Chapter 1

Question 1

what are the properties of life?

Answer 1

1. ability to reproduce
2. response to stimuli
3. growth or development
4. obtain and use energy (metabolism)
5. adaptation/evolution
6. has DNA
7. organization

Question 2

why aren’t viruses considered living things?

Answer 2

they can not reproduce on their own

Question 3

what is the most basic unit of life?

Answer 3

cells

Question 4

give an example of a simple cell

Answer 4

single-celled organisms, prokaryotes

Question 5

give an example of a complex cell

Answer 5

eukaryotes

Question 6

list the levels of organization of life

Answer 6

cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, species, population, community, ecosystem

Question 7

give an example of the organizational levels of life

Answer 7

cells, cardiac tissue, cardiovascular system, human (one student), Berry students, Berry’s students and animals, Berry College Campus

Question 8

what property of life do emergent properties fall under?

Answer 8

evolution

Question 9

give an example of an emergent property

Answer 9

flight, birds evolved from dinosaurs and evolved to fly

Question 10

what is a species, anyway??

Answer 10

individuals of the same kind that reproduce among themselves to produce others of the same kind, called viable offspring (think about Dr. RC’s bluebirds!)

Question 11

Why are all organisms given a latin designation?

Answer 11

latin is a universal, but dead language, so everyone knows it, but it won’t change

Question 12

what is the structure for naming an organism?

Answer 12

binomial nomenclature

Question 13

describe binomial nomenclature

Answer 13

two names, first word is the GENUS and is capitalized, second word is the EPITHET and is lowercase, both words are in italics

Question 14

how does science aim to understand the natural world?

Answer 14

through observation and reasoning

Question 15

what are the two types of reasoning?

Answer 15

iNductive and deductive

Question 16

what is iNductive reasoning?

Answer 16

using general observations to develop a principle

ex. Newton and gravity

Question 17

what is deductive reasoning?

Answer 17

using general principles to make a prediction

ex. figuring out why the lights don’t work

Question 18

what is a theory?

Answer 18

a generally accepted idea about something

ex. Darwin’s theory of evolution

Question 19

what is the systematic approach that scientists use to gain an understanding of the world?

Answer 19

the scientific method!

Question 20

what is the first step of the scientific method?

Answer 20

make an observation

Question 21

what do you do after making an observation, according to the scientific method?

Answer 21

ask a question

Question 22

what do you do after asking a question, according to the scientific method?

Answer 22

form a hypothesis to answer that question

Question 23

what comes after forming a hypothesis, according to the scientific method?

Answer 23

making a prediction based on the hypothesis

Question 24

what do you do after making a prediction based on your hypothesis, according to the scientific method?

Answer 24

designing an experiment to test the prediction

Question 25

what do you do after your experiment, according to the scientific method?

Answer 25

analyze the results!

Question 26

if your hypothesis is correct after analyzing the results of your experiment, what do you do?

Answer 26

report those results!!

Question 27

if your hypothesis was incorrect after analyzing the results of your experiment, what do you do?

Answer 27

go back and try again with a different hypothesis!

Question 28

A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a ____?

Answer 28

hypothesis

Question 29

the type of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion is

Answer 29

inductive reasoning

Question 30

the smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of “living” is the ___?

Answer 30

cell

Question 31

the presence of a membrane-enclosed nucleus is a characteristic of ___?

Answer 31

eukaryotic cells

Question 32

a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area is called a ?

Answer 32

population

Question 33

where in the phylogenetic tree would you expect to find the organism that evolved most recently/

Answer 33

at the branch tips