Carl linnaeus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Why study biology? - Answer-We study biology to help us understand how we and our environment function separately and jointly. If we can better understand how everything functions, it can help improve not only our lives, but preserve the life of our environment. What questions about the natural world have biologists answered? - Answer-Biologists have been able to answer how our genes work, from how our cells translate our genetic code to an actual map of how our genetics are laid out. They...

MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 1 (CHAPTERS 1-3) WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS 100% Which of the following foods is NOT made by fermentation? a. beer b. bread c. cheese d. orange juice - correct answer D Who is considered the "father of Western medicine"? a. Marcus Terentius Varro b. Thucydides c. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek d. Hippocrates - correct answer D Who was the first to observe "animalcules" under the microscope? a. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek b. Ötzi the Iceman c. Marcus Terentius Varro ...

(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization (2) energy use and production, metabolism (3) balance, homeostasis (4) irritability, adaptation (evolution) (5) reproduction, growth, development - What are the key characteristics of living things? metabolism - The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in the body is called _____. Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet - Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!) genus and specific epithet - What two parts m...

ANTH 1001 - Tague - Exam 1 Questions and Answers Already Passed 1. **What principle did Karl von Linne (Carl Linnaeus) advocate regarding species?** - All species were created by God and were fixed in their characteristics, unchangeable. 2. **What theory did Jean Baptiste Lamarck propose regarding inheritance and adaptation?** - Organisms modify organs or establish new ones to meet survival needs. Changes acquired within one's lifetime can be inherited by offspring. 3. **What c...

absorptive heterotroph - An organism (usually a fungus) that obtains its food by secreting digestive enzymes into the environment to break down large food molecules, then absorbing the breakdown products. acidophile - able to live in extremely acidic environments adaptations - inherited aspects of an individual that allow it to outcompete other members of a population that lack the trait; evolve through natural selection Alfred Russel Wallace - came up with a mechanism for evolution simila...

BIOS 242 WEEK 1 CONCEPTS: THE CELL LATEST UPDATE History of Microbiology Prepare: History of Microbiology Does not have membrane bound cellular organelles and has cell wall made up of peptidoglycan: Fungi Helminthes Protozoa Bacteria Algae According to Binomial system the scientific name of any living organism has (select all that apply): A combination of generic (genus) and family name. The first and second name are always lower-case letter. A combination of the generic (genus) an...

BIO 100 Exam 1 Latest Version Already Graded A 1st law of thermodynamics the total amount of energy in the universe is constant and conserved 2nd law of thermodynamics all energy transfers and transformations are never competely efficient autotrophs an organism that can produce its own food binary fission asexual reproduction of bacteria bright field vs. dark field vs. phase contrast bright field shows dark specimens on a bright field, dark field shows light specimens on a dark field, a...

Microbiology Exam (Chapters 1-3) Questions with Correct Answers Who proposed that swamps might harbor tiny, disease-causing animals too small to see? a. Thucydides b. Marcus Terentius Varro c. Hippocrates d. Louis Pasteur - Answer-B Which of the following was NOT a kingdom in Linnaeus's taxonomy? a. animal b. mineral c. protist d. plant - Answer-B Which of the following is a correct usage of binomial nomenclature? a. Homo Sapiens b. homo sapiens c. Homo sapiens d. Homo S...

Life 103 Exam 1 CSU Questions and Answers Already Passed Science recognizing patterns in the natural world and understanding the mechanisms that give rise to those patterns The Diversity of Life Patterns How plants and animals work Mechanisms Evolution the change in allele frequencies in a population over time Four Mechanisms of Evolution Selection, Genetic Drift, Mutation, and Migration Selection changes in allele frequencies due to organisms with advantageous alleles rep...

Science - Answer-recognizing patterns in the natural world and understanding the mechanisms that give rise to those patterns The Diversity of Life - Answer-Patterns How plants and animals work - Answer-Mechanisms Evolution - Answer-the change in allele frequencies in a population over time Four Mechanisms of Evolution - Answer-Selection, Genetic Drift, Mutation, and Migration Selection - Answer-changes in allele frequencies due to organisms with advantageous alleles reproducing more succe...