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Chapter 1 Pt. 1 Flashcards

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1
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What are the characteristics of life?

A
  1. living things contain nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids
  2. living things are composed of cells
  3. living things grow and reproduce
  4. living things use energy and raw materials
  5. living things respond to their environment
  6. living things maintain homeostasis
  7. populations of living things have adaptive traits and evolve
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2
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_____- the smallest units of life

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Cell

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3
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What are the two types of cellular organisms?

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unicellular organisms

multicellular organisms

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4
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__________ organisms- organisms that only have a single cell

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unicellular

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5
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___________ organisms- organisms with trillions of cells

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multicellular

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6
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__________- all chemical reactions that occur within the cells of living things

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metabolism

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7
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__________ maintains life and allows organisms to grow

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metabolism

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8
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metabolism maintains ____ and allows _________ to grow

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life

organisms

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9
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stimulus leads to ________

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response

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10
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_______ leads to response

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stimulus

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11
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__________- the relatively constant and self-correcting internal environment of a living organism

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homeostasis

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12
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What is the difference between homeostasis and metabolism?

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Metabolism- all chemical reactions that occur within the cells of living things

Homeostatis- the relatively constant and self-correcting internal environment of a living organism

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13
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What are adaptive traits?

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traits that help it survive and reproduce in its natural environment

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14
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The process of using adaptive traits is also known as _______ _________.

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natural selection

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15
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________- plants rooted on the surfaces of other plants

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epiphytes

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16
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All organisms came from the first cells, but through _________, ________ arose

A

evolution

diversity

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17
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True or False: All organisms came from the first cells

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True

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18
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Organisms with the greatest similarity are grouped together in ________

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domains

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19
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What are the domains of organisms?

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(1) Domain Bacteria
(2) Domain Archaea
(3) Domain Eukarya

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20
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Which domain of organisms is this:

unicellular prokaryotic organisms

A

Domain Bacteria

21
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Which domain of organisms is this:
unicellular prokaryotic organisms
most live in extreme environments

A

Domain Archaea

22
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Which domain of organisms is this:

eukaryotic cells that contain a membrane-bound nucleus and internal compartments (i.e. organelles)

A

Domain Eukarya

23
Q

True or False; There is a definitive answer for what is considered alive

A

False; There is no definitive answer

24
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List the levels of biological organization from smallest to biggest.

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  1. atom
  2. molecule
  3. organelle
  4. cell
  5. tissue
  6. organ
  7. organ systems
  8. individuals
  9. population
  10. community
  11. ecosystem
  12. biosphere
25
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Which level of biological organization is this:

a unit of matter that cannot be further broken down

A

atom

26
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Which level of biological organization is this:

the chemical components of cells

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molecule

27
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Which level of biological organization is this:

a component within the cell that carries out specific functions

A

organelle

28
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Which level of biological organization is this:

the smallest unit of life

A

cell

29
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Which level of biological organization is this:

a group of similar cells that perform the same function

A

tissue

30
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Which level of biological organization is this:

a structure with two or more tissues working together to perform a function

A

organ

31
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Which level of biological organization is this:

at least two organs working

A

organ systems

32
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Which level of biological organization is this:

a single organism

A

individual

33
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Which level of biological organization is this:

all individuals of the same species in an area

A

population

34
Q

Which level of biological organization is this:

all the species in an ecosystem that can interact

A

community

35
Q

Which level of biological organization is this:

a community and its physical environment

A

ecosystem

36
Q

Which level of biological organization is this:

the part of the earth that supports life

A

biosphere

37
Q

Who created the categorization of life?

A

Carl Linnaeus

38
Q

List the categorizations of life from biggest to smallest.

A
  1. Domain
  2. Kingdom
  3. Phylum
  4. Class
  5. Order
  6. Family
  7. Genus
  8. Species
39
Q

What is the acronym for the categorization of life?

A 
Do
Kings 
Play 
Chess
On 
Fine 
Grain 
Sand
40
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What are the kingdoms in the domain eukarya?

A
  1. Protist Kingdom
  2. Fungi Kingdom
  3. Plants Kingdom
  4. Animal Kingdom
41
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What kind of organisms are in the protist kingdom?

A

protozoans
algae
diatoms

42
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What kind of organisms are in the fungi kingdom?

A

molds

mushrooms

43
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What kind of organisms are in the plant kingdom?

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mosses
ferns
seed plants

44
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What kind of organisms are in the animal kingdom?

A

invertebrates

vertebrates

45
Q

Are humans vertebrates or invertebrates?

A

vertebrates

46
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What are vertebrates?

A

animals with a nerve cord protected by a backbone

47
Q

Humans are _________ and _________

A

mammals

primates

48
Q

What are the characteristics of mammals?

A

we have hair

we feed our young milk produced by mammary glands

49
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What are the characteristics of primates?

A

forward-looking eyes
a well-developed brain
opposable thumbs

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