2024-04-24T21:47:12+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true <p>characteristics an organism must possess in order to be considered living</p>, <p>Sexual reproduction</p>, <p>Asexual reproduction</p>, <p>Example of stimulus and response</p>, <p>Levels of ecological organization, broad to specific</p>, <p>Levels of taxonomical classification</p>, <p>Ecology</p>, <p>Metabolism</p>, <p>Organism</p>, <p>Population</p>, <p>Community</p>, <p>Ecosystem</p>, <p>Biome</p>, <p>Biosphere</p>, <p>Biodiversity</p>, <p>Taxonomy</p>, <p>Binomial nomenclature</p>, <p>Cladogram</p>, <p>Dichotomous key</p> flashcards

Unit 7 Concept 1

Intro to Ecology

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  • characteristics an organism must possess in order to be considered living

    Composed of one or more cells

    Contains DNA or RNA as genetic material

    Capable of growth

    Capable of reproduction

    Able to respond to outside stimuli

    Population able to adapt to its environment and evolve

    Has a metabolism, consumes energy/produces waste

  • Sexual reproduction

    2 parents produce genetically unique offspring together

  • Asexual reproduction

    1 parent produces genetically identical offspring

  • Example of stimulus and response

    Sunflowers tend to grow facing east (response) towards the sunrise (stimulus)

  • Levels of ecological organization, broad to specific

    Biome

    Ecosystem

    Community

    Population

    Organism

  • Levels of taxonomical classification

    Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

  • Ecology

    the study of relationships between two organisms or an organism and its environment

  • Metabolism

    all of the chemical reactions of each cell in an organism that provide energy for life’s processes and create key molecules

  • Organism

    individual member of a species or population

  • Population

    multiple organisms of the same species living together

  • Community

    multiple populations of different species living together

  • Ecosystem

    community PLUS all of the abiotic factors in the environment

  • Biome

    multiple ecosystems that share similar characteristics but are located in different parts of the planet

  • Biosphere

    the zone of life on Earth, encompassing all of Earth’s ecosystems

  • Biodiversity

    the variety of organisms considered at all levels, from populations to ecosystem

  • Taxonomy

    field of biology that classifies organisms, organizing them based on similar characteristics

  • Binomial nomenclature

    2-name naming system by Carolus Linnaeus that names organisms after their two most specific classification levels: Genus species

  • Cladogram

    diagram that shows relatedness of organisms

  • Dichotomous key

    tool used for identifying organisms based on their characteristics