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