BIOS 1030 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prokaryote, Homeostasis, Heterotroph

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Chapter 1: describe two major differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Modern humans: 200,000 ya: name the signs of life. Signs of life: dna and rna, growth & reproduction, metabolism, Homeostasis, composed of cells, respond to stimuli, evolution. Homeostasis: the balance of chemical processes within the body (ex: temperature: name the hierarchy of living things in order starting with domain to species. The scientific term for all living things using the genus and species name (genus species). Important in order to correctly identify a specific organism world-wide: name the three domains and characteristics of each. Archaea (single-celled, prokaryotic, cell walls, live in extreme environments) Eukarya (four kingdoms, protista, plantae, fungi, animalia: name the 4 groups/kingdoms in the domain eukarya and give characteristics of each based on feeding habits and the number of cells they are made up of. A large scale process that can drive evolution, non-random. Fitness: an organism"s ability for survival and reproduction.

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