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Biology is the study of ______. |
life |
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List the 7 characteristics of life. |
1. Order 2. Regulation 3. Growth and Development 4. Energy process 5. Response 6. Reproduction 7. Evolution |
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Name 11 levels of biological organization. |
1. Biosphere 2. Ecosystem 3. Communities 4. Populations 5. Organisms 6. Organ systems and Organs 7. Tissues 8. Cells 9. Organelles 10. Molecules 11. Atoms |
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Name the steps of the scientific method |
1. Observation 2. Question 3. Hypothesis 4. Prediction 5. Experiment 6. Analyse/Results |
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List the 3 domains of life. |
1. Bacterium 2. Archaea 3. Eukarya |
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List the 4 eukaryotic kingdoms. Give examples of each. |
1. Plants - sunflowers 2. Animals - humans 3. Fungi - mushrooms 4. Protists - amoeba |
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What is DNA? |
Chemical material responsible for heredity. |
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What are the 4 letters of the DNA code? |
ATGC |
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What is a hypothesis? Give an example. |
A tentative answer to a question Ex.: Aspirin keeps cut rises fresher longer |
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What is a control group? What is an experimental group? |
Control group: group remains unchanged. Independent group
Experimental group: group experimented on. Dependent group |
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What is a scientific theory? |
A theory much broader in its scope |
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What is the difference in pseudoscience and sound science? |
Pseudoscience: Fake. Junk science. Does not follow scientific method
Sound Science: follows scientific method |
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What are peer-reviewed journals? Why are they important? |
Journals/experiments that have been reviewed by other scientist on the same field.
Provides feedback and authors can go back, revise and then resubmit. |
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Compare contrast the two cell types- prokaryotes and eukaryotes. |
Prokaryotes: small simpler structure Lack organelles Eukaryotes: Larger More complex structure Contains most types of organelles DNA found in nucleus |
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What is taxonomy? |
Branch of biology that names and classifies species |
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What is biodiversity? |
Different organizations in the planet |
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How many organisms have been identified and named? |
1.8 million |
