An organism's adaptation to its environment is a result of _________. - ANSWERSevolution
Evolution - ANSWERSthe process of change that has transformed life on earth
Biology is... - ANSWERSthe scientific study of life
Life - ANSWERSis recognized by what organisms do
themes - ANSWERShelp ...
An organism's adaptation to its environment is a result of _________. -
ANSWERSevolution
Evolution - ANSWERSthe process of change that has transformed life on earth
Biology is... - ANSWERSthe scientific study of life
Life - ANSWERSis recognized by what organisms do
themes - ANSWERShelp to break up information
emergent properties - ANSWERSresult from the arrangement and interaction of parts
within a system
reductionism - ANSWERSreduction of complex systems to simpler components that are
more manageable to study
system - ANSWERScombination of components that function together
systems biology - ANSWERSconstructs models for the dynamic behavior of whole
biological systems
organism interactions - ANSWERSevery organism interacts with its environment,
including nonliving factors and other organisms
global warming is a major aspect of ___________. - ANSWERSglobal climate change
living organisms do what with energy - ANSWERStransfer energy from one form to
another
energy enters as... - ANSWERSlight
energy exits as - ANSWERSheat
cell - ANSWERSlowest level of organization that can perform all activities required for
life
all cells... - ANSWERSare enclosed by a membrane
use DNA as their genetic information
,eukaryotic cell - ANSWERSmembrane enclosed organelles, the largest of which is
usually the nucleus
prokaryotic cells - ANSWERSsimpler and smaller than eukaryotic cells
no nucleus
no membrane-enclosed organelles
chromosomes - ANSWERScontain most of a cell's DNA
each chromosome has one long DNA molecule with hundreds of thousands of genes
DNA - ANSWERSsubstance of genes
genes - ANSWERSencode information for building proteins
genes control - ANSWERSprotein production-- indirectly
flow of genes - ANSWERSDNA --> RNA --> protein
gene expression - ANSWERSprocess of converting information from gene to cellular
product
DNA is - ANSWERSorganism's set of genetic instructions
feedback - ANSWERSallows biological processes to self-regulate
positive feedback - ANSWERSas more of a product accumulates, the process that
creates it slows and less of the product is produed
negative feedback - ANSWERSas more of a product accumulates, the process that
creates it speeds up and more of the product is produced
scios - ANSWERSto know
qualitative data - ANSWERSdescriptions, rather than measuremetns
quantatative data - ANSWERSrecorded measurements, which are sometimes organize
into tables/graphs
inductive reasoning - ANSWERSdraws conclusions through the logical process of
induction
hypothesis - ANSWERStentative answer to a well-framed question
, scientific hypothesis leads to - ANSWERSpredictions that can be tested by
observation/experimentation
failure to falsify a hypothesis - ANSWERSdoesnt prove the hypothesis a fact
hypothesis must be - ANSWERStestable and falsiable
scientific method - ANSWERSprocess of inquiry
controlled experiment - ANSWERScompares an experimental group with a control
group
observations and experimental results must be... - ANSWERSrepeatable
theory is - ANSWERSmore general than a hypothesis
general, can lead to a testable hypothesis
supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
organisms are composed of - ANSWERSmatter
matter consists of - ANSWERSchemical elements in pure form and in combinations
called compounds
matter - ANSWERSanything that takes up space and has mass
element - ANSWERSa substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by
chemical reactions
compound - ANSWERSsubstance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio
_________% of 92 elements are essential to human life - ANSWERS20-25%
what four elements are essential to human life? - ANSWERSCarbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
and nitrogen
makes up 96% of living matter - ANSWERScarbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
remaining 4% that makes up living matter is... - ANSWERScalcium, phosphorus,
potassium, and sulfur
trace elements - ANSWERSthose elements required by an organism in only minute
quantities
elements properties depends on... - ANSWERSthe structure of its atoms
atom - ANSWERSsmallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element
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