Chapter 1- Intro to Biology

Properties of Life

Energy Processing, Growth and Development, Response to Environment, Reproduction, Regulation, and Evolutionary Adaptation

Emergent Property

A property which a complex system has, but the individual members do not have

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

RNA

Ribonucleic Acid

Gene Expression

Process of converting information from gene to cellular product (Often Proteins/Enzymes)

Producers

Organisms that generate their own chemical energy

Consumers

Organisms that feed on other organisms or their remains

Evolution

The process of change that has transformed life on earth over billions of years

Inquiry

Search for information and explanations for natural phenomenon

Independent Variable

Value is not affected by another variable (Typically variable being manipulated/changed)

Dependent Variable

Variable’s whose values depends on the value of another variable (Typically the variable being measured/ result of change)