Chapter 1. The science of Biology Outline: 1. Properties of life 2. Science a. Scientific Reasoning/method b. Experimental controls 3. Intro to Evolution a. Charles Darwin b. Malthus c. Natural selection d. Examples of evolution 4. Evidence for evolution Terms: Biology: Scientific study of living organisms and how they evolved. Science: Knowledge derived from observation and experimentation carried out to determine
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Biol 160 Human Biology Quiz 1 Name:Layla Atkins DEFINITIONS (2 pts each) Define the following terms. Remember - you can’t use the word you are defining in its definition! 1. Homeostasis – The ability of an organism or cell to maintain the same internal environment regardless of changes in the external environment. 2. Metabolism –The chemical reaction that occur in a cell. 3. Experiment –Procedures used to test a hypothesis. 4. Control group – Subject(s) that goes through the
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Examples of natural selection Emperor Penguins An example of natural selection comes from animals in the Arctic. If the initial population has brown skin penguins and penguins with white skin‚ predators the penguins will see brown skin and therefore the penguins eat brown leather more often. Having fair skin and help to survive‚ and the gene for white skin will dominate the population. But if the population then migrates to a forested area‚ the penguins with dark skin have an advantage because
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Gen Bio II‚ Spring 2013 Extra Credit Quiz 2 1) If two modern organisms are distantly related in an evolutionary sense‚ then one should expect that A) they live in very different habitats. B) they should share fewer homologous structures than two more closely related organisms. C) their chromosomes should be very similar. D) they shared a common ancestor relatively recently. E) they should be members of the same genus. 2) Within a few weeks of treatment with the drug 3TC‚ a patient’s
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Cintya G. Alarcon Donna Biology 121 section WDF Lab Report # 1 1.On the graph paper in Figure 3‚ plot a graph of your experimental results. Choose an appropriate number scale for the Y-axis and label it Number of Infections. Choose an appropriate number scale for the X-axis label it Number of Exchanges. 2. In a few sentences‚ summarize the results of the experiment. In your summary‚ include data from your summary chart and graph. Statements of results should include only facts—no interpretation
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SCL251 GENERAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY SYLLABUS Spring Semester 2014 Stephanie Mott: smott@bryant.edu Bio Lab Sections on Monday: 11am Thursday: 11 am and 3:30 pm DAY LABORATORY CHAPTERS Thu Jan. 23 Lab 1 Review of Microscopic Techniques Lab 2 Cellular Systems I: Protistan Diversity Observation and study of algae and protozoan cultures. Jan. 27/30 Lab 4 Biological Diversity I: Invertebrates Observation and classification of several small aquatic animals. Group
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AP Biology Concept Checks Gina Andraos Concept Checks 1.1 1. For each biological level in Figure 1.3‚ write a sentence that includes the next “lower” level. Example: “A community consists of populations of the carious species inhabiting a specific area. ❖ The biosphere consists of all the environments that take place on Earth‚ including most regions of land‚ most bodies of water‚ as well as the ecosystems that combined to help make up the biosphere. ❖ An ecosystem consists of
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Animals to be classified: Hypocalymma Angustifolium‚ Hypocalymma Cordifolium‚ Xerochrysum Bracteatum‚ Xerochrysum Viscosum‚ Pteropus Poliocephulus‚ Petaurus Australis‚ Tachyglossus Aculeatus‚ Perameles Gunnii. Has roots‚ leaves and/or flowers? Yes (therefore Flora species) No (therefore Fauna species) Average height above 100 centimetres? Is the specimen nocturnal‚ its torso covered in fur? Yes No Yes Heart shaped leaves borne opposite each other and/or Newly grown stems
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problem-solving ability‚ as well as team skills. These skills are very important and are practised a lot in marine biology‚ especially good written communication as you are constantly writing scientific reports on research and information collected. Everyday I try to apply these skills
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Studying Life Characteristics of Living Things What are some characteristics of living things? No single characteristic is enough to describe a living thing. Some nonliving things share one or more traits with living things. Living things share the following characteristics: made up of units called cells reproduce based on a universal genetic code grow and develop obtain and use materials and energy respond to their environment maintain a stable internal environment change over time
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