Chapter 1: Nature of Science

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

characteristic that helps a living thing survive and reproduce in a given environment

Question 2

biodiversity

Answer 2

the diversity of living things

Question 3

biology

Answer 3

the science of life

Question 4

biome

Answer 4

A group of similar ecosystems with the same general type of physical environment

Question 5

biosphere

Answer 5

part of Earth where all life exists, including all the land, water, and air where living things can be found

Question 6

cell

Answer 6

Basic unit of the structure and function of living things

Question 7

cell theory

Answer 7

all living things are made up of cells, and living cells always come from other living cells

Question 8

community

Answer 8

All of the population that live in the same area make up

Question 9

competition

Answer 9

Relationship between living things that depend on the same resources

Question 10

ecosystem

Answer 10

consists of all the living things in a given area, together with the nonliving

Question 11

environment

Answer 11

Consists of physical factors such as soil, air, and temperature and also of other organisms

Question 12

evolution

Answer 12

Change in the characteristics of living things over time

Question 13

gene theory

Answer 13

idea that the characteristics of living things are controlled by genes, which are passed from parents to their offspring

Question 14

homeostasis

Answer 14

The process of maintaining a stable internal environment

Question 15

natural selection

Answer 15

some living things produce more offspring than others, so they pass more genes to the next generation than others do

Question 16

organ

Answer 16

Structure composed of one or more types of tissue

Question 17

organ system

Answer 17

Group of organs that work together to do a certain job

Question 18

organism

Answer 18

individual living thing that may be made up of one or more organ systems

Question 19

population

Answer 19

Organisms of the same species that live in the same area

Question 20

reproduction

Answer 20

process by which living things give rise to offspring

Question 21

symbiosis

Answer 21

close relationship between organisms of different species in which at least one of the organisms benefits

Question 22

tissue

Answer 22

group of cells of the same kind

Question 23

graph title

Answer 23

x vs y

Question 24

difference between bar graph and line graph

Answer 24

bar graph- comparison line

line graph- change over time

Question 25

all living organisms must

Answer 25

maintain homeostasis(internal balance), respond to stimuli, be made of at least one cell

Question 26

theory

Answer 26

an explanation of a phenomenon in nature

Question 27

law

Answer 27

statement of fact that describes a phenomenon in nature