biology chapter 1 test

Question 1

order

Answer 1

Taxonmic rank used in classifying

Question 2

sensitivty

Answer 2

A measure of how strong a stimuls has to be before it reacts

Question 3

reproduction

Answer 3

making off-spring

Question 4

Growth and development

Answer 4

Growth-increase in size. development- the physiological and funaction

Question 5

Homeostasis

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Self-regualtion process when an organism tends to maintain stabitly

Question 6

energy processing

Answer 6

the concept of energy flow

Question 7

kingdoms of eukarya

Answer 7

Fungi, plant, Animalia

Question 8

Phylogenetic tree

Answer 8

a diagram that represent evolutionary relationships among organisms

Question 9

Unity of life

Answer 9

All cells have DNA

Question 10

Diversity of life

Answer 10

Natural seletion cause helpful varibles to accumulate in popultion

Question 11

Scientific theory

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An explanation pf observations or events that is based on knowledge gained from many observations and investagions.

Question 12

Scientific law

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A discription often in the form of a mathematical formula for the behavior of some aspect of nature under certain specific results

Question 13

Inductive reasoning

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A form of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a genral conclusion

Question 14

Deductive reasoning

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A form of logical thinking that uses a genral statement to forecast specific results

Question 15

parts of the scientific method

Answer 15

obsever, question, research, hypothesis, experiment, anaylsis, conclusion

Question 16

12 levels of life form

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atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tisuse, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

Question 17

control scientific study

Answer 17

question, hypothesis, indepented varible, depented varible, control, control group, experiment group