Vocab
Something that is made up of parts and every part needs to be there for it to work
What is irreducible complexity?
Long-term relationship between different species
What is symbiosis?
A cell without organelles
What is a prokaryotic cell?
Decompose dead organisms
What are decomposers?
This form of radiant energy is the source of almost all the energy for life.
What is the sun?
All chemical reactions in a cell to sustain life
What is metabolism?
What is asexual reproduction?
A cell with organelles
What is a eukaryotic cell?
Better adapted organisms more likely to survive, reproduce, and pass on those adaptions
What is natural selection?
What is "survival of the fittest"?
Breaking down chemicals, releases energy
What is catabolism?
What is sexual reproduction?
The ability to do work
What is energy?
A change in DNA that changes the information in it
What is a mutation?
This is a classification system based on "according to their kind"
What is baraminology?
Building chemicals, requires energy
What is anabolism?
How cells become specialized
What is differentiation?
Can produce their own food
What are producers?
This molecule is used to pass information from parent to offspring.
What is deoxyribonucleic acid (a.k.a. DNA)?
"Dear King Phillip Came Over From Germany Swimming" is a mnemonic used to help remember this system of classification
Keeping a constant/same internal environment
What is homeostasis?
Classifying things
What is taxonomy?
What are consumers?
These are known as the seven characteristics of life.
What are organization, metabolism, homeostasis, response to a stimulus, adaptation, reproduction/ heredity, and growth/development?
Atom, molecule, cell organelles, cell, tissue, organ, system of organs, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere are known collectively as this.
What is the organization of life?