Biology Test ch. 1-3
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mmoroney15 on June 3, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 biology | the scientific study of life |
| prokaryotic | type of cell that is small and simple |
| eukaryotic | cell that is subdivided by internal membranes into many different functional compartments, or organelles |
| genome | the "book" of genetic instructions an organism inherits |
| taxonomy | the branch of biology that names and classifies species |
| 3 domains of life | bacteria, archaea, and eukarya |
| Characteristics that define life | order, regulation, growth + development, energy utilization, response to the environment, reproduction, and evolution |
| 4 kingdoms of Eukarya | plantae, fungi, animalia, and protists |
| plantae | produce sugars through photosynthesis |
| fungi | obtain food by decomposing |
| protists | eukaryotes that don't fit in other kingdoms |
| animalia | obtain food by ingesting and digesting other organisms |
| natural selection | the unequal reproductive success, the product of natural selection is adaptation |
| artificial selection | the selective breeding of domesticated plants and animals by humans |
| case study | an in-depth examination of an actual investigation |
| controlled experiment | designed to compare an experimental group with a control group |
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