General Biology 1 Midterm Review

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Course Outline

  1. Origin and Characteristics of Life
  2. Cell Theory and Its Applications
  3. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
  4. Cell Organelles and Functions
  5. Bacterial Cell Wall Classification
  6. Cell Modifications and Specialization

1. Origin and Characteristics of Life

Key Concepts & Definitions

  • Homeostasis : an organism’s ability to maintain a stable internal environment despite changes in the external environment
  • Metabolism : all chemical processes that occur within an organism to sustain life and provide energy and materials for growth, reproduction, and maintenance

★ Must-know

  • Life emerged approximately 3.5 billion years ago.

📌 Abiogenesis or spontaneous generation proposes that life originates from non-living matter, whereas biogenesis proposes that life originates from pre-existing life.

  • Reproduction is the biological process by which organisms produce offspring sexually or asexually.

  • Viruses are considered non-living because they lack cellular structures and cannot independently carry out homeostasis or metabolism.

Further detail

  • Panspermia is the idea that life came from space on meteorites.
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1. Which pairing correctly matches each scientist with the tissue type studied in early cell theory?

2. What is the primary characteristic that defines life as emerging approximately 3.5 billion years ago?

3. Which statement correctly distinguishes abiogenesis from biogenesis?

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When did life emerge on Earth?

Approximately 3.5 billion years ago.

Homeostasis Study Area

Maintaining stable internal environment

What does abiogenesis propose about the origin of life?

Life originates from non-living matter.

Cell Theory Core Idea

All organisms are made of cells

Who coined the term 'cell' after examining cork slices?

Robert Hooke coined the term 'cell'.

Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic

Prokaryotic lack nucleus; eukaryotic have nucleus

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