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Biology
Undergraduate 2
02/09/2012

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Scale of Life
Definition
Earth
Ecosystems
Communities
Population
Organism
Term
6 different types of creatures
Definition
Bacteria, Achaea, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animals
Term
CELL THEORY
Definition
Theory-All life is composed of cells

Against- Not a law because life might exist outside of cells (virus- a chunk of DNA that feeds off your cells to reproduce)
Term
GENE THEORY
Definition
Theory- DNA codes for cell traits

Against- there are other entities that contribute to cell structure.
Term
Inheritance theory(1860 mendal-1970’s)
Definition
Theory- Genes are transformed from parent to offspring

Against- Environment(Iceland- if grandpa suffered famine, more likely to be obese)
Term
Evolutionary theory
Definition
Theory-Traits are favored (selected upon) over time resulting in changes in population.

Darwin main, but others have thought that.
Term
steps to get a theory
Definition
Observation
Question
Hypothesis
Prediction
Test or perform experiment
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Homology
Definition
classifies organisms by similarities, infers common ancestor
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