Chapter 1: Biology - The Study of Life

Flashcards based on Chapter 1 covering the fundamental characteristics of life, cell theory, evolutionary theory, genetic information processing, and the scientific method.

All living organisms share …. fundamental characteristics which are …, …, …, …, …

5, cells, replication, information, energy, evolution

Cells:

All organisms are made up of ….-… cells

membrane-bound

Replication:

All organisms are capable of ….

reproduction

Information:

All organisms process …. ….. encoded in … as well as …. from …

hereditary information, genes, environment

Energy:

All organisms …. and …. …. to stay …

acquire, use energy, alive

Evolution:

…. of organisms are continually …

Populations, evolving

Life can be studied at different levels, from … to the entire … …

This enormous range can be divided into different levels of … ….

molecules, living planet, biological organization

Biosphere:

all …. on earth

environments

Ecosystem:

all … and …. things in a particular ….

living, nonliving, area

Community:

all …. in an …

organisms, ecosystem

Population:

all …. of a … in a particular ….

individuals, species, area

Organism:

an …. …. thing

individual living

Organ and Organ Systems:

…. …. parts made up of ….

specialized body, tissues

Tissue:

a group of … ….

similiar cells

Cell:

life’s fundamental unit of …. and ….

structure, function

Organelle:

a … component of a …

structural, cell

Molecule:

a …. structure consisting of …

chemical, atoms

Theory:

… for a very … class of phenomena or … supported by a … body of evidence

Explanations, general, observation, wide

Cell:

What are organisms …. ….?

made of