Biology chapter 1 review – Flashcards
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scientific methodology is closely linked to ___ and ___
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exploration and discovery
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scientists share their findings with the scientific community by
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publishing articles that undergo peer review
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publishing peer-reviewed articles scientific journals allows scientist to
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test and evaluate each others work, and share ideas
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scientists strive to be
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objective
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describe how new ideas are generated
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curiosity, open-mindedness, collaboration, creativity, and communication
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new ideas are results of
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communication
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Living things share these characteristics
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they are made of cells, have a universal genetic code, they obtain and use materials and energy, grow develop and reproduce, respond to their stimuli as they mature, maintain a stable internal environment
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life requires matter that provides
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raw material, nutrients, and energy
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taken as a group, living things ___ and ___ over time
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evolve and change
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all living things are fundamentally similar at the ___ level
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molecular
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Science is not a list of facts but
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"a way of knowing"
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is the use of living cells, bacteria, etc. to make useful products (such as crops that insects are less likely to destroy or new kinds of medicine)
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biotechnology
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is the science of the earth ecosystem
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global ecology
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deals with the nature of biological phenomena at the molecular level through the study of DNA and RNA, proteins, and other macromolecules involved in genetic information and cell function
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molecular biology
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the genetic molecule common to all living things
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DNA
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the internal process of ___ enables living things to survive changing conditions
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homeostasis
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living things are capable to responding to different types of
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stimuli
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living things have a long history of ___change
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evolutionary
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the continuation of life depends of both ___ and ___
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sexual and asexual
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the combination of chemical reactions that make up and organism's ___ help to organize raw materials into living mattet
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metabolism
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cellular basis of life
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living things are made of cells
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info and heredity
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living things are based on a universal genetic code called DNA
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Matter and energy
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life requires matter that provides raw materials, nutrients, and energy
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growth, development, and reproduction
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all living things reproduce
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homeostasis
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living things maintain a relatively stable internal environment
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evolution
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taken as a group, living things evolve and change over time
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structure and function
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each major group of organisms has evolved structure that make particular functions possible
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unity and diversity of life
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all living things are fundamentally similar at the molecular level
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interdependence in nature
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all forms of life on earth are connected into a biosphere-a living planet
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science as a way of knowing
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science is not a list of facts but "a way of knowing"
