1.1 Intro to Biology

Question 1

What do we use to determine living things, and what do the letters stand for?

Answer 1

PMC - programming, metabolism, container

Question 2

What comes after evidence in our typical argument format?

Answer 2

reasoning

Question 3

What does CER stand for, and what is it used for?

Answer 3

claim, evidence, reasoning – used for scientific arguments

Question 4

What does PMC stand for? Explain all of the parts of it.

Answer 4

programming, metabolism, container – genes passed down to offspring, gaining and using energy, containing cells and allowing things to pass in and out

Question 5

What is the relationship between a human versus a computer?

Answer 5

living vs non-living

Question 6

List the levels of organization.

Answer 6

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

Question 7

What is the smallest level of organization?

Answer 7

atom

Question 8

Scientific vernacular for living vs. non-living beings

Answer 8

biotic vs abiotic

Question 9

What is the programming part of PMC?

Answer 9

the ability for a living thing to pass genetic code down to its offspring

Question 10

What is the metabolism part of PMC?

Answer 10

the ability to get and use energy

Question 11

What is the container part of PMC?

Answer 11

the part of a cell that allows for substances to pass in and out, must include cell membrane