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14 Cards in this Set
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Who is carl woese and what was his contribution to understanding of the evolutionary relationship between organisms
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He redrew the taxonomic tree using RNA and DNA
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What is the Cell Theory
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All Life Forms are composed of one ore more cells
All Cells come from pre-existing cells The cell is the basic unit of structure and function for all life forms |
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Define: Bacteria
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prokaryotic
no nuclear membrane contain most known pathogenic prokaryotic organisms |
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Define: Archaea
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No nuclear membrane
distinct biochemistry and RNA markers |
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Define: Eukarya
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eukaryotes with nuclear membrane
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What are the four kingdoms of eukarya?
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Protista
Plantae Fungi Animalia |
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In what year did carl woese publish universal tree of life?
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1990
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How Old is plant earth?
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4.8 billion years
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How long ago did life arise on planet earth
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3.8 billion ago
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How does evolution relate to the Diversity and Unity of life?
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Through time changes in DNA create diversity
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Why is evolution biology's unifying theme?
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It explains unity and diversity
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What Person is most remembered for forming hte Theory of Evolution that biologist use today?
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Darwin and Wallace
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What two factors separate darwins theory from other theories
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It gives us a mechanism for changes in an organism
Can be tested using scientific method |
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Who is important about 1859 and the publication of The Origin of the Species
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This was the day modern biology began
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