Quizlet for Biology & Keystone Review

 

Chapter 1 The Science of Biology (19 words)

• Big Idea: Organisms share common characteristics of life. 

Chapter 2 The Chemistry of Life (39 words)

• Big Idea: Life emerges due to the chemical organization of matter into cells. 

Chapter 7 Cell Structure and Function (33 words)

• Big Idea: Cells have organized structures and systems necessary to support chemical reactions needed to maintain the living condition.
• Big Idea: Structure is related to function at all biological levels of organization. 
• Big Idea: Through a variety of mechanisms organisms seek to maintain a biological balance between their internal and external environments. 

Chapter 8 Photosynthesis (15 words) & Chapter 9 Cellular Respiration and Fermentation (9 words)

• Big Idea: Organisms obtain and use energy to carry out their life processes. 

Chapter 10 Cell Growth and Division (28 words)

• Big Idea: New cells arise from the division of pre-existing cells. 
• Big Idea: Eukaryotic cells can differentiate and organize making it possible for multicellularity.

Chapter 11 Introduction to Genetics (27 words)

• Big Idea: Hereditary information in genes is inherited and expressed. 

Chapter 12 DNA (6 words) & Chapter 13 RNA and Protein Synthesis (27 words)

• Big Idea: DNA segments contain information for the production of proteins necessary for growth and function of cells. 

Chapter 14 Human Heredity (11 words)

• Big Idea: Hereditary information in genes is inherited and expressed. 

(Chapters 14 &) 15 Biotechnology (14 words)

Chapter 16 Darwin’s Theory of Evolution (10 words)

• Big Idea: Evolution is the result of many random processes selecting for the survival and reproduction of a population. 

Chapter 18 Classification (18 words)

• Big Idea: Structure is related to function at all biological levels of organization. 
• Big Idea: Through a variety of mechanisms organisms seek to maintain a biological balance between their internal and external environments. 

 

UNIT 2 – Ecology (Chapters 3,4,5,6) – 98 words