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Biology 1 / Exam 1 (Ch 1-5) / FGCU
(Fassbender) Study Guide with
Complete Solutions
biology - Answer✔✔-scientific study of life
characteristics of life - Answer✔✔-cell, order, regulation, energy processing,
evolutionary adaptation, response to the environment, reproduction, growth &
development
how does energy flow through an ecosystem? - Answer✔✔-entering as light and
exiting as heat
eukaryotic cell - Answer✔✔-has membrane-enclosed organelles, the largest of which
is usually the nucleus; example: humans, plants, fungi, insects
prokaryotic cell - Answer✔✔-simpler and usually smaller, and does not contain a
nucleus or other membrane-enclosed organelles; example: bacteria & archaea; e coli,
strep
taxonomy - Answer✔✔-the branch of biology that names & classifies species;
DKPCOFGS
DKPCOFGS - Answer✔✔-Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus,
Species
most general taxonomic group - Answer✔✔-domain
least general taxonomic group - Answer✔✔-species
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cell - Answer✔✔-the lowest level of organization that can perform all activities
required for life
all cells... - Answer✔✔-are enclosed by a membrane and use DNA as their genetic
information
different levels of biology & emergent properties - Answer✔✔-life can be studied at
different levels (biosphere, ecosystems, organs/organ systems, tissues, organelles,
cells, atoms, molecules, communities, populations, organisms); emergent properties
result from the arrangement & interaction of parts within a system
systems biology - Answer✔✔-constructs models for the dynamic behavior of whole
biological systems
fundamental characteristic of living organisms - Answer✔✔-their use of energy to
carry out life's activities
work - Answer✔✔-including moving, growing, & reproducing, requires a source of
energy
transform energy - Answer✔✔-living organisms change energy from one form to
another, example: light energy is converted to chemical energy, then to kinetic energy
cell division - Answer✔✔-the basis of all reproduction, growth, & repair of multicellular
organisms
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) - Answer✔✔-a cell's genetic material; the substance of
genes
what do genes do? - Answer✔✔-transmit information from parents to offspring;
encode information for building proteins
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what does DNA do? - Answer✔✔-controls the development & maintenance of
organisms; is inherited by offspring from their parents
homeostasis - Answer✔✔-feedback mechanisms that allow biological processes to
self-regulate
negative feedback - Answer✔✔-as more of a product accumulates, the process that
creates it slows & less of the product is produced
positive feedback - Answer✔✔-as more of a product accumulates, the process that
creates it speeds up & more of the product is produced
evolution - Answer✔✔-the process of change that has transformed life on Earth
3 domains of life - Answer✔✔-Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
Darwin's theory of "decent with modification" - Answer✔✔-organisms are modified
descendants of common ancestors
Darwin's theory of natural selection - Answer✔✔-the individuals that tend to survive &
reproduce are those that have variations best suited to the environment
science - Answer✔✔-derived from Latin & means "to know"
inquiry - Answer✔✔-the search for information and explanation
Scientific Method/Process - Answer✔✔-making observations, forming logical
hypotheses, & testing hypotheses through experimentation
observations - Answer✔✔-lead to questions & proposed hypothetical explanations
hypotheses - Answer✔✔-proposed hypothetical explanations
data - Answer✔✔-recorded observations or items of information
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