Binomial name - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

/Giardia/ ((italicized)) - inflammation in digestive track; contaminated water HINT: be on your GUARD (giardia) when drinking water in a different country 3 kinds of Protista - fungus-like, animal-like, plant-like **because Protista are POLYphyletic, fungus-like is closer to fungi than animal-lke About the Eras - Precambrian- single celled bacteria (before Paleozoic) Paleozoic- paleo means old; age of invertebrates then vertebrates evolved Mesozoic- meso means middle; dinosaurs (reptiles) ...

Acid PH - 1-7 Acids - Increase the amount of hydrogen ions in a solution Actin filament - twisted protein fibers that are responsible for cell movement Adhesion - the ability of water molecules to cling to other polar surfaces Alleles - Different forms of a gene Amino acids - monomers of proteins Amino groups are - polar amphipathic - having both a hydrophilic region and a hydrophobic region Anabolism - Metabolic pathways that construct molecules, requiring energy. Analogous structure -...

MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 1 MCGRAW HILL QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Antoonie van Leeuwenhoekfungi - correct answer Select the individual below that was a Dutch linen merchant who ground glass lenses to ever finer specifications so that he was able to develop a microscope for observing and describing living microscopic animalcules. Biotechnology - correct answer The term used to describe the broad field of science that employs the human manipulation of microbes for use in industrial proc...

STRAIGHTERLINE BIO 101 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS smallest unit that has all of the characteristics of life - Answer- cell nutrient molecules are used to build cellular structures or for energy. this best represents which characteristic of life? - Answer- living things acquire materials and energy from the environment organs are composed of tissues, which are composed of cells. this is an example of which characteristic of life? - Answer- living things have levels of hierarchical o...

Bio 102 Thomas Reeves Unit 1 Test Questions and Answers 100% Pass Who is credited as the pioneer of modern taxonomy? A.) Charles Darwin B.) Louis Pasteur C.) Gregor Mendel D.) Carl Linnaeus Explanation: Carl Linnaeus is recognized as the father of modern taxonomy for his systematic approach to classifying organisms. What scientific discipline deals with the classification of organisms? A.) Genetics B.) Ecology C.) Taxonomy 2 D.) Geology Explanation: Taxonomy is...

Who devised a scientific naming system of plants? When?Who was he and where is he from? Carlus Linnaeus, in 1745. He was a Swedish botanist, naturalist, and explorer. Plants were grouped according to what? similar and reliable characteristics What is a binomial naming system? a concise latin or latin-bases two-word method of identifying and naming plants; each plant has a two word name that quickly identifies it. Why is Latin or the Latin-based name used? it is the international language s...

Taxonomy Ans- the scientific discipline concerned with naming organisms Phylogeny Ans- is the evolutionary history of a species or group of related species. Systematics Ans- the scientific discipline focused on classifying organisms based on phylogeny. Carolus Linnaeus Ans- -Swedish "father of taxonomy" -Published *Systema Naturae -assigned organisms a two part name called binomial -contained names and classification of most known plants and animals of the early 1700's Binomial...

Evolution - The change in allele frequencies in a population over time Selection - Changes in allele frequencies due to organisms with advantageous alleles reproducing more successfully than organisms with other alleles Genetic Drift - Random changes in allele frequencies in a population Mutation - The source of all new allelic diversity Migration - Movement of alleles between populations Adaptation - A trait that evolves by selection for a particular function (because it increases fitness...

Biology 103 FINAL EXAM Questions and Answers Rated A+ **What traits define living organisms?** Orderliness, complexity, organization; energy use and production, metabolism; balance, homeostasis; irritability, adaptation (evolution); reproduction, growth, development **What term describes the total of all chemical reactions occurring within a living organism?** Metabolism **Can you list the levels of the taxonomic hierarchy in order?** Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Gen...

Who devised a scientific naming system of plants? When?Who was he and where is he from? Carlus Linnaeus, in 1745. He was a Swedish botanist, naturalist, and explorer. Plants were grouped according to what? similar and reliable characteristics What is a binomial naming system? a concise latin or latin-bases two-word method of identifying and naming plants; each plant has a two word name that quickly identifies it. Why is Latin or the Latin-based name used? it is the international language so...