Week 1 Ch 1, 2, 3, 15, 37 Flashcards
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Organized
organized into groups which will call population, populations are organized into communities, the communities into ecosystem
- determines what kind of living thing it is
Metabolize
all the processes by which an organism gets energy and materials in order to grow
Catabolism and Anabolism
Catabolism
energy “getting” part
Anabolism
Energy “using”
Living things show homeostasis
ability of organism to maintain balance
Maintenance of conditions favorable to life
temp
acidity
water content
each organism does this in unique ways
each organism show homeostasis in unique ways
lizards and snakes
- not in tall mountain, extreme cold
- don’t have ability to maintain internal temp
- don’t use food/metabolize to maintain body temp
- restrictive to live where they can get heat; behavior dictate how it works
Humans live everywhere, anywhere, but water
Living things grow and reproduce
- the purpose of metabolism and the end result is
growth of the living things
Living things grow and reproduce
- the cells composing living things have a limit to their size and therefore in order to continue growth…
they must reproduce
Living things grow and reproduce
- cell reproduction results in:
the increase in the numbers of a certain type of living things
Living things pass on inheritable traits
all living things transfer characteristics of themselves to new life forms
- only produce same cell
- humans don’t give birth to chimpanzees
- all wrapped in the inheritable material of the organism (gentics)
As a result of metabolism, growth, and reproduction all living things can be said to RESPOND to their surroundings
the environment
As a result of heredity, all living things have adaptations
characteristics developed to allow them to continue to grow and reproduce
The basic unit of all living things is the?
cell
3 basic characteristics of cells
- mostly microscopic
- bound by a membrane (key thing make cells cells)
- able to reproduce itself (all have ultimate ability)
Difference between plant cells and animal cells
plant cells has cell walls
animal cells - no cell wall; only membrane
Evolution
- changes in living organism that happen over time
- these changes happen as a result of natural selection
Living things depend on cooperation
- living things depend on other living things for their food and air
- these organisms have evolved together: coevolution has been a powerful force in shaping the kinds of living things found on the planet today – shaped evolution
Energy Flow
Energy is a constant in the universe
- total quantity never changes, only the form of energy
The way energy flows through the universe or part of the universe determines the nature of the things and events happening there
- anytime change form of energy; lose to use some form of that energy
Structure determines function
- the structures found in living things are closely linked with their functions, so much so that the same structures are found over and over again in very different kinds of organisms because they serve the same functions.
- continuity of structures of body part (dinosaurs)
- commonality deeply tied to its function
What is the Five Kingdom System?
divides all living things into five large groups based on observable characteristics
What is a more recent way of looking at organizing living things?
by looking at the similarities in the genetic material within them
What is Domain
the method in organizing things into three large groups
What are the Three Domains?
Eucarya
Eubacteria
Archaea