Chapter 1: Scientific Study of Life

Question 1

What is “Biology”

Answer 1

The study of life

Question 2

Order

Answer 2

All life has a complex organization

Question 3

Reproduction

Answer 3

The formation of new cells, new generations

Question 4

What can viruses not do?

Answer 4

They cannot reproduce without a host, so officials they are not alive

Question 5

Growth and development

Answer 5

we can grow up, we can grow out, or we can just grow replacement cells

Question 6

Responsiveness

Answer 6

Organisms respond to what they hear, what they see, what they feel, what they eat

Question 7

Energy Utilization

Answer 7

take in energy and transform it into working parts; cellular respiration

Question 8

DNA

Answer 8

Deoxyribonucleic acid, hereditary information on how to make every protein the body will ever need

Question 9

Gene

Answer 9

a piece of DNA that has information for a particular protein

Question 10

Evolutionary adaptation

Answer 10

change to suit your environment

Question 11

Natural Selection

Answer 11

individuals with favorable traits survive better and have more offspring

Question 12

Chemical

Answer 12

basically atoms like carbon, oxygen, and so on that combine to form molecules

Question 13

Cell

Answer 13

bunch of molecules get together

Question 14

Tissue

Answer 14

group of cells work together to of a particular function, epithelial, muscle, connective, and nervous tissue

Question 15

Organ

Answer 15

Several tissues get together. Ex: stomach, liver, lungs

Question 16

Organ System

Answer 16

Several organs working together. Ex: digestive system, respiratory system, skeletal system

Question 17

Organism

Answer 17

several systems together

Question 18

Species

Answer 18

a group of similar, potentially interbreeding organisms. Ex: humans, cats, dogs

Question 19

Population

Answer 19

A group of species living in the same area. Ex: a group go biology 1408 students in a lab room

Question 20

Community

Answer 20

population of several different species living in the same area

Question 21

Ecosystem

Answer 21

living and nonliving things interacting together in the same area

Question 22

Biosphere

Answer 22

the sum of all the ecosystems

Question 23

Producers

Answer 23

organisms that produce food for an ecosystem; plants

Question 24

Consumers

Answer 24

organisms that eat plants and other animals; most animals

Question 25

Decomposers

Answer 25

organisms that eat dead or decaying matter; bacteria, fungi, worms

Question 26

Prokaryotic cells

Answer 26

smaller, lack nucleus and organelles; bacteria

Question 27

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 27

bigger, have nucleus and organelles; more organelles; plants, animals, algae, fungi, protozoa

Question 28

Domain Bacteria

Answer 28

normal bacteria that live in mild conditions

Question 29

Domain Archaea

Answer 29

ancient bacteria that live in extreme conditions; very hot, very cold, high pressure, very acidic

Question 30

Domain Eukarya

Answer 30

eukaryotic organisms including plants, animals, fungi, and protists

Question 31

Viruses

Answer 31

very small, nonliving infectious agents; must reproduce inside a host

Question 32

Prions

Answer 32

disease causing infectious proteins

Question 33

Hypothesis

Answer 33

a testable explanation for past experiences

Question 34

Experiment

Answer 34

a test to prove or disprove your hypothesis

Question 35

Control group

Answer 35

normal group; everything stays the same same; placebo. Ex: I think iid faster to drive up Forest Hill to go to school. That’s the way I usually so that’s the control group

Question 36

Experimental group

Answer 36

change only one variable. Ex: my husband thinks it’s better to drive up campus drive. Variable that changes is the route

Question 37

Placebo

Answer 37

inactive treatment; sugar pill

Question 38

Data

Answer 38

the results of the experiment

Question 39

Conclusion

Answer 39

what it means. Ex: It is faster to drive down forest hill by 2 minutes