GBIO 151: EXAM 1
49 Cards in this Set
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true
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the Central Dogma proposed by Crick explains how genetic information is transformed into protein in all life forms
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Darwin and Wallace
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first person to propose the mechanism of evolutionary theory
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Virchow
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first person to propose a reproduction as a mechanism for the formation of new organisms
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Buffon
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first person to propose a common ancestor
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surface area to volume ratio
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the maximum size of single cell (or organism) is theoretically dictated by
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minimum number of molecules required for life
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the minimum size of single cell (or organism) is dictated by
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meiosis
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process in eukaryotes fr duplication of nuclei for gamete production for sexual reproduction purposes
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mitosis
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process in eukaryotes for duplication of nuclei during growth
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binary fission
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process in prokaryotes for duplication of genetic information during growth
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2.1 billion
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endosymbiosis probably occurred how man years ago
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1.0 billion
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evolution of multi-celled organisms was how many years ago
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systematics
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the science of organizing organisms or groups of organisms based on genetics and evolution is known as
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taxonomy
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the science of naming organisms or groups of organisms is known as
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false
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in the macrobial world one finds prokaryotes and eukaryotes
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true
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in the microbial world, one finds prokaryotes and eukaryotes
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false
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in the macrobial world one finds single and multi-celled organisms
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true
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in the microbial world one finds single and multi-celled organisms
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dissimilar dependent multi-celled eukaryotes
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higher organisms in the macrobial world (plants and animals) include
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dissimilar dependent multi-celled eukaryotes
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organisms in the microbial world do not include
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Van Leeuvenhoek
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first person to observe the basic unit of life as a whole organism
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Hooke
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first person to observe basic unit of life (as part of large organisms) and coin the term cell
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Schlieden and Schwan
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first proposed the idea of cell theory (fundamental unit of life) and Biochemical Unity
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ecosystem
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the levels of biological organization where one first includes abiotic factors in the analysis
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community
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the level of biological organization where one has many different organisms
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population
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the level of biological organization which has many identical organisms
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cells
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the level of organization a which life first appears
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water
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the most abundant molecule (70%) in a biological system is
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carbon
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the most important atom in the biological systems because of its structure is
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four
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how many types of macromolecules are required to produce a life form
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true
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stability of atoms is a function of their electron arrangement
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unstable
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the six atoms are important because they are ...
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six
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how many atoms compromise 99.5% of protoplasm
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electrons
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what is the most important subatomic particle in the organization of life
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three
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how many properties control life's characteristics
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eight
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how many characteristics are used to describe life
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2.0 billion
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process of photosynthesis evolved how many years ago
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prokaryote
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presumably the first cell type (very first that still exists today)
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emergent properties
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the term for life at any level having more properties than the sum of the properties at the previous level of organization is
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spontaneous generation
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the term for life arising from nonliving things
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4 billion
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the processes leading to life began approximately how many years ago
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four
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in the three domain systems how many are eukaryotes
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two
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in the three domain systems how many are prokaryotes
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six
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in the three domain systems how many kingdoms are there
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Woese
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the three domain system incorporating Archae, Bacteria, and Eukarya was proposed by
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Whittaker
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the five kingdom classification scheme of Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, and Monera was proposed by
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Haekel
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the three kingdom classification scheme was proposed by
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two
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in Linneaus's classification there were how many kingdoms
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Linneaus
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binomial nomenclature was produced by
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species
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the basic taxonomic unit in most classification schemes is
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