Biology Final Review Flashcards
Where is the genetic information of a cell stored?
nucleus
What is an environment where different species interact with one another and non-living things?
ecosystem
What do scientists test with observations and data?
hypotheses
What is the part of a cell that only plants have?
chloroplast
What is a reactant of photosynthesis?
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
What is the name for all the genetic material of a living thing?
genome
What is mitosis used for in a single-celled organism?
reproduction
What is the term for a resource that replenishes itself over time?
renewable
What is a relationship between living things where one of them is helped by the relationship, and one is hurt?
parasitism
What helps scientists around the world be able to communicate with each other?
scientific naming system
What is the name of the scientific naming system?
binomial nomenclature
What is the scientific name of an animal-like protist?
protozoa
What makes plants green?
chlorophyll
What do antibiotics fight?
bacterial infections
What is the science of naming and classifying organisms?
taxonomy
What is the study of plants?
botany
What does a young insect look like in incomplete metamorphosis?
a small adult
What covers an arthropod’s body?
exoskeleton
What is an animal that has eight legs, and spinnerets called?
arachnid
What do the stems of plants do besides provide structure and transport water/nutrients?
store food and water
What is the lowest level of organization in a living thing?
cell
What is the colored part of our skin called that protects against UV rays from the sun?
melanin
What is the term for something made up of different tissues to do something in the body?
organ
What is the main source of energy for humans?
carbohydrates
What is the study of life?
Biology
What is it called when scientists accept an idea because repeat experiments getting the same results time after time?
theory
