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24 Cards in this Set
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Characteristics of Life:
Organization |
We stay in one piece
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Characteristics of Life:
Cellular Composition |
Cells are basic units of life
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Characteristics of Life:
Biochemical Unity |
All cells have the same 4 biological macromolecules
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Characteristics of Life:
Metabolism |
Anabolism (building) & Catabolism (breaking down)
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Characteristics of Life:
Excitability |
Irritability or Responsiveness- sense and react to stimuli
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Characteristics of Life:
Homeostasis |
Maintain a relatively constant internal environment.
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Characteristics of Life:
Growth |
Hyperplasia & Hypertrophy
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Characteristics of Life:
Development |
Is growth with differentiation of cells
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Characteristics of Life:
Reproduction |
Passing DNA onto progeny
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Characteristics of Life:
Evolution |
DNA changing over time. Populations evolve, NOT individuals. The individual might carry the unique DNA change but unless that individual has many kids the trait is not passed on.
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Taxonomy
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Life > Domain > Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species
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Human Taxonomy:
Domain > Eukarya |
Eukaryotic cells
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Human Taxonomy:
Kingdom > Animalia |
Multi-cellular, chemoheterotrophic (need to eat food for building blocks and energy)
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Human Taxonomy:
Phylum > Chordata (Subphylum: Vertebrata) |
Pharyngeal slits, nortochord, muscular post anal tail, dorsal hollow nerve chord
(brain, cranium, senses, endoskeleton, jointed spine) |
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Human Taxonomy:
Class > Mammalia (Infraclass: Eutheria) |
Milk, hair, endothermy, heterodonty, single mandible, 3 middle ear bones
(Placental [live births]) |
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Human Taxonomy:
Order > Primates |
8 incisors, nails, clavicles, 2 mammary glands, opposable pollex (thumb), stereoscopic color vision
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Human Taxonomy:
Family > Hominidae |
Bipedalism, brain size, tools, speech
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Human Taxonomy:
Genus > Homo |
Increased brain size, tools, culture
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Human Taxonomy:
Species > /Homo sapiens/ |
either italicized or underlined, not both
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Aristotle
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-384-322 BCE
-Greek Philosopher -1st student of Human Anatomy -"Of the Parts of Animals" |
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Vesalius
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-1500's
-Father of Modern Human Anatomy -1543: "De Humani Corporis Fabrica" -Gross anatomy (what you can see) |
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Robert Hook
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-1635-1703
-Cell theory: all living things are made of cells -Improved compound microscope -coined term "cellulae" |
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Methods of study
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1. Inspection
2. Palpitation 3. Auscultation 4. Percussion 5. Dissection -use of cadavers -before 1800: referred to as anatomy |
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Hierarchy of Life
(Smallest to biggest) |
-Subatomic particles
-Atoms (chnops: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur) -Molecules -Organelles -Cells -Tissues -Organ -Organ System -Organism |
