Evolution - ANSWERSProcess of change that has transformed life on Earth to the diversity of organisms living today.
Biology - ANSWERSScientific study of life.
Ecosystems - ANSWERSLiving and nonliving components interact.
Communities - ANSWERSLiving organisms and species.
Species - ANSWE...
Biology 1305 Chapter 1 Terms
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Evolution - ANSWERSProcess of change that has transformed life on Earth to the
diversity of organisms living today.
Biology - ANSWERSScientific study of life.
Ecosystems - ANSWERSLiving and nonliving components interact.
Communities - ANSWERSLiving organisms and species.
Species - ANSWERSForms of life.
Populations - ANSWERSIndividuals of species. Ex: Sugar maple trees, white-tailed
deer
Organisms - ANSWERSIndividual living things.
Tissues - ANSWERSGroup of cells that work together to perform a specialized function.
Cells - ANSWERSLife's fundamental unit of structure and function.
Organelles - ANSWERSVarious functional components present in cells.
Molecules - ANSWERSChemical structure consisting of 2 or more units or atoms.
Reductionism - ANSWERSReduces complex systems to simpler components.
Emergent Properties - ANSWERSDue to the arrangement and interactions of parts as
complexity increases. Ex; Bike
Systems Biology - ANSWERSExploration of a biological system by analyzing the
interactions among its parts. This complements reductionism and it studies life at all
levels.
Prokaryotic Cells - ANSWERSSingle-cell organisms that lacks a nucleus and
membrane-enclosed organelles.
Eukaryotic Cells - ANSWERSContains membrane-enclosed organelles and are very
large.
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