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What makes something biotic (living)? (P.2-3)
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- Cellular organization
- Organized complexity
- Sensitivity to external and internal Stimuli
- Growth, reproduction, and development
- Energy utilization (digestion and photosynthesis)
- Homeostasis
- Evolutionary adaptation
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I. Cellular Level
Atom->Molecule->Macromolecule->Organelle->Cell
II. Organismal Level
Tissue->Organ->Organ system (animal only)
->Organism
III. Population Level
Population->Species->Communinty*->Ecosystem*
->Biosphere*
*Includes both biotic and abiotic |
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| Deductive and Inductive Reasoning (P.4-5) |
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Deductive Reasoning
Uses general principles to predict specific results
General Principles -> Specific Results
Inductive Reasoning
Uses specific principles to predict general results
Specific Principles -> General Results |
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I. Observation
a. Question and Research
II. Hypothesis Formation
III. Experimentation
a. Variables and controls
IV. Conclusion
a. Publish |
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Variables
Dependent- what is measured
Independent- what is manipulated
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Types of Research
Basic vs Applied
Consensus vs Frontier Science |
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Basic Research (theorectical)- Answers for educational reasons.
Applied Research (technology)- answers for a reason such as finding a cure for a disease.
Consensus- All agree.
Frontier Science- "out-of-the-box" thinking.
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| Unifying Themes in Biology (p.12) |
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Definition
- Cell Theory (1839 Matthias Schielden)
- Molecular basis of inheritance (DNA- deoxyribonucleic acid)
- Evolutionary Change (diversity)
- Evolutionary Conservation (unity)
- Cells are nanomachines
- Nonequilibrium
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| Domains and Kingdoms (P.12) |
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Definition
Domains Kingdoms
Eukarya* Plantae
Fungi
Animalia
Protistia
Archaea**
Bacteria**
*Eukarotic
**Prokarotic |
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Scientific Thinking (P.6)
Experiment with Swan-neck Flask
Louis Pasteur
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Definition
Question: What is the source of contamination that occurs in a flask of nutrient broth left exposed to the air?
Answer: A regular flask leaves the nutrient broth to be exposed to air; contamination and growth occurs. A swan-neck flask prevents contamination because of the swan neck disign; the air only goes up to the first bed of the swan-neck. Pasteur's hypothesis was correct. |
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