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30 Cards in this Set
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Evolution |
An organism's adaptations to its environment. (Pg. 1) |
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Biology |
The scientific study of life. (Pg. 1) |
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Emergent Properties |
Properties that are not present at the preceding level. (Pg. 3) |
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Systems Biology |
An approach that attempts to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems based on a study of the interactions among the system's parts. (Pg. 3)
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Global Climate Change |
Increase in temperature and change in weather patterns all around the planet. (Pg. 6)
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Eukaryotic Cell |
Subdivided by internal membranes into various membrane-enclosed organelles. In most eukaryotic cells the largest organelle is the nucleus, which contains the cell's DNA. (Pg. 8) |
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DNA |
Deoxyribonucleic acid. The substance of genes. Pg. (8) |
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Genes |
The units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to offspring. (Pg. 9)
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Gene Expression |
The process by which the information in a gene directs the production of of a cellular product. (Pg. 9) |
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Genome |
The entire "library" of genetic instructions that an organism inherits. (Pg. 10)
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Genomics |
Studying whole sets of genes of a species as well as comparing genomes between species.(Pg. 10) |
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Bioinformatics |
The use of computational tools to store, organize, and analyze the huge volume of data that result from high-throughput methods. (Pg. 10) |
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Negative Feedback |
A form of regulation in which accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process. (Pg. 10) |
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Negative Feedback Illustration |
Will Upload Later. Figure 1.13a in textbook. |
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Positive Feedback |
Form of regulation in which an end product speeds up its own production. (Pg. 11)
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Positive Feedback Illustration |
Will upload later. Figure 1.13b in textbook.
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Bacteria |
The most diverse and widespread prokaryotes. Live in regular hospitable conditions. (Pg. 13) |
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Arachaea |
Prokaryotes that often live under extreme conditions. (Pg. 13) |
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Eukarya |
Organisms with Eukaryotic cells. Plantae, Fungi, Protists, and Animalia (Pg. 13)
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Natural Selection |
The mechanism of evolutionary adaptation wherein genes that are helpful to survival will often continue via reproductive means, whereas those that are not beneficial die out due to lack of reproduction. (Pg. 15) |
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Science |
Derived from the latin verb "to know". A way of knowing. (Pg. 18)
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Inquiry |
A search for information and explanation, often focusing on specific questions. (Pg. 18).
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Data |
Recorded observations. (Pg. 18)
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Inductive Reasoning |
Derivation of generalizations from a large number of specific observations. (Pg. 19)
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Hypothesis |
A tentative answer to a well-framed question. (Pg. 19)
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Deductive Reasoning |
Involves logic that flows in the opposite direction, from the general to the specific. From general premises, we extrapolate to the specific results we should expect if the premises are true. (Pg. 19)
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Controlled Experiment |
An experiment that is designed to compare an experimental group with a control group. (Pg. 22)
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Theory |
1. Much broader in scope than a hypothesis. 2. General enough to spin off many new, specific hypotheses that can be tested. 3. Compared to any one hypothesis, a theory is generally supported by a much greater body of evidence. (Pg. 23) |
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Model Organism |
A species that is easy to grow in the lab and lends itself particularly well to the questions being investigated. (Pg. 24)
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Technology |
Applications of scientific knowledge for some specific purpose. (Pg. 24) |
