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A characteristic of a systemthat does not appear in any of a system's parts.
* "Life - an emergent property - appears first st the level of a cell. |
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| 8 levels of Organization in nature, from simpler to more complex |
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Atoms, Molecules, cells, orgainisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, the biosphere.
* A, M, C, O, P, C, E, B *
All my cats, oliver and petunia, can eat beef. |
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| The smallest unit of life that can survive and reproduce on its own, given informattion in its DNA, energy, and raw materials. |
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| Energy sources are needed for what processes? |
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| Reproduction, growth, and development |
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| All the enzyme-mediated chemical reactions by which cells acquire and use energy as they build and break down organic molecules. |
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| Organism that makes its own food using energy and simple raw materials from the environment. |
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| Organisms that gets energy and carbon by feeding on tissues, wastes, or remains of other organisms. |
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| Organism that obtains energy and carbon from organic compounds assembled by other organisms. |
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| Organism that makes its own food using carbon from inorganic molecules such as CO2, and energy from the environment. |
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| Set of processes by which on organism keeps its internal conditions within tolerable ranges. |
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| Growth is the increase in the number, size, and volume of cells in multicell species - Development is the multistep process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a multicelled adult. |
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| Transmission of DNA from parents to off-spring |
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| A diverse group of simple eukaryotes that are not plants, fungi, or animals; they do include the protozoans, most algae, diatoms, oomycetes, and the slime molds. |
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| Organism whose cells have a nucleus. |
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| Single celled organism in which the DNA is not contained in the nucleus. |
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| What are the three domains that all species are gouped into? |
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| Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya |
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| The most diverse and most ancient prokaryotic lineage. |
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| Prokaryotic domain most clearly related to eukayotes; many members live in extreme environments. |
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| Type of eukaryotic consumer with cell walls of chitin; obtains nutrients by digestion and absorbtion outside the body. |
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| Systematic study of nature |
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Hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing and is useful at making predictions about other phenomena.
"It is widely accepted and suported by a lot of evidence". |
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A group of objects or individuals that display or are exposed to a vairable under investigation.
"A set of individuals that have a certain characteristic or recieve a certain treatment". |
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| A group of objects or individuals that is identical to the experimental group except for one variable. |
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| Deoxyribonucleic Acid; stores and retireves hertiable information in cells. |
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