1: Core Concepts

Question 1

Order of cells

Answer 1

1. molecules
2. cells
3. tissues
4. organs
5. organ systems
6. complex organisms

Question 2

Metabolism

Answer 2

all chemical reactions in a cell

Question 3

Photosynthesis

Answer 3

process transforming solar energy into chemical energy of nutrients

Question 4

Homeostasis

Answer 4

Maintenance of internal conditions

Question 5

Evolution

Answer 5

process that species change and diversify

Question 6

Taxonomy

Answer 6

identifying and naming organisms

Question 7

Systematics

Answer 7

classifying organisms according to evolutionary relations

Question 8

Natural Selection Steps (4)

Answer 8

1. population have differences in DNA that can be passed to next generation
2. population produces more offspring than evironment can support
3. competition where better adapted indiviuals live and reproduce
4. larger # of population becomes adapted

Question 9

Biosphere

Answer 9

zone of air, land, water on Earth’s surface