BSCC 1010 Exam 1 Study Guide (Test questions with correct solutions)

define biology correct answers scientific study of life what are the eight fundamental properties of life that determine if something is living? correct answers -order -evolutionary adaptation -regulation -reproduction -response to environment -growth -development -energy processing list the levels of biological organization from smallest to largest correct answers molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ/organ system, organisms, populations, community, ecosystem, biosphere define reductionism correct answers reduction of complex systems to simpler, more manageable compounds define emergent property correct answers result from an arrangement or interaction of parts of a system what's the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes? correct answers eukaryotes are much more advanced and organized give an example between the link between structure and function correct answers hummingbirds long beak used to reach nectar define DNA correct answers molecule that has hundreds of genes that control development define RNA correct answers units of inheritance that encode information to build molecules in a cell define chromosomes correct answers structure within cells that contain genetic material in the form of DNA what is gene expression correct answers process of converting info from gene to cellular product define feedback regulation correct answers output of a process, regulating that process