Download Review sheet – Chapter 1 Understand and be able to name the six

Review sheet – Chapter 1
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Understand and be able to name the six defining characteristics of life
Be able to define the word hierarchial
Understand the hierarchy of life, be able to recognize an example
Understand the difference between autotroph and heterotrophy
Understand the definition of natural selection
Understand the general principles of natural selection/”mechanisms of evolution” slide
Understand that DNA is the genetic blueprint of life
Be able to define genes
Understand that DNA is arranged into a double helix consisting of four bases (A,T,C,G)
Understand and be able to describe the three domains of life
Understand and be able to describe the difference between eukaryote and prokaryote
Be able to identify which domain is eukaryotic or prokaryote
Be able to recognize the four kingdoms categorized under the domain Eukarya
Know the order/levels of classification (D, K, P, C, O, F, G, S)
Be able to define the biological species concept
Understand that humans constitute one species
Be able to recognize a properly-written scientific name (Genus species)
Understand the difference between a scientific name and a common name