BIOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1
Biological Diversity - ANSWERDiverse species throughout the world. There are 1 million species on the planet. These species are catagorized by broad to detailed.
Domains - ANSWERa taxonomic category above the kingdom level; the three domains of life are Archaea, Bacteria, ...
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BIOLOGY 1010 EXAM 1
Biological Diversity - ANSWERDiverse species throughout the world. There are 1 million species on the
planet. These species are catagorized by broad to detailed.
Domains - ANSWERa taxonomic category above the kingdom level; the three domains of life are
Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya
Every living thing (that we know of) belongs to one of these categories.
Domain Bacteria - ANSWER(simple) Prokaryotes. most abundant life form.
prokaryote - ANSWERdont have any organelles (means that w/n organism theres no smaller
compartments) see this image under microscope.
Domain Archaea - ANSWERalso prokaryotes (but not bacteria). unlike bacteria b/c live in unbarable
conditions like hot springs & volcanoes.
Domain Eukarya - ANSWEReukaryotes. Includes protist(a), plants, fungi, and animals.
eukaryotes - ANSWERorganisms made up of one or more cells that have a nucleus and membrane-
bound organelles. Under a microsocpe you can see many of these compartments. These compartments
provide services for the cell. These can turn into complex organisms. looks like this under microscope.
protist(a) - ANSWERusually single celled things.
, plantae - ANSWERphotosynthesise
fungi - ANSWERrange from mushrooms to athletes foot to STDs. Classified by their type of reproduction.
animalia - ANSWERusually critters bigger than 1 cell. [ex] cats, dogs, humans. they are multicellular (as
opposed to a protist)
a cell - ANSWERsmallest unit of living matter. seperated from external environment by membrane(s). all
living things are composed of these.
evolution - ANSWERSpecies change over time by a means of natural selection. species have to change in
order to survive in their environment.
Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution - ANSWERpulished theory in 1850's. He called it DESCENT W/
MODIFICATION (things change throughout generations). Organisms adapt to their environment. Each
organisms have challenges that cause them to modify their conditions.
natural selection - ANSWERspecies either live long enough to pass on their genes, or dont.
Biology as a Real Science refers to... - ANSWERusing the scientific method to help solve whats causing
curiosity.
5 steps of scientific method - ANSWER1. make observation 2. questions (about your observation) 3.
make up a hypothesis (educated guess) 4. make prediction 5. test/expirament (to see if your prediction
or hypothesis will work, if fails, have to make a new prediction or hypothesis).
biology - ANSWERthe study of organization
How is life organized? - ANSWERLife is organized into a heirarchy or levels.
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