Chapter 1-Invitation to Biology

Question 1

Characteristic of a system that does not appear in any of its component parts

Answer 1

Emergent property

Question 2

Put these in order of Life's Organization:
Molecule
Atom
Multicelled organism
Cell
Organ system
Tissue
Organ 
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Population
Community

Answer 2

Atom
Molecule
Cell
Tissue
Organ
Organ system
Multicelled organism
Population 
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere

Question 3

Most basic unit of life

Answer 3

Cell

Question 4

What are the 3 key requirements for all living things?

Answer 4

Energy and nutrients
Homeostasis
Use of DNA as hereditary material

Question 5

Substances that organisms need but can not make for themselves

Answer 5

Nutrients

Question 6

Organisms that make their own food

Answer 6

Producers

Question 7

Organisms that acquire energy and nutrients by feeding on other organisms

Answer 7

Consumers

Question 8

The process by which organisms keep their internal conditions within tolerable ranges

Answer 8

Homeostasis

Question 9

Amount of variation among living organisms

Answer 9

Biodiversity

Question 10

A system to group different organisms into distinct categories

Answer 10

Taxonomic classification

Question 11

A prokaryote lacks/has a nucleus

Answer 11

Lacks

Question 12

A eukaryotes lacks/has a nucleus

Answer 12

Has

Question 13

Bacteria and archea are prokaryotes/eukaryotes

Answer 13

Prokaryotes

Question 14

Eukarya is a prokaryote/eukaryote

Answer 14

Eukaryote

Question 15

A diverse group of simple eukaryotes (have nucleus)

Answer 15

Protists

Ex:
•Animals(multicellular consumers)
•Plants(multicellular photosynthetic producers)
•Fungi(single or multi-celled euka. Consumers)

Question 16

Unique type of organism

Answer 16

Species

Question 17

The science of naming and classifying species. Identifies each organism with a unique two-part scientific name

Answer 17

Taxonomy

Question 18

Name the 8 taxonomic classifications from most to least diverse

Answer 18

Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

(Did King Phillip Come Over From Great Spain?)

Question 19

Scientific names are always ________ or _________, and the genus is capitalized, but the _________ is not

Answer 19

Italicized; capitalized; species

Question 20

What are the 5 steps of the scientific method?

Answer 20

1. Observe
2. Think of an explanation (Hyp.)
3. Test the Hypothesis
4. Decide
5. Report

Question 21

A testable explanation of a natural phenomenon

Answer 21

Hypothesis

Question 22

The difference between results obtained from a subset, and results from the whole

Answer 22

Sampling error

Question 23

A result is very unlikely to have occurred by chance (typically

Answer 23

Statistically significant

Question 24

A hypothesis that has not been disproven after many years of rigorous testing

Answer 24

Scientific theory

Question 25

Generalization that describes a consistent natural phenomenon for which there is incomplete scientific explanation

Ex: Gravity, Newtons laws of motion

Answer 25

Law of nature