Biology 1406 Chapter 1 Review updated already passed

Biology 1406 Chapter 1 Review updated already passedEvolution - correct answer The process of change that has transformed life on Earth. Biology - correct answer The scientific study of life What are the five unifying themes? - correct answer Organization, Information, Energy and Matter, Interaction, Evolution Biological Organization - correct answer Molecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, biosphere Emergent Properties - correct answer Result from the arrangement and interactions of parts within a system. They characterize non biological entities as well. Reductionism - correct answer The reduction of complex systems to simpler components that are more manageable to study. Systems Biology - correct answer Analysis of the interactions among the parts of a biological system Prokaryotic Cell - correct answer Simpler and usually smaller cell that does not contain a nucleus or other membrane enclosed organelles Eukaryotic Cell - correct answer Membrane enclosed organelles, the largest at which is the nucleus DNA (deooxyribonucleic acid) - correct answer A self-replicating material present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. Controls the development and maintenance of organisms Gene - correct answer Encodes information for building the molecules synthesized within the cell. Units of inheritance.