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Life Unit Review
Life unit
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Biology
10th Grade
10/24/2007

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Term
Biology
Definition
Study of Life
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Metabolism
Definition
How you get and use energy
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Homeostasis
Definition

Maintaining a steady environment or state

 

ex: predator/prey balance, body temperature

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Taxonomy
Definition
Classification Systems
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Applied Science (research)
Definition
The development of hypothesis, theories, and laws
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Binomial Nomenclature
Definition
specific 2 name system using last two taxa (genus and species)
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Sessile vs Motile
Definition

Sessile: Stationary cannot move on own

Motile: Can move on own

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Prokaryote vs Eukaryote
Definition

Prokaryote: no nucleus, no membrane- bound organelles

Eukaryote: has membrane bound organelles, has a nucleus 

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autotroph vs heterotroph
Definition

autotroph: make own food

heterotroph: must take in food  

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Spontaneous generation
Definition
Living organisms created from non-living materials
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Characteristics of life
Definition

Cells

Lifespan

Metabolism and homeostasis

Reproduction

Grow and develop

React to stimuli

Adapt to the environment

Complex chemicals and highly organized

Movement 

Term
Classification System
Definition

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus

Species 

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Biological species
Definition
Two organisms mate and produce viable, fertile, offspring
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Unity within diversity
Definition
Patterns and basic life characteristics and/or functions form a bond between all living things even though they are different organisms
Term
Viruses
Definition
Non-living, not given latin names, so it's not in a common language
Term
Why do we classify and why is latin a good choice?
Definition

ease in organizing info, consistency/ communication/ share knowledge, see relationships

not spoken-no change, all scientists know it, see relationships make inferences 

Term
Aristotle
Definition
First biologist, rudimentary classification, came up with spontaneous generation theory
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Galen
Definition
studied corpses, how organisms were built, categorized insides and dissection
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Redi
Definition
Meat maggot experiment
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Needham
Definition
Broth with loose seals
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Spallanzani
Definition
Different times broth- loose and tight seals
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Pasteur
Definition
Disproved theory of spontaneous generation, pasteurization- preservation
Term
Linnaeous
Definition
Came up with classification system, classified things in latin
Term
Methods of Classification
Definition

Structure/ anatomy

Chromosomal similarities/ DNA Comparison

Biochemical comparison

Fossil record/ phylogenetics

Embyology/ reproductive development 

Behavoir 

Term
Eubacteria
Definition

Traits:

Prokaryote

Unicellular

Diverse Metabolism

Classify by shape, Gram stain, metabolism

Cell wall= peptidoglycan

Examples:

Cyanobacteria 

Rhizobium

Streptococcus  

Term
Archaebacteria
Definition

Live in Extreme environments

Halophiles (salt)
Acidophiles (pH)

Thermophiles (temperatures) 

Term
Fungi
Definition

Cell wall-chitin

Sessile and nonphotosynthetic

Uni or multicelluar

mushrooms

yeast

mold  

mildew 

rust

athletes foot 

Term
Platae
Definition

Photosynthetic sessile

moss, fern, trees, flowers, vegetables, fruits 

Term
Animalia
Definition

Most motile

invertebrates- insects, worms, spoge

vertabrates- mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles 

Term
Deductive reasoning
Definition

Suggests that something may be true about a specific case from known general rules

Alaska is colder than Mexico so Mexicans are more likely to need a/c 

Term
Inductive Reasoning
Definition
Reasoning from particular set of facts to a general rule
Term
Qualitative vs Quantitative
Definition

Qualitative- descriptions - plants are more robust

Quantitative- numbers- plants are 3 feet tall

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Organization of Life Words (Box within box)
Definition

Organelle

cell

tissue 

Organ

System 

organism

population

community

ecosystem

biome 

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