BIOL 1001 : Bio Exam 1 Study Guide
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Theory: general explanation of natural phenomena, developed through extensive and reproducible observations; not based on a belief system based on. Hypothesis: educated guess ; if, then statement predicting the outcome of an experiment. Evolution: the genetic makeup of a population changes over time, driven by natural selection; a change in the allele frequency of a population over time. Natural selection: on average, fittest organisms leave the most offspring. Ozone: colorless, unstable, toxic gas; has powerful oxidizing properties and is formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light; o3. Cell theory: scientific theory stating that every living organism is made up of one or more cells. Spontaneous generation theory: theory that new living things appeared all the time at random. Catalyse: cause a reaction to occur; can potentially speed up/accelerate a reaction. Ribozyme: rna molecule that can catalyze reactions, esp. those involved in synthesis and processing of rna itself.
