Chapter 1 Science Study Guide

Question 1

The building block of all organisms

Answer 1

CELLS

Question 2

A group of smaller organisms that reproduce more of their own kind

Answer 2

SPECIES

Question 3

An organism’s _________ ____________ is made up of the names of its genus and species

Answer 3

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Question 4

Structure that holds up a plant and supports its leaves

Answer 4

STEM

Question 5

The loss of water from leaves is called

Answer 5

TRANSPIRATION

Question 6

The structure that contains a young, developing plant

Answer 6

A SEED

Question 7

The classification group that includes several phyla.

Answer 7

A KINGDOM

Question 8

Transfer of pollen from the another of one plant to the stigma of a different plant is a

Answer 8

CROSS -POLLINATION

Question 9

An animal with segmented backbone is a

Answer 9

VERTEBRATE

Question 10

An animal with a nerve cord running down its back is a

Answer 10

CHORDATE

Question 11

The structure that is made of bone and cartilage that helps support a vertebrate

Answer 11

ENDOSKELETON

Question 12

The largest group of invertebrates

Answer 12

ARTHROPODS

Question 13

During this process, food is taken and broken down

Answer 13

DIGESTION

Question 14

The process of releasing energy from food molecules such as glucose

Answer 14

RESPIRATION

Question 15

When one function is being carried out by an organ system it is called

Answer 15

CIRCULATION

Question 16

An organism whose body temperature changes with the temperature of its environment

Answer 16

COLD BLOODED

Question 17

A change that allows a living thing to survive and reproduce in its environment

Answer 17

ADAPTATION

Question 18

An example of _____________ would be roots growing downward in response to gravity

Answer 18

GRAVIOTROPISM

Question 19

An adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by looking like its surroundings

Answer 19

CAMOUFLAGE

Question 20

An adaptation in which an animal’s resemblance to a different animal protects it against predators

Answer 20

MIMICRY