Biology: The Study of Life

Who is credited with the dramatic improvement of the microscope?

Which ancient Greek philosopher contributed extensively to the development of biological knowledge?

Who began the scientific study of plants in ancient Greece?

Which biologist promoted the now universal idea that the basic unit of organisms is the cell?

Who presented a coherent theory of evolution before Charles Darwin?

What is a unifying theme in the field of biology?

Which organisms process hereditary information encoded in genes?

What allows organisms to move, grow, and reproduce?

What do biologists use to make observations, pose questions, and generate hypotheses?

Which type of organisms emerged more than 3.7 billion years ago?

During which stage of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?

What are the control mechanisms known as that determine if the cell can progress to the next phase of the cell cycle?

In which type of cells does the cell cycle consist of interphase and mitosis?

Which period in prokaryotic cells extends from the end of cell division to the beginning of DNA replication?

What process leads to the partitioning of cytoplasm, chromosomes, and other components into two daughter cells?

During which phase of the eukaryotic cell cycle does the cell's nucleus divide?

In which phase does a cell temporarily stop dividing and enter a state of quiescence?

Which phase is dependent on the proper progression and completion of the previous one in the eukaryotic cell cycle?

In which phase do non-proliferative (non-dividing) cells generally enter a quiescent state?

Which phase is known as a resting phase where the cell has left the cycle and has stopped dividing?