1.1-1.3 study guide

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

The shape and materials that make up something

Question 2

Function

Answer 2

How something works/ how it does something

Question 3

What is the relationship between structure and function?

Answer 3

Structure determines function, so when the structure of something changes, so does the function.

Question 4

What is an example of structure? (describe)

Answer 4

all of the parts of a paintbrush (bristles, metal thing that holds it together, wooden stick that you hold)

Question 5

What is an example of a function? (describe)

Answer 5

What a paintbrush is used for (applying paint to a surface)

Question 6

What is an example of something that is living?

Answer 6

Corn, the mold on bread, bacteria

Question 7

Is a sea anemone alive?

Answer 7

Yes

Question 8

What is an example of something is is not living?

Answer 8

A river, soil, a virus, the sun

Question 9

Is a tornado alive?

Answer 9

No

Question 10

What is the PMC model of life?

Answer 10

1. program (reproduce)
2. metabolism (getting and using energy)
3. Container (typically cell membrane, it separates it from its environment)

Question 11

How do you determine if something is alive? (what questions do you ask) (hint: there are three)

Answer 11

1. can it reproduce?
2. does it have a membrane or containing wall
3. can it receive and use energy

Question 12

What is the level of organization of life?

Answer 12

atom
molecule
organelle
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
organism
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biospehere

Question 13

What is a molecule?

Answer 13

multiple atoms

Question 14

What does multiple molecules create?

Answer 14

An organelle

Question 15

What are organs made of?

Answer 15

Tissues

Question 16

What is the difference between population, community, ecosystems, biomes, and biosphere?

Answer 16

population- members of the same species
community- different populations that interact in an area
ecosystems- all the different populations that live in an area + abiotic factors
biomes- similar ecosystems around the planet
biospehere- different ecosystems that make up the planet

Question 17

What is an example of an organelle?

Answer 17

mitochondria

Question 18

What is E.coli an example of?

Answer 18

A cell

Question 19

Do you think Coronavirus is alive? Why or why not? Explain.

Answer 19

Viruses like Coronavirus are not considered alive by biologists, while there is a debate over the topic. Viruses do not grow or reproduce by themselves, therefore they are not alive.

Question 20

What is the relationship between an organelle and a cell?

Answer 20

A cell is made up of multiple organelles

Question 21

give examples of each:
atom
molecule
organelle
cell
tissue
organ
organ system
organism
population
community
ecosystem
biome
biosphere

Answer 21

examples:
- carbon atom
- H2O
- mitochondria
- E.coli
- stomach tissue
- liver
- nervous system
- red panda
- group of pandas
- forest with frogs and birds
- coral reef
- desert
- earth