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| Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) |
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-great chain of being
-classified organisms BROADLY |
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-introduced modern concepts of physics
-theory of universal gravitation
-establishes power of scientific thinking |
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| gave creation of world specific date |
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| 3 things for natural selection |
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1. variation
2. differential survival
3. heritability |
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| the science of biological classification |
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| linnaean naming system for all organisms, consisting of a genus and a species label |
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| a group of organisms assigned to a particular category |
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| theory that there have been multiple creations interspersed by great natural disasters such as Noah's flood |
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| theory of ineritance of acquired characteristics |
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| discredited theory of evolutionary change proposing that changes that occur during the lifetime of an individual, through use or disuse, can be passed on to the next generation |
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| observed that animals that migrate to new climates often change in response to new environments |
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-anatomist
-strong advocate of evolutionary change
-debated Cuvier |
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-theory of inheritance of acquired characteristics
-"need and use" |
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Soviet era research program that tried to apply Lamarckian thinking to ag production
-freezing vegs |
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| theory that the same gradual geological process we observe today was operating in the past |
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| the diversification of one founding species into multiple species and niches |
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| body parts that seem to serve no modern purpose, and have therefor antrophied |
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| an interbreeding group of organisms |
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| a belief in a single creative force in the universe |
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single cell
genetic material is not separated from the rest of the cell by a nucleus |
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| a cell that possesses a well organized nucleus |
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| the part of the cell in which the genetic material is separated from the rest of the cell (cytoplasm) by a plasma membrane. |
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| the region within the cell membrane that surrounds the nucleus: it contains organelles, which carry out the essential functions of the cell, such as energy production, metabolism, and protein synthesis |
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| the cells of the body that are not sex cells |
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| the sex cells: sperm in males and eggs (or ova) in females |
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| undifferentiated cells found in the developing embryo that can be induced to differentiate into a wide variety of cells types or tissues. also found in adults, although adult stem cells are not as totipotent as embryonic stem cells |
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| complex molecules formed from chains of amino acids (polypeptide) or from a complex of polypeptides. They function as structural molecules, transport molecules, antibodies, enzymes, and hormones |
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| the assembly of proteins from amino acids, which occurs at ribosomes in the cytoplasm and is based on information carried by mRNA |
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| organelles in the cytoplasm of the cell where energy production for the cell takes place. Contains its own DNA |
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| an organelle in the cytoplasm consisting of a folded membrane |
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| structures composed primarily of RNA, which are found on the endoplasmic reticulum. They are the site of protein synthesis |
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molecular building block of nucleic acids DNA and RNA; consists of a
1. phosphate
2. sugar
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| variable component of the nucleotides that form the nucleic acids DNA and RNA. In DNA, the bases are adenine, guanine, thymine, and cytosine. In RNA, uracil replaces thymine. |
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| a complex protein that is a catalyst for chemical processes in the body |
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| protein found in red blood cells that transports oxygen |
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