Campbell Biology Chapter 1 | 127 Questions with 100% correct answers | Verified

Evolution - Evolution is the process of change that has transformed life on Earth DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid: a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix Emergent properties - New properties that arise with each step upward in the hierarchy of life, owing to the arrangement and interactions of parts as complexity increases. Eukaryotic Cell - 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. Prokaryotic Cell - A type of cell lacking a membrane-enclosed nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles. Organisms with prokaryotic cells (bacteria and archaea) are called prokaryotes. Biosphere - The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all the planet's ecosystems. Ecosystems - 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 Community - All the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species living close enough together for potential interaction. Population - A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring. Organism - a creature such as a plant, animal or a single-celled life form, or something that has interdependent parts and that is being compared to a living creature Organs - A specialized center of body function composed of several different types of ti