1.1 Intro to Biology

Question 1

What is a claim?

Answer 1

A conclusion that answers the original question or problem

Question 2

What is evidence?

Answer 2

Pieces of data that support your claim

Question 3

What is reasoning?

Answer 3

An explanation of how the data or evidence supports your claim

Question 4

Write a CER response to: Are viruses living/dead.

Answer 4

Example of very simple CER response:
I believe that viruses are not living things. Some evidence that supports this claim includes the fact that viruses simply do not have enough traits that most living things do have. For example, viruses do not require an energy or carbon source to survive. They also do not grow or produce any waste. All living things - for example: dogs, humans, etc. - need energy and carbon to survive. Also, if they consume things, they need to produce waste. Most living things also grow, which is important in helping it mature and eventually die.

Question 5

What does PMC stand for?

Answer 5

Program, Metabolism, and

Question 6

What does CER stand for?

Answer 6

Claim, Evidence, Reasoning

Question 7

Why is program important for living things?

Answer 7

A living thing needs its programming, its DNA/RNA to survive and function.

Question 8

Why is metabolism important for living things?

Answer 8

A living thing must be able to use the energy they consume to grow and function.

Question 9

Why is container important for living things?

Answer 9

All living things need a container to keep them up and keep all the thing they need inside - for example, humans and animals have skin, cells have membranes, etc.

Question 10

What are some example of abiotic things?

Answer 10

Ex: river, book, wood, fossil, milk, rock, tornado, sun, sliced turkey, etc.

Question 11

What are some examples of biotic things?

Answer 11

Ex: humans, bacteria, mold, sea anemone, corn, etc.

Question 12

What is the smallest level of organization?

Answer 12

Atom

Question 13

What are some examples of population?

Answer 13

White-tailed deer in Tippecanoe County

Question 14

What are some examples of a biome?

Answer 14

Tundra

Question 15

What are some examples of an atom?

Answer 15

Carbon

Question 16

What are some examples of molecules?

Answer 16

Carbon dioxide

Question 17

What is the biggest level of organization?

Answer 17

Biosphere

Question 18

What is a cell? What is special about it?

Answer 18

The smallest unit capable of carrying out all the life processes

Question 19

What is an example of an organ?

Answer 19

The heart

Question 20

What is an example of an organism?

Answer 20

Bacteria

Question 21

What is the difference between a community and a ecosystem? What is added to them to make them different?

Answer 21

A community is all of the different populations in an area, while an ecosystem is all of the different populations and abiotic organisms that live in an area. Abiotic organisms are added to make them different.

Question 22

What is the difference between an organ and an organism?

Answer 22

An organ is a group of tissues that form a unit that performs specific functions, while an organism is a group of organs that form a system and perform specific functions.

Question 23

What is an example of a organelle?

Answer 23

Mitochondria

Question 24

What is an example of a cell membrane?

Answer 24

Cell membranes

Question 25

What is the difference between a biome and the biosphere?

Answer 25

A biome are similar ecosystems around the planet, while the biosphere is the different ecosystems that make up Earth itself.

Question 26

What are some examples of what the program does in PMC?

Answer 26

It gives the organism DNA and RNA that gives it certain functions such as reproduction.

Question 27

What are some examples of what metabolism does in PMC?

Answer 27

It helps the organism receive and use energy and grow.

Question 28

What are some examples of what container does in PMC?

Answer 28

The container keeps the organism together and acts like a cell membrane - controlling what goes in and out and how to react to certain things.