Top Modern Biology Flashcards

Modern biology has been rocked by the genetic revolution. Prior to the discovery of DNA, biologists could only speculate about how plants and animals reproduced themselves. Great ideas had been generated by theorists, from Charles Lyell to Charles Darwin, but no one really understood the fundamental mechanisms of life. All that started to change in the 20th century with the discovery of the DNA molecule.

Today, we can not only find and isolate DNA – we can easily sequence it, reading what it says like a book. As a result, modern biologists are beginning to rethink some of the most basic concepts in evolution, animal behavior, and human health.

Despite this revolution in technology, the basic questions of biology have not changed: what is life? How does it grow? How does it change over small, medium and long time-scales? And what is the relation of humankind to the rest of the natural world? These are the questions that biologists have been puzzling for thousands of years, and they will continue to drive scientific curiosity long after the genetic revolution has faded into the past.

Modern Biology Chapter 6

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Autotrophs

"Self-feeding" Use Photosynthesis Or Chemisyn...

Heterotrophs

"Different Feeding" Must Consume Other Organ...

Photosynthesis

The Process By Which Autotrophs Convert Light...

Equation For Photosynthesis

6CO2+6H2O → C6H12O6+6O2

Modern Biology Chapter 4

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Cell

The Smallest Unit Of Life

First To Observe Dead Cells With A Simple Mic...

Robert Hooke

First To Observe Living Cells

Anton Van Leuwenhoek

Cell Theory Creators

Schleidon, Schwann, And Virchow

Modern Biology Chapter 15

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Homologous Structures

Similar Features That Originate From A Shared...

Analogous Structures

Structures With Similar Function And Appearan...

Vestigial Structure

A Feature That Currently Has No Purpose But W...

Conserved Genes

Genes For A Trait Remain Unchanged - But Are ...

Modern Biology Chapter 5

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Passive Transport

Movement Of Materials Across The Cell Membran...

Diffusion

The Process Of Moving Molecules Down The Conc...

Concentration Gradient

The Difference In The Quantity Of Molecules A...

Brownian Movement

The Constant, Random Movement Of Molecules Du...