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Biology - {ASNWER}-the study of life
Natural Selection - {ASNWER}-the differential
reproduction of genotypes caused by factors in the
environment
Properties/Characteristics of life - {ASNWER}-Cellular
Organization, ordered complexity, sensitivity,
,reproduction, energy utilization, homeostasis,
evolutionary adaptation
Three Domains of Life - {ASNWER}-Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
Archaea - {ASNWER}-the oldest domain of single-celled
prokaryotic microorganisms
Protista - {ASNWER}-a large and diverse group of
eukaryotic microorganisms
Levels of Biological Organization - {ASNWER}-atoms,
molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organisms, populations,
community, ecosystem, biosphere
Scientific Method - {ASNWER}-Ask a question, research,
hypothesis, experiment, analyze data, conclusions,
communicate
,Darwin's conclusions about natural selection - {ASNWER}-
Finches, all the same species but different beaks given
geological location and food sources. Only finches that
had certain beaks needed for their food source survived.
optimum mutations
Support Theory of Evolution - {ASNWER}-Natural
Selection and mutation, fossil records, speciation
Prokaryotes vs Eukaryotes - {ASNWER}-P: no nucleus to
house DNA and no membrane to bound organelles
E: have a nucleus and membrane; also larger
Genomes vs Proteomes - {ASNWER}-Genomes: genetic
info of one creature stored as DNA
Proteomes: the information of all proteins an organism
can make coded for by a particular genome
, Artificial Selection vs Natural Selection - {ASNWER}-AS:
change in genetic structure of populations due to
selective breeding by humans
NS: a process of choosing organisms with favorable traits
as chosen by nature
Population - {ASNWER}-any group of individuals, usually
of a single species, occupying any given area at the same
time
Gene - {ASNWER}-the basic unit of heredity
Gene pool - {ASNWER}-all of the alleles for every gene in
a given population
allele - {ASNWER}-one of two or more alternate states of
a gene
allele frequency - {ASNWER}-a measure of the occurrence
of an allele in a population