2nd Book, Chapter 1

Question 1

Organism

Answer 1

Living things

Question 2

Cell

Answer 2

Basic unit of structure and function in an organism

Question 3

Unicellular

Answer 3

Single called organism

Question 4

Multicellular

Answer 4

Organisms composed of many cells

Question 5

Metabolism

Answer 5

The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or break down materials

Question 6

Stimulus

Answer 6

A change in an organism’s surroundings that causes the organism to react

Question 7

Response

Answer 7

An action or change in behavior

Question 8

Asexual reproduction

Answer 8

Involves one parent and produces offspring identical to the parent

Question 9

sexual reproduction

Answer 9

Involves two parents and combines their genetic material to produce a new organism that differs from the parents

Question 10

Spontaneous generation

Answer 10

The mistaken idea that living things can arise from non living sources

Question 11

Controlled experiment

Answer 11

A scientist carries out a series of tests that are identical in every respect except for one factor

Question 12

Autotrophs

Answer 12

Use food they make to carry out their own life functions

Question 13

Heterotrophs

Answer 13

Organism that cannot make their own food

Question 14

Homeostasis

Answer 14

The maintenance of stable internal conditions

Question 15

Classification

Answer 15

The process of grouping things based on their similarities

Question 16

Taxonomy

Answer 16

The scientific study of how organism are classified

Question 17

Binomial nomenclature

Answer 17

A two part scientific name each organism is given

Question 18

Genus

Answer 18

A classification grouping that contains similar, closely related organisms

Question 19

Species

Answer 19

A group of similar organisms that can mate with each other and reproduce offspring that can also mate and reproduce

Question 20

Prokaryotes

Answer 20

Unicellular organisms whose cells lack a nucleus

Question 21

Nucleus

Answer 21

Dense area in cell that contains nucleic acids

Question 22

Eukaryotes

Answer 22

Organisms with cells that contain nucleic acids