of elements