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General Biology: Introduction to Biology and Cell Structure

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  • Emergent property

    Emergent properties are new attributes that arise at each level of biological organization, not present at lower levels. Example: Heart tissue cells working together to pump blood.

  • Four major unifying themes of biology

    1. Organization 2. Information 3. Energy and Matter 4. Interaction

  • Levels of biological organization

    From smallest to largest: Molecule, Organelle, Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem.

  • Three Domains of Life

    Domains: Bacteria, Archaea (both prokaryotes), and Eukarya (includes kingdoms like plants, animals, fungi).

  • Conditions for natural selection

    1. Variation in traits 2. Heredity of traits 3. Selective pressure causing differential reproductive success.

  • Role of variation in natural selection

    Variation provides different traits in a population, some of which may increase survival and reproduction.

  • Scientific hypothesis

    A testable and falsifiable explanation for an observation, often including a prediction.

  • Independent variable

    The variable manipulated by the researcher, plotted on the x-axis in graphs.

  • Dependent variable

    The outcome measured in an experiment, plotted on the y-axis.

  • Control variables

    Variables kept constant to ensure that only the independent variable affects the outcome.

  • Bar graph usage

    Used for categorical data to compare groups.

  • Line graph usage

    Used to show continuous data and trends over time or gradients.

  • Scatter plot usage

    Used to show relationships between two continuous variables.

  • Why cells must be small

    Small size maintains a high surface area-to-volume ratio, allowing efficient material exchange and communication.

  • Surface area-to-volume ratio effect

    As cell size increases, volume grows faster than surface area, decreasing the ratio and limiting efficiency.

  • Basic features all cells have

    DNA, ribosomes, plasma membrane, and cytoplasm.

  • Differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

    Prokaryotes lack membrane-bound organelles and nucleus; DNA is circular. Eukaryotes have membrane-bound organelles and linear DNA.

  • Gram-positive vs Gram-negative bacteria

    Gram-positive have thick peptidoglycan walls; Gram-negative have thin walls plus an outer membrane.

  • Function of mitochondria

    Break down molecules to generate ATP, the cell's energy currency.

  • Endosymbiosis theory

    Eukaryotic cells evolved when early prokaryotes engulfed others, which became mitochondria and chloroplasts.

  • Evidence supporting endosymbiosis

    Mitochondria and chloroplasts have their own DNA, double membranes, similar size to bacteria, and reproduce independently.

  • Role of cytoskeleton

    Maintains cell shape, enables movement, and organizes organelles; includes microtubules, actin filaments, and intermediate filaments.

  • Function of actin filaments

    Responsible for cell contraction, shape changes, and muscle contraction.

  • Function of microtubules

    Move organelles and chromosomes; form cilia and flagella for cell movement.

  • Pathway of protein secretion

    Nucleus → Rough ER → Transport vesicles → Golgi apparatus → Transport vesicles → Cell membrane.

  • Why antibiotics kill bacteria but not human cells

    Antibiotics target bacterial-specific structures like cell walls and prokaryotic ribosomes, absent in human cells.

  • Function of lysosomes

    Digest worn-out organelles, bacteria, and cellular debris.

  • Difference between lysosomes and smooth ER

    Lysosomes digest materials; smooth ER synthesizes lipids, detoxifies, and stores calcium.