Big Ideas

Question 1

Big Idea: Structure-function

Answer 1

The shape of an object makes it good at doing something
Examples: a step in a staircase
How similar bone structures have similar function

Question 2

Emergent Properties

Answer 2

When a property become apparent from interacting components. Property does not exist before interaction/combination
Examples: Brain and neurons
Ecosystems —> biosphere

Question 3

Regulation

Answer 3

Any intentional mechanism used to control a process
Examples: Homeostasis

Question 4

Energy Transformation

Answer 4

Transforming energy from one form to another
Example: shivering (transforming chemical into mechanical into heat)

Question 5

Cell Theory

Answer 5

1. All living things are made of cells
2. All cels come from preexisting cells

Question 6

Evolution

Answer 6

All living things are related through common ancestry