STA 2014C Chapter 1: BSC 2010C Chapter 1 Notes
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Evolution: process of change that has transformed life on earth. The biosphere consists of all life on earth regions of land, bodies of water. Ecosystems forests, deserts, coral reefs all living things in a speci c area that interact. Communities include speci c trees, plants within an ecosystem animals in a forest. Populations species living within the bounds of a speci ed area set of creatures that inhibit an area. Organs/ organ systems body part that carries out a particular function. Tissues group of cells that work together performing a function. Cells fundamental unit of structure and function carryout speci c divisions of labor. Robert hooke was the rst to describe and name cells. Eukaryotic cell plants, animals, fungi contains membrane enclosed organelles. Prokaryotic cell bacteria lacks a nucleus generally smaller than eukaryotic cells. Genome: entire library of genetic instructions that an organism inherits. Abbreviated a t c g sequences of these encode the information in genes.
