Chapter 1 - Introduction To Biology Pt 2

Question 1

The three domains that organize the diversity of life

Answer 1

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Question 2

The most diverse and widespread prokaryotes

Answer 2

Bacteria

Question 3

Prokaryotes that often live in Earth’s extreme environments

Answer 3

Archaea

Question 4

Contain Eukaryotic cells and include single celled protists + multicellular fungi, animals and plants

Answer 4

Eukarya

Question 5

What word is used to describe a thing that enjoys high temoperatures,

Answer 5

Thermophiles

Question 6

Ecosystems are made up of:

Answer 6

producers, consumers, and decomposers

Question 7

Recyclers, changing complex matter into simpler mineral nutrients

Answer 7

Decomposers

Question 8

Eat plants and other animals

Answer 8

Consumers

Question 9

Provide energy to the other members of the ecosystem

Answer 9

Producers

Question 10

The two major processes of ecosystems:

Answer 10

1. The recycling of chemical nutrients from the atmosphere and soil through producers, decomposers, and consumers, back to the environment
2. The one way flow of energy through an ecosystem, entering as sunlight, converted to chemical energy by produces, passed on to consumers, and exiting as heat

Question 11

What is DNA composed of?

Answer 11

Genes

Question 12

What is DNA’s shape called?

Answer 12

Double Helix

Question 13

What creates the diversity of life?

Answer 13

DNA sequences

Question 14

Inheritance

Answer 14

Passing of DNA from generation to generation

Question 15

Movement

Answer 15

Constitutes part of the behavior of an organism

Question 16

What is the highest temp the human body can withstand?

Answer 16

109.4 - results in death, serious brain damage, shocks, convulsions, and cardiorespiratory collapse

Question 17

What is the lowest temp the human body can withstand?

Answer 17

78.8 or less - results in death, caused by an irregular heartbeat or respiratory arrest

Question 18

Dear King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup

Answer 18

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

Question 19

Domain Eukarya’s 4 kingdoms include

Answer 19

Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals

Question 20

Scientific Name is:

Answer 20

Binomial name of each species that includes 2 parts

Question 21

What two parts make up a scientific name?

Answer 21

Genus + Species

Question 22

How is a theory different from a hypothesis?

Answer 22

Much broader, generalized, and supported by a large and growing pool of evidence