Chapter 1 Exploring Life Lecture Outline Overview: Biology’s Most Exciting Era Biology is the scientific study of life. You are starting your study of biology during its most exciting era. The largest and best-equipped community of scientists in history is beginning to solve problems that once seemed unsolvable. Biology is an ongoing inquiry about the nature of life. Biologists are moving closer to understanding: How a single cell develops into an adult animal or plant. How plants convert
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JJ Guo 12/4/12 AP Bio Chapter 9 and 10 Review Questions 1. Binary fission is the subdivision of a cell. The relative speed is faster. Chromatin is spaghetti like before mitosis Chromosomes (X-Shape) Chromatid (each individual part of the chromosome) Centromere (middle part of the chromosome) Centriole (involved in cellular division‚ the poles that pull the chromatids) Centrosome (microtubule organization center) 4. Diploid (2n) number Half the diploid is haploid (n) number Humans have
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Chapter 1. The science of Biology Outline: 1. Properties of life 2. Science a. Scientific Reasoning/method b. Experimental controls 3. Intro to Evolution a. Charles Darwin b. Malthus c. Natural selection d. Examples of evolution 4. Evidence for evolution Terms: Biology: Scientific study of living organisms and how they evolved. Science: Knowledge derived from observation and experimentation carried out to determine
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Spread of Chinese Civilization: Japan Chapter Summary. The peoples on China’s borders naturally emulated their great neighbor. Japan borrowed heavily from China during the 5th and 6th centuries when it began forming its own civilization. To the north and west of China‚ nomadic peoples and Tibet also received influence. Vietnam and Korea were part of the Chinese sphere by the last centuries b.c.e. The agrarian societies of Japan‚ Korea‚ and Vietnam blended Chinese influences with their indigenous
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Biology Guide 1. How is the human body organized? A= The levels of organization in the body include cells‚ tissues‚ organs‚ and organ systems. 2. Define cell A= Basic unit of structure and function in living things. 3. Define Tissue A= Group of cells that perform a single function. 4. CHECK OUT TYPES OF TISSUE ON PG. 863 5. What’s the epithelial tissue? A= Tissue that lines the interior and exterior body surfaces. 6. Connective tissue? A= Tissue that provides support
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Reflection: SS Chapters 6 & 7 I believe that there is much that we take for granted in our world today. One of these things we take for granted in the instant “treatment” for plants. We do so without even a second thought or consideration and continue to let it happen year after year. We also take for granted our everyday dependencies that stem from nature. I then question what it would take for us to realize our dependency on nature and to respect it as such. On page 73 of the reading‚ it discusses
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BI 101 Spring 2013 EXAM II This exam covers chapters 4-6. This is an open note & open book exam‚ but all questions should be answered in your own words. Please include the question immediately before each answer‚ and the test is due at the beginning of the lecture following the lecture that completes the discussion of chapter 6. Further notes: On each compare and contrast question‚ 50% of the score will focus how well you ‘compare’ the items (i.e. how the items are similar) and 50% of the
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AP ESSAY ANSWERS: 16-20 1. Information transfer is fundamental to all living organisms. For TWO of the following examples‚ explain in detail‚ how the transfer of information is accomplished. A) The genetic material in one eukaryotic cell is copied and distributed to two identical daughter cells. B) A gene in a eukaryotic cell is transcribed and translated to produce a protein. C) The genetic material from one bacterial cell enters another via transformation‚ transduction or conjugation
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Adapted from L. Miriello by S. Sharp AP Biology Guided Reading Chapter 23 Evolution Name __________________________ 1. What is the smallest using of evolution and why is this important to understand? 2. Define the following terms: a. Microevolution b. Population c. Population genetics d. Gene pool 3. What is the Hardy-Weinberg Theorem and why does it appear to be an apparent contradiction to evolution? 4. What is Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? What are the five conditions for H-W
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INTRODUCTION Levels of organization (cell to biosphere) and characteristics of life Levels: Cells->tissue ->organs & organ systems->organisms->populations->communities->ecosystems-> biosphere Characteristics of life: Cell and Organization: Each cell can only do the job it is tasked with. Example: brain cells Energy Use and Metabolism: Energy is needed many organisms. Energy is utilized in chemical reactions Response to Environmental Changes: responds to stimuli Regulation and Homeostasis: ex:
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