Cell and Molecular Biology Exam 1 (chapters 1-6)
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1. evolution and sci- themes of biology
entific inquiry
2. biology scientific study of life
3. five unifying organization, information, energy and matter, interactions, evolution
themes of biolo-
gy
4. levels of biolog- biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organisms, organs, tissues, cells,
ical organization organelles, molecules
high to low
5. cell smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life
6. cell membrane every cell is enclosed by this; regulates passage of materials between the cell and
its environment
7. Archaea and Bac- domains of prokaryotes
teria
8. eukaryotic cell membrane-enclosed organelles, the largest of which is typically the nucleus
9. prokaryotic cell simpler and usually smaller, and does not contain a nucleus or other mem-
brane-enclosed organelles
10. DNA A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chro-
mosomes.
11. what does a chro- one long DNA molecule with hundreds or thousands of genes
mosome contain
12. genes unit of inheritance, encode information for building the molecules synthesized
within the cell
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13. protein-encod- control protein production indirectly
ing genes
14. central dogma describes the two-step process, transcription and translation, by which the infor-
mation in genes flows into proteins: DNA ’RNA ’protein.
15. gene expression the process of converting information from gene to cellular product
16. crystallin transparent protein that fills lens fibers
17. genome entire "library" of genetic instructions
18. genomics the study of sets of genes in one or more species
19. proteomics the study of sets of proteins and their properties
20. what does the ge- high-throughput technology, bioinformatics, and interdisciplinary research teams
nomics approach
depend on?
21. bioinformatics The use of computers, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate
biological information from large data sets
22. ecosystem A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
23. result of evolu- An organism's adaptations to its environment
tion
24. evolution the concept that living organisms are modified descendants of common ancestors
25. How many 1.8 million
species are
there?
26. naming a species genus and species
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1. evolution and sci- themes of biology
entific inquiry
2. biology scientific study of life
3. five unifying organization, information, energy and matter, interactions, evolution
themes of biolo-
gy
4. levels of biolog- biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organisms, organs, tissues, cells,
ical organization organelles, molecules
high to low
5. cell smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life
6. cell membrane every cell is enclosed by this; regulates passage of materials between the cell and
its environment
7. Archaea and Bac- domains of prokaryotes
teria
8. eukaryotic cell membrane-enclosed organelles, the largest of which is typically the nucleus
9. prokaryotic cell simpler and usually smaller, and does not contain a nucleus or other mem-
brane-enclosed organelles
10. DNA A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up the chro-
mosomes.
11. what does a chro- one long DNA molecule with hundreds or thousands of genes
mosome contain
12. genes unit of inheritance, encode information for building the molecules synthesized
within the cell
1/6
, Cell and Molecular Biology Exam 1 (chapters 1-6)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_jmuy94
13. protein-encod- control protein production indirectly
ing genes
14. central dogma describes the two-step process, transcription and translation, by which the infor-
mation in genes flows into proteins: DNA ’RNA ’protein.
15. gene expression the process of converting information from gene to cellular product
16. crystallin transparent protein that fills lens fibers
17. genome entire "library" of genetic instructions
18. genomics the study of sets of genes in one or more species
19. proteomics the study of sets of proteins and their properties
20. what does the ge- high-throughput technology, bioinformatics, and interdisciplinary research teams
nomics approach
depend on?
21. bioinformatics The use of computers, software, and mathematical models to process and integrate
biological information from large data sets
22. ecosystem A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
23. result of evolu- An organism's adaptations to its environment
tion
24. evolution the concept that living organisms are modified descendants of common ancestors
25. How many 1.8 million
species are
there?
26. naming a species genus and species
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