Biology Chapter 1 Flashcards

The behavior of entire biological systems by studying interactions among its component parts.

<p>Protists have a membrane-bounded nucleus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The structure and function of DNA.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It tests experimental and control groups in parallel.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Hypotheses usually are relatively narrow in scope; theories have broad explanatory power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The fish swam in a zigzag motion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>If my hypothesis is correct, they will support my hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs &amp; organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Properties that arise due to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell that contains membrane-enclosed organelles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A cell that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-enclosed organelles; generally smaller than eukaryotes; includes bacteria and archaea.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A section of DNA of a chromosome; units of inheritance that encode information necessary to build all molecules synthesized within a cell.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Chemical building blocks; sequences transcribed into RNA, then translated into amino acids (gene expression).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The entire 'library' of genetic instructions that an organism inherits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A one-way flow through an ecosystem, usually entering as light and exiting as heat.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A substance that catalyzes a specific chemical reaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A loop in which the response reduces the initial stimulus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process where the end product speeds up its own production.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most diverse and widespread prokaryotes; generally rod-shaped.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments and have a round structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Includes kingdoms Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protista; composed of eukaryotic cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A scientist known for his book 'On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Make observations, form a hypothesis, test the hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A form of recorded descriptions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Numerical measurements, often presented in tables or graphs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deriving generalizations from a large number of specific observations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A tentative answer to a well-framed question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reasoning that goes from general to specific (If...then).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An investigation involving manipulation of one factor in a system to observe the effects.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A factor that is compared to the experimental factor and differs in one aspect.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A broad explanation supported by a large body of evidence, more comprehensive than a hypothesis.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Population.</p> Signup and view all the answers