Download Biology 101: Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Biology DEFINITION 1 The study of living things TERM 2 Six Kingdoms DEFINITION 2 ArchaeaBacteriaProtistaFungiPlantaeAnimalia TERM 3 Archaea DEFINITION 3 Kingdom of prokaryotes, cells without a nuclei TERM 4 Bacteria DEFINITION 4 The second prokaryotic kingdom. TERM 5 Protista DEFINITION 5 Most unicellular eukayotes, cells that contain nuclei as well as multicellular algae TERM 6 Fungi DEFINITION 6 Contains most multicellular non photosynthetic organisms. That digest their food externally TERM 7 Plantae DEFINITION 7 Contains most multicellular photosynthetic organisms. TERM 8 Animalia DEFINITION 8 Organisms that are multicellular non-photosynthetic. That digest their food internally. TERM 9 Atoms DEFINITION 9 The fundamental elements of matter.Composed of subatomic particlesElectrons= - (lightest)Protons= + (Middle)Neutrons= Neutral (heaviest) TERM 10 Molecules DEFINITION 10 A neutral group of two or more atoms held together by bonds TERM 21 Ions DEFINITION 21 Have a charge and atoms do not. TERM 22 Charles Darwin DEFINITION 22 Attributed to evolution which he called natural selection. TERM 23 Cell theory DEFINITION 23 All cells come from preexisting cellsAll cells can reproduceAll cells can grow TERM 24 Inductive Reasoning DEFINITION 24 Uses observation to conduct principles.Example: If poodles have hair, terriers have hair, then you conclude all dogs have hair. TERM 25 Deductive Reasoning DEFINITION 25 Applies general principles to predict results.Example: Mammals have hair, you find an animal that doesn't have hair, you conclude its not a mammal. TERM 26 Non Polar Covalent Bonds DEFINITION 26 Have relatively the same electronegativity TERM 27 Polar Covalent Bonds DEFINITION 27 Have a different electronegativity. One molecule is + and the other is - TERM 28 Agonist DEFINITION 28 Drug chemical that binds to receptor and produces a response TERM 29 Antagonist DEFINITION 29 Drug chemical that binds receptor and has no response TERM 30 Matter DEFINITION 30 Anything that has mass and occupies spaceAll matter is composed of atoms. TERM 31 Cation DEFINITION 31 Positive charged ion TERM 32 Anion DEFINITION 32 Negative charged ion TERM 33 Isotopes DEFINITION 33 Have different number of neutrons than the stable element TERM 34 Reduction DEFINITION 34 Gain of an electron TERM 35 Oxidaton DEFINITION 35 Loss of an electron
