Biology Ch. 1

Question 1

Organisms

Answer 1

Microorganisms
Macroorganisms
Unicellular organisms
Multicellular organisms

Question 2

Microorganisms

Answer 2

Organisms too small to see with the unaided eye

Question 3

Macroorganisms

Answer 3

Organisms that are big enough to see with the unaided eye

Question 4

Unicellular organisms

Answer 4

Organisms made up of only one cell and dominated life on earth
Be micro/macro organisms

Question 5

Multicellular organisms

Answer 5

Organisms made up of many cells
There is great variety among multicellular organisms
They exhibit cell specialization

Question 6

Botony

Answer 6

Plants and their life cycle

Question 7

Zoology

Answer 7

Animals and their life history

Question 8

Anatomy

Answer 8

Body structure visible to the naked eye

Question 9

Physiology

Answer 9

Functions of body organs and systems

Question 10

Embryology

Answer 10

Embryo Development in plants and animals

Question 11

Genetics

Answer 11

Inheritance and variations in living organisms

Question 12

Evolution

Answer 12

Origins and relationships among living species

Question 13

Ecology

Answer 13

Environmental relationships among plants and animals

Question 14

Biology

Answer 14

The science that studies life and living things, including the laws that govern the events of life

Question 15

Molecules

Answer 15

Groups of atoms; smallest unit of most chemical compounds

Question 16

Macromolecules

Answer 16

Groups of molecules together

Question 17

Cells

Answer 17

Smallest functional unit of life

Question 18

Tissues

Answer 18

Groups of cells

Question 19

Organs

Answer 19

Groups of tissues that work together to perform a specific function

Question 20

Organ systems

Answer 20

Groups of organs that work together to perform a specific function

Question 21

Organisms

Answer 21

Individual living things

Question 22

Population

Answer 22

Group of organisms of one type that live in the same area

Question 23

Community

Answer 23

Populations that live together in a defined area

Question 24

Ecosystem

Answer 24

Community and its nonliving surroundings

Question 25

Biome

Answer 25

A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominate communities

Question 26

Biosphere

Answer 26

The part of earth in which life exist including land water and air or atmosphere

Question 27

Levels of organization in a multicellular organism

Answer 27

Individual cells Tissues Organs Organ systems

Question 28

Light/compound microscopes

Answer 28

Uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify images of small samples

Question 29

Electronic microscopes

Answer 29

Use magnets and beams of electrons instead of lenses and light to produce images