chapter 1.1

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

Is the Scientific study of life.

Question 2

Living things (2 answers)

Answer 2

a. Both living & non-living things are made up of the same chemical element

B.obey/follow the same physical & chemical laws that govern everything in the universe.

Question 3

What two characteristics do living things have?

Answer 3

They multiply & reproduce

Question 4

What do living things need?

Answer 4

Energy

Question 5

What are the (4) building blocks of cells?

Answer 5

1. Carbohydrates
2. Lipids
3. Nucleic Acid
4. Proteins

Question 6

What does the nucleus contain? (2 things)

Answer 6

1. DNA
2. RNA

Question 7

What is an Atom?

Answer 7

The smallest unit of an element. It’s composed of electrons, neutrons & protons

Question 8

What is a Molecule?

Answer 8

2 or more atoms of the same of different element

Question 9

What’s a cell?

Answer 9

Is the basic unit of structure & function of all living things

Question 10

What’s a tissue?

Answer 10

A group of cells with a common structure & function

Question 11

What’s a Organ?

Answer 11

Composed of tissues functioning together for a specific task

Question 12

What’s an Organ System?

Answer 12

Composed of several organs working together

Question 13

What’s a organism?

Answer 13

An individual

Question 14

What’s a Population?

Answer 14

Organisms of the same species in a particular area

Question 15

What’s a community?

Answer 15

Interacting populations in a particular area

Question 16

What’s an ecosystem?

Answer 16

Community plus environment

Question 17

Name the nonliving components of cells? (2)

Answer 17

1. Atoms
   2.Molecules

Question 18

What are organisms organized into? (2)

Answer 18

1. Population
2. Communities

Question 19

What are the highest levels of biological organization? (2)

Answer 19

1. Ecosystem
2. Biosphere

Question 20

Energy

Answer 20

The ability to work

Question 21

Metabolism

Answer 21

is all the chemical reactions that occur in a cell

Question 22

What fuel do you use to make atp?

Answer 22

Glucose

Question 23

Homeostasis

Answer 23

The ability to maintain a stable internal environment

Question 24

Stimuli

Answer 24

helps an organism react to changes in its environment
(ex. the presence of food)

Question 25

What do genes deteremine?

Answer 25

The characteristics of an organism

Question 26

What are genes made up of?

Answer 26

DNA

Question 27

Whats does DNA provide?

Answer 27

Genetic blueprint to make all the protein in your body

Question 28

What is mutation?

Answer 28

change into the DNA

Question 29

What is Adaptation

Answer 29

any kind of modification that makes an organism better able to function

Question 30

What is evolution?

Answer 30

change in a population of an organism to become more suited to the environment.

Question 31

What causes adaption?

Answer 31

DNA

Question 32

What does mutation lead to? (2)

Answer 32

1. Adaption
2. Evolution