Chapter 1 Flashcards
Which of the following types of organisms are composed of prokaryotic cells?
animals
plants
bacteria
fungi
protist
bacteria
Which domain do humans belong to?
Eukaryotic
Bacteria
Archea
Prokaryotic
Eukarya
Animal
Eukarya
Which kingdom do humans belong in?
Animal
Eukarya
Plant
Bacteria
Animal
What is the ability to maintain a relatively constant internal environment called?
Homeostasis
Homeostasis Definition*****
What is the ability to maintain a relatively constant internal environment called?
To ________ is to temporarily increase temporarily the activity of a body organ or part.
Stimulate
To ________ is to temporarily increase temporarily the activity of a body organ or part.
Stimulate
The _________ is the normal physiologic activity of an organ or part.
Function
To make an opening or vessel narrower is to ____________ it.
Constrict
All the chemical reactions that occur in a living organism is called:
Metabolism
Which of the following is not necessarily a characteristic of life?
multicellular
reproduction
respond to environmental changes
made of biological molecules
multicellular
In terms of evolution, a population of organisms vary in certain traits. Some of these traits give an individual an advantage, giving these organisms a better chance to survive and reproduce. These traits are called ________ traits
Adaptive
Which domain do humans belong in?
A. Eukarya
B. Bacteria
C. Archaea
D. Animal
E. Plant
F. Protist
Eukarya
synthesize and produce
definition
To produce is to
make something, to synthesize is to build
something by putting smaller things together
lack definition
does not have or does not contain
inhibit definition
To decrease, limit, or block the action or
function of
stimulate definition
To increase the activity of a body
organ or part.
dilate definition
To make wider or larger
constrict definition
To make smaller or narrower by
binding or squeezing
homeostasis definition
is the relatively constant and self-
correcting internal environment of living
organisms
metabolism definition
is all the chemical reactions that
occur in a living organism
adaptive traits definition
Adaptive traits are those traits that help you
survive and reproduce
