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1A Themes in Biology

1A Themes in Biology

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Biology

University

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Ann Hefner-Gravink

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

DNA

Back

Deoxyribonucleic acid: a long linear polymer shaped like a double helix; contains genetic information cells can use to make proteins; can be replicated and inherited

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Emergent properties

Back

New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Evolution

Back

Descent with modification; a change in the genetic composition of a population from generation to generation.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Eukaryotic Cell

Back

A type of cell with a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with eukaryotic cells (protists, plants, fungi, and animals) are called eukaryotes.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Prokaryotic Cell

Back

A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called prokaryotes.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Biosphere

Back

The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planet's ecosystems.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Ecosystems

Back

All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact; one or more communities and the physical environment around them.

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