BIO 115 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Ploidy, Dna, Bacteria
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What is science: way to understand natural world. Something you"re born with: based on principles of logic and reason, uncertain but not unreliable. Can"t say this is 100% happening, have lots of evidence though: subject to constant revision, creativity and imagination are important qualities. Uncertainty: we can"t escape uncertainty in biology, some scientific disciplines have more concrete answers. Biologists study life: all living things are related. Molecular, cellular, organismal, population, ecosystem: depends on available tools. Unifying themes of biology: organization (largest, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms, organ/organ system, tissues, cells, organelles, molecules (smallest, organization. Cells are the simplest unit of life. Every living thing has a cell membrane (selective barrier) Eukaryotic cell- nucleus plants, animals (have mitochondria) Dna transcription rna translation chain aa protein folding protein: information processing. Dna, rna, protein: energy and matter. Light energy chemical energy heat (we get it from eating chemicals)
