1.1 Flashcards
What does P stand for in PMC?
program
What does M stand for in PMC?
metabolism
What does C stand for in PMC?
container
What is CER?
Claim, evidence, and reasoning
What is the claim in a CER response?
The claim is a statement that answers the original question.
What is the evidence in a CER response?
The evidence is an objective fact that supports your claim.
What is the reasoning in a CER response?
The reasoning is an explanation of why your evidence supports your claim.
What is the smallest level of organization?
atom
What is the correct order of these levels of organization, from smallest to largest?
Organ system, cell, organ
Cell, organ, organ system
What is the difference between a population and community?
A population is all the members of one species in an area, and a community is a group of multiple populations that interact.
Why is metabolism a requirement for life?
A metabolism is an organism taking in something and converting it into energy that it can use. Without energy of some sort, no living thing can move or change. Every living thing has a metabolism of some sort.
What is a container in PMC?
The container separates the organism from its environment.
What is a program in PMC?
The program is the genetic code within a living thing that controls how it is made and how any offspring will be made.
