Ch. 1

Question 1

Energy flows through an __________, usually entering as _________ and exiting as ________; one directional

Answer 1

Ecosystem
Light
Heat

Question 2

This type of flow is circular

Answer 2

Chemical/ chemical nutrients

Question 3

Units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to offspring

Answer 3

Genes

Question 4

What is the job of genes?

Answer 4

TO build proteins

Question 5

Entire set of genetic instructions

Answer 5

Genome

Question 6

Use of computational tools to process a large volume of data

Answer 6

Bioinformatics

Question 7

Which is the broadest unit of classification?

Answer 7

Domains

Question 8

What are the three domains?

Answer 8

Domain bacteria
Domain archaea
Domain eukarya

Question 9

What are the four multicellular kingdoms contained within domain eukarya?

Answer 9

Plants, fungi, animals, and protests

Question 10

What are the steps of the scientific process?

Answer 10

Making observations
Forming logical hypotheses
Testing them
Reach a conclusion

Question 11

A tentative answer to a well-framed question

Answer 11

Hypothesis

Question 12

Supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis

Answer 12

A theory

Question 13

What are the 7 characteristics of living things?

Answer 13

1. Order
2. Regulation
3. Energy processing
4. Growth and development
5. Responses to the environment
6. Evolutionary adaptation
7. Reproduction