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the process of
change that transforms life
the change in the genetic material of a population of organisms from one eneration to the next |
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the scientific study of
life |
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| Define emergent properties and give an example |
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Def: Something that from looking at it's lowest level composition, you cannot tell what i can become. sum of parts greater than whole
ex: DNA - looking at a couple of proteins you cannot tell it will be used for information |
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| Photosynthetic organisms that provide food to others |
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| Ones that eat Plants or eat animals that benefit from plants |
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Levels of the food chain
Sunlight > Plants > (Chemical energy) > Animals > heat |
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DNA is the genetic material of all cells
gene is a discrete unit of DNA |
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| Name some of the common properties all living things share |
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1. Order—the complex organization of living things
2. Regulation—an ability to maintain an internal environment consistent
with life
3. Growth and development—consistent growth and development
controlled by DNA
4. Energy processing—acquiring energy and transforming it to a form
useful for the organism
5. Response to the environment—an ability to respond to
environmental stimuli
6. Reproduction—the ability to perpetuate the species
7. Evolutionary adaptation—acquisition of traits that best suit the
organism to its environment |
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(no true nucleus), and most are unicellular and microscopic
ex: bacteria |
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| What are the three domains of life? |
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Bacteria—prokaryotic (no true nucleus), and most are unicellular and microscopic
Archaea—like bacteria, are prokaryotic, and most are unicellular and microscopic
Eukarya—are eukaryotic and contain a nucleus and organelles |
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| Define small-scale evolution |
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changes in
gene frequency in a population from
one generation to the next |
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| Define large-scale evolution |
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the descent of different species from
a common ancestor over many
generations. |
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| uses verifiable observations and measurements to describe science |
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| Define Hypothesis-based science |
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uses the data from discovery science to explain science
The hypothesis must be testable
The hypothesis must be falsifiable |
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| Whats the difference between a theory an hypothesis |
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a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a set of observations
a theory is supported by a large and usually growing body of evidence |
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