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14 Cards in this Set
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Evolution |
The process of change that has transformed life on earth from its early beginning. (It is the fundemental principle of Biology and the theme of this book) |
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Biology |
The scientific study of life |
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7 Properties of Life |
Order, Evolutionary Adaptation, Regulation, Energy Processing, Growth and Development, Response to the Environment, Reproduction. |
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5 Unifying Themes of Biology |
Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, Interactions, Evolution. |
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Reductionism |
The approach of reducing complex systems into simpler components that are more manegable to study. |
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What did Watson and Crick infer using reductionism? |
The chemical basis of biological inheritance. |
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_____________ provides a necessarily incomplete view of life on earth. |
Reductionism. |
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Emergent properties |
Novel properties that emerge at each level that are absent from the previous level. (Emergent properties are due to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.) |
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Are Emergent properties unique to life? |
No |
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Systems biology |
The exploration of a biological system by analyzing the interactions among its parts. |
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At each level of biological hierarchy, what correlation do you find? |
A correlation of structure and function. |
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A Cell |
The smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life. |
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What are the two main types of cells? |
Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic |
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1+1 |
2 |
