Chapter 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Archaea | prokaryotes that live in extreme environments |
| Bacteria | diverse widespread prokaryotes |
| Bioinformatics | integrates biological information from large data sets |
| Biology | study of life |
| Biosphere | living things on Earth |
| Cell | unit of structure and function |
| Community | all organisms in ecosystem |
| Consumer | feeds on producers- herbivores/consumers |
| Controlled experiment | experimental group compared to control group (varies in only one factor) |
| Data | recorded observations |
| Deductive reasoning | Generalizations to specfic premises (If...then) |
| DNA | in choromosomes, substance of genes |
| Discovery science | natural structures and processes-> observations and data |
| Domain Archaea | prokaryotes-archaea |
| Domain Bacteria | prokaryotes-bacteria |
| Domain Eukarya | eukaryotes |
| Ecosystem | contains all living things in area |
| Emergent properties | new properties in every step of hierarchy |
| Eukaryotic cell | nucleus/cytoplasm (contains rest of organelles) |
| Gene | unit of inheritence |
| Genome | genetic instructions organism inherits |
| Hypothesis | educated guess based on past experience |
| Inductive reasoning | specific observations to general conclusion (Sun rises in the East) |
| Inquiry | search for information/explanation, specific questions |
| Kingdom Animalia | eukaryotes ingest other organisms |
| Kingdom Fungi | absorb nutrients from decomposing organic material |
| Kingdom Plantae | photosynthetic eukaryotes |
| Model | representation of theory |
| Molecule | two or more atoms |
| Negative feedback | accumalation of product slows down process |
| Organ | two or more tissues |
| Organ system | organized organs |
| Organelle | functional components in cell |
| Organism | indivdual living thing |
| Population | some organisms, same area |
| Positive feedback | end product speeds up production |
| Producer | photosynthetic: Light-> chemical energy |
| Prokaryotic Cell | DNA and organelles no separation |
| Reductionism | complex-> simpler, easier to study |
| System | complex organization-> combination of different parts |
| Systems biology | behavior of whole biological systems |
| Technology | applied scientific knowledge for purpose |
| Theory | broad, makes new hypotheses, with evidence |
| Tissue | group of similar cells |
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