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The study of life

Biology

Variety or different types of something

Diversity

The gradual change of a group of organisms over time due to adaptations

Evolution

The land, water and air in which organisms live

Biosphere

An inherited trait due to response to change

Adaptation

Organisms are ubiquitous

They are found everywhere

The three ways organisms respond to changes in their environment

1. Adapting


2. Fleeing


3.dying

What is the number one threat to the destruction of all life forms

Human Interference

What are ways that humans cause destructive interference

1. Destruction of habitat


2. Hunting

Some groups of organisms are now what due to human interference

Extinct

A group of insects that can interbreed

Species

Half of all species are what

Insects

5 ways that biology affects your life

1. Food


2. Clothing


3. Shelter


4. Health


5. Fuel

What are the 8 characteristics of life

1. Made of cells


2. Grow and develop


3. Utilize energy


4. Reproduces


5. Maintains homeostasis


6. Responds to the environment


7. Has DNA


8. Evolves over time

Different types of cells have different ....

Functions

Structure and function are what

Related

Not all living things what to get energy

Eat

In order to survive living things must

Interact with their environment

Condition in the environment that requires an organism to adjust

Stimulus

Reaction/adjustment to a stimulus

Response

When an organism regulates its body to the world around it for survival

Homeostasis

Are viruses living or non living

Not living

An instrument that uses lenses to produce an in larger focused image

Microscope

What are the two types of microscopes

1. Light microscope


2. Electron microscope

Uses beam of light and glass lenses to produce image

Light microscope

Uses a beam of electrons and magnetic lenses to produce 3D images

Electron microscope

Used for storing and analyzing data, modeling events, making graphs, charts, and researching problems

Computers

What are the different types of studies

1. Field studies


2. Lab studies


3. Gel electrophoresis


4. Centrifuge


5. Chromatography


6. Tissue culture

Take place in the natural environment

Field studies

Studies conducted in a controlled environment

Lab studies

Molecules of a mixture are separated into size, shape, and electrical charge (DNA)

Gel electrophoresis

Spinning device used to separate mixtures like blood

Centrifuge

Used to separate mixtures of glass or liquids into individual parts

Chromatography

Used for growing large amounts of a single cell

Tissue culture

What does biology teach you

How species react to one another, their environment so that we can protect life’s diversity

Organisms that adapt to a change are what

More likely to survive and reproduce

The study of the structure or internal workings

Anatomy

The study of the structure or internal workings

Anatomy

The scientific study of plants

Botany

The function of plants and animal cells

Cytology

Relation of organisms to their physical structure

Ecology

Study of reptiles and amphibians

Herpetology

The study of heredity

Genetics

Science that deals with microorganisms

Microbiology

Study of the function of the macromolecules

Molecular biology

The reaction to change in the environment

Response

If organisms can not adjust to run away from a change in its environment it will

Die

A group of tissues working together for a particular function

Organ

A group of tissues working together for a particular function

Organ

Organisms that ____ to a change will likely survive and breed

Adapt

A group of tissues working together for a particular function

Organ

Organisms that ____ to a change will likely survive and breed

Adapt

A non living entity that can make people sick or kill them

Virus

The small part of any living thing that has all the characteristics of life

Cell

An entire living things

Organism

Scientists classification of organisms

Taxonomy

It can be found anywhere

Ubiquitous

The smallest level of organization of an organism

Atom

A group of cells working together for a particular function

Tissue

The study of animals

Zoology