Chaper One

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

Study of life

Question 2

Characteristics of life

Answer 2

Order.. made of cells
Energy processing 
Adaption 
Growth & Development 
Respond to environment 
Reproduction 
Regulation

Question 3

Organelles

Answer 3

Biological molecules organized into a structure

Question 4

Cells

Answer 4

Fundamental unit of structure and function of living things

Lowest level that can preform all activities required for life

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

All individuals of a species living in a specific area

Question 6

Community

Answer 6

Entire array of organisms living in a particular ecosystem

Question 7

Ecosystem

Answer 7

Organisms living in a particular area and the physical components with which organisms interact

Question 8

Biosphere

Answer 8

All environments on earth that support life

Question 9

Emergent properties

Answer 9

Not unique to life

Question 10

Reductionism

Answer 10

Reducing complex systems to simpler components

Question 11

Systems Biology

Answer 11

Focuses on complex intersections within biological systems using holistic approach

Understanding: whole is greater than the sum of the parts

Question 12

Eukaryotic Cells

Answer 12

Plants, animals, fungi

Membrane

Nucleus… houses DNA

Question 13

Prokaryotic Cells

Answer 13

Small, simple

No membrane No organelles

Evolve first

Question 14

Bacteria

Answer 14

Most diverse and widespread prokaryotes

Question 15

Archaea

Answer 15

Prokaryotes that live in extreme environments

Question 16

Eukarya

Answer 16

Eukaryotic

Single celled protists
Multicellular plants animals fungi

Question 17

DNA

Answer 17

Substance of genes

Organized into chromosomes

Controls development & maintenance of organism

Question 18

Genes

Answer 18

Unit of inheritance that transmits information from parent to offspring

Question 19

DNA chain made up of…

Answer 19

Chemical blocks, nucleotides (A G C and T)

Question 20

Proteins job

Answer 20

Build and maintain cell and carry out activities

Question 21

What makes life possible

Answer 21

Input of energy from sun and transformation of energy from one form to another

Question 22

Energy flows through an ecosystem…

Answer 22

In as light out as heat

Question 23

Energy transformation

Answer 23

Some energy converted to thermal energy…dissipates as heat

Question 24

How chemical nutrients are recycled

Answer 24

Dead material broke down and returned to soil for plant uptake

Question 25

Interactions between organisms causes

Answer 25

Cycling of nutrients in ecosystems

Question 26

Negative feedback

Answer 26

Product accumulates… process slows and less of the product is produced

Question 27

Positive feedback

Answer 27

Product accumulates… process speeds and more is produces

Question 28

Evolution

Answer 28

1859

explanation for unity and diversity of life– and suitability of organisms for their environment

Question 29

Unity

Answer 29

kinship among species that descended from common ancestors

Question 30

Diversity

Answer 30

modifications that evolved as species branches from their common ancestors

Question 31

Five Steps of Scientific Method

Answer 31

observation 
question 
hypothesis 
prediction 
test/experiment 

Iterate/ new hypot or prediction

Question 32

Inductive reasoning

Answer 32

generalization based on collecting and analyzing large number of specific observations

Question 33

Deductive reasoning

Answer 33

general premises to predicted and specific results