Review Sheet for Lecture Exam #1
Biology 1010 -- Bergstrom
Concepts to Understand
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properties of life (general & specific) Monophyly, Paraphyly, Polyphyly
scientific method Ontogeny vs. Phylogeny
philosophy of science; induction, deduction properties of H2O
unifying principles of biology colloids, solutions, suspensions
classification systems; K-P-C-O-F-G-S atomic structure, electron energy
dichotomous keys & phylogenetic trees electronegativity levels
history of Darwin's thinking chemical bonds (3 types)
theory of natural selection (4 key points) acids, bases, salts, pH, buffers
6 categories of Darwin's Evidence condensation & hydrolysis reactions
Differential Reproduction (Natural polymerization & digestion
Selection); Fitness, Adaptation structure of organic macromolecules
Life-history Components of Fitness 7 functional groups
Sexual Selection 4 levels of protein structure
Biogeography (Alfred Russell Wallace)
Common Ancestry; Shared Derived
Character; Clades;
Biological Species Concept
Homology vs. Analogy
Molecular Clock
Cladistics vs. Phenetics
Specific Terms
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homeostasis atom, element, molecule
metabolism subatomic particle, Periodic Table
adaptation electron, proton, neutron
null hypothesis orbital, energy level
independent/dependent variable ionization
control, replicates polar/nonpolar covalent bonds
empiricism, deductive reasoning hydrophilic, hydrophobic
Galapagos Islands specific heat, vaporization, fusion
Essentialism cohesion: surf. tension, capill. action
binomial nomenclature ice lattice, vertical mixing (lakes)
homologous/analogous structures spheres of hydration
morphology, ontogeny, phylogeny sol, gel, colloid; solution, suspension
Aristotle, Linnaeus, Lyell, Malthus phospholipids
Anaximander, Buffon, Lamarck, Hutton protein, carbohydrate, lipid,
Gradualism nucleic acid, ATP
Creationism amino acid
Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics nucleotide
Sedimentation, Uniformitarianism pentose, mono/di/poly-saccharide
Convergent Evolution, Ecological Equiv. glycerol, fatty acid
peptide & disulfide bonds