Delgado Biology 141 Exam 1 Rated A+
arithmetic progression - ANSWER-increases by a constant difference
artificial selection - ANSWER-change in the genetic structure of population due to
selective breeding by humans
bacteria and archaea - ANSWER-composed of single celled organisms (prokaryotes)
with little internal structure
bacteria, archaea, and Eukarya - ANSWER-the three domains
biological community - ANSWER-all the populations of different species living together
in one place
biology - ANSWER-the study of living things
cell - ANSWER-basic unit of life
cells - ANSWER-organelles are within membrane bound unites called
cellular organization; ordered complexity; sensitivity; growth, development, and
reproduction; energy utilization; homeostasis; evolutionary adaptation - ANSWER-what
makes something "alive"?
control experiment - ANSWER-variable is left unaltered
deductive reasoning - ANSWER-applies general principles to predict specific results;
the reasoning of mathematics and philosophy
DNA - ANSWER-formed by two long chains of building blocks called nucleotides,
wound around each other
ecosystem - ANSWER-a major interacting system that includes organisms and their
nonliving environments
emergent properties - ANSWER-novel properties arising from the way in which
components interact
Eukarya - ANSWER-composed of organisms (eukaryotes) composed of complex,
organized cell or multiple complex cell
gene - ANSWER-basic unit of heredity; a sequence of dna nucleotides that encodes a
protein, tRNA or rRNA molecule or regulates the transcription of such a sequence
arithmetic progression - ANSWER-increases by a constant difference
artificial selection - ANSWER-change in the genetic structure of population due to
selective breeding by humans
bacteria and archaea - ANSWER-composed of single celled organisms (prokaryotes)
with little internal structure
bacteria, archaea, and Eukarya - ANSWER-the three domains
biological community - ANSWER-all the populations of different species living together
in one place
biology - ANSWER-the study of living things
cell - ANSWER-basic unit of life
cells - ANSWER-organelles are within membrane bound unites called
cellular organization; ordered complexity; sensitivity; growth, development, and
reproduction; energy utilization; homeostasis; evolutionary adaptation - ANSWER-what
makes something "alive"?
control experiment - ANSWER-variable is left unaltered
deductive reasoning - ANSWER-applies general principles to predict specific results;
the reasoning of mathematics and philosophy
DNA - ANSWER-formed by two long chains of building blocks called nucleotides,
wound around each other
ecosystem - ANSWER-a major interacting system that includes organisms and their
nonliving environments
emergent properties - ANSWER-novel properties arising from the way in which
components interact
Eukarya - ANSWER-composed of organisms (eukaryotes) composed of complex,
organized cell or multiple complex cell
gene - ANSWER-basic unit of heredity; a sequence of dna nucleotides that encodes a
protein, tRNA or rRNA molecule or regulates the transcription of such a sequence
