Bio 1.1-1.3 Flashcards
What is structure?
How an object is made
Examples of structure:
Tire-> rubber, tract, steel, circular shape
What is function?
What it does
Examples of function:
Tire-> moves in a circular motion, allows car to move
If you change the structure, you also change the ____.
Function
Example of change in structure=change in function:
Flat tire-> car wont drive
Program
DNA/reproduction
Metabolism:
Getting/using energy
Container:
Cells, distinction between inside/outside, ability to control what goes into environment
Container example:
A chrysalis or animal body. Mouth controls what enters container.
Metabolism example:
Butterfly escaping a chrysalis
Program example:
DNA of animal/Chrysalis forming
Atom
fundamental building blocks of a chemical element
Molecule
multiple atoms bonded together
Organelle
specialized structures that do various jobs within cells
Cells
smallest unit capable of carrying life
Tissue
group of cells that work together to perform a specific task
Organ
group of tissues that form a singular unit and have a similar function
Organ system:
group of organs that interact and perform similar functions
Organism:
an individual living thing, multi/unicellular
Population
members of the same species in the same area
Community:
all the different populations that interact in the same area
Ecosystem:
all different populations that interact and the abiotic factors that affect population in an area
Biome:
all the similar ecosystems around the planet
