biology chap 1

Question 1

what is socio-biology

Answer 1

it is the study of the social behavior and the communal life of humans.

Question 2

veterinary science

Answer 2

deals with the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of animals other than man.

Question 3

bioclimatology

Answer 3

deals with the effect of physical environment on living organisms over an extended period of time

Question 4

marine biology

Answer 4

study of living organisms in the sea or ocean deals with life in sea and the physical and chemical characteristics of the sea acting as factors for the marine life.

Question 5

freshwater bio

Answer 5

deals with the study of organisms living in freshwater bodies. and the physical and chemical parameters of these freshwater bodies as well.

Question 6

Define the scientific method.

Answer 6

The scientific method is a systematic process involving observation, hypothesis formation, experimentation, data collection, and conclusion.

Question 7

eg of micro-molecules

Answer 7

(have low molecular mass) Amino acids, Water, Minerals and Sugars. Glycogen, Amino acids, Minerals and Nucleotides. Water, Minerals, Nucleic acids, Amino acids and Nucleotides, CO2.

Question 8

eg of macro-molecules

Answer 8

(have high molecular mass) carbohydrates, lipids, nucleic acids, and proteins.

Question 9

which molecules are acid soluble and which are not.

Answer 9

micromolecules are acid soluble and macro are acid insoluble.

Question 10

division of micro-molecules

Answer 10

they are: 1. organic (glucose, animo acids, fatty acid, glycerol, nucleotides..)
2. inorganic (water, CO2..)

Question 11

define organ

Answer 11

various tissues with related functions, assemble together in a structure to carry out their functions with great efficiency, these structures are known as organs.

Question 12

biome

Answer 12

large regional community that is determines by the climate.

Question 13

What is a hypothesis?

Answer 13

A hypothesis is a tentative explanation for observations that can be tested through experiments.

Question 14

List the characteristics of life.

Answer 14

Cellular organization, metabolism, homeostasis, growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli.

Question 15

What is the biosphere?

Answer 15

The biosphere is the global ecosystem that encompasses all life on Earth.

Question 16

How does the scientific method ensure reliability in biological studies?

Answer 16

It ensures objectivity by using controlled experiments and repeatable results.

Question 17

deductive reasoning

Answer 17

use if—then and is general to specific

Question 18

inductive reasoning

Answer 18

use if —then and is specific to general

Question 19

ways of forming a hypothesis

Answer 19

1. deductive and inductive reasonings.
2. intuition and imagination
3. esthetic preference
4. religious and philosophical ideas
5. comparison and analogy with other processes
6. finding something while looking for another thing.

Question 20

define cloning

Answer 20

cloning is producing identical species by asexual reproduction using the tissue culture technique. cloning is a technique used to obtain Eugenic AIMS.

Question 21

bioremediation

Answer 21

is the removal or degradation of environmental pollutants or toxic materials from the environment using biological organisms. For E.g. algae reduces the amount of heavy metals in water by bio absorption.