DENNIS BSC 2010 EXAM 1REVIEW QUESTIONS
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
New properties
___________ emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy
emergent properties
___________ result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system
reductionism
_________ is the reduction of complex systems to simpler components that are more
manageable to study
system
a ______ is a combination of components that function together
reductionist, emergent properties, and systems biology
approaches to study biology are
cells
the __ is the basic unit of structure and function in an organism
a eukaryotic cell
__________ has membrane-enclosed organelles, the largest is usually the nucleus
plants, animals, fungi,
a prokaryotic cell
_______ is simpler and smaller than the eukaryotic and doesn't contain a nucleus or membrane-
enclosed organelles
bacteria and archaea
chromosomes
______ contain most of a cells genetic material in the form of DNA
DNA
________ is the substance of genes
genes
______ are the units of inheritance that transmit info from parents to offspring
, chromosome
each ____ has one long DNA molecule with hundreds of thousands of genes
DNA
controls the development and maintenance of organisms, is inherited by offspring from parents,
each molecule is made up of 2 long chains arranged in a double helix
nucleotides
chemical building blocks of DNA
DNA, RNA, protein
central dogma: _____ is transcribed into _____ then translated into a _______
organisms
_____ are composed of matter
matter
_______ is anything that takes up space and has mass
element
an _____ is a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions
Compound
_____ is a substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio (H20)
25 of the 92
about __________ elements are essential to life
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen
______ make up 96% of living matter
calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur
remaining 4% of matter
atoms
an elements properties depend on the structure of its _______
atom
a __ is the smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element
atomic number
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is an element's ______
AND 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
New properties
___________ emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy
emergent properties
___________ result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system
reductionism
_________ is the reduction of complex systems to simpler components that are more
manageable to study
system
a ______ is a combination of components that function together
reductionist, emergent properties, and systems biology
approaches to study biology are
cells
the __ is the basic unit of structure and function in an organism
a eukaryotic cell
__________ has membrane-enclosed organelles, the largest is usually the nucleus
plants, animals, fungi,
a prokaryotic cell
_______ is simpler and smaller than the eukaryotic and doesn't contain a nucleus or membrane-
enclosed organelles
bacteria and archaea
chromosomes
______ contain most of a cells genetic material in the form of DNA
DNA
________ is the substance of genes
genes
______ are the units of inheritance that transmit info from parents to offspring
, chromosome
each ____ has one long DNA molecule with hundreds of thousands of genes
DNA
controls the development and maintenance of organisms, is inherited by offspring from parents,
each molecule is made up of 2 long chains arranged in a double helix
nucleotides
chemical building blocks of DNA
DNA, RNA, protein
central dogma: _____ is transcribed into _____ then translated into a _______
organisms
_____ are composed of matter
matter
_______ is anything that takes up space and has mass
element
an _____ is a substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical reactions
Compound
_____ is a substance consisting of two or more elements in a fixed ratio (H20)
25 of the 92
about __________ elements are essential to life
carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen
______ make up 96% of living matter
calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur
remaining 4% of matter
atoms
an elements properties depend on the structure of its _______
atom
a __ is the smallest unit of matter that still retains the properties of an element
atomic number
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom is an element's ______
