Characteristics of Living Things , Cycles , DNA , PhotoS and Cellular Respiration

Question 1

What is the smallest unit of all life? (The building blocks of life)

Answer 1

Cells

Question 2

What process is used by organisms to get and use energy in order to carry out life functions this

Answer 2

Metabolism

Question 3

When organisms maintain a constant internal environment this is called?

Answer 3

Homeostasis (Everyone wants a nice safe, stable home)

Question 4

What is the term that means passing traits on to offspring?

Answer 4

Heredity

Question 5

What is the term meaning that populations of organisms change gradually over time?

Answer 5

Evolution

Question 5

A group of cells that carry out a similar function

Answer 5

Tissue

Question 6

A group of tissues that carry out a specialized function

Answer 6

Organ

Question 7

The smallest unit of life

Answer 7

Cell

Question 8

A group of organs that work together to perform body functions

Answer 8

Organ System (Respiratory, Circulatory, skeletal…)

Question 9

A single living thing

Answer 9

Organism

Question 10

A group of organisms of the same species

Answer 10

Population

Question 11

A group of different species that live in the same area and interact with each other

Answer 11

Community

Question 12

A community of organisms and their non-living environment

Answer 12

Ecosystem

Question 13

All of our world and its atmosphere that support life

Answer 13

Biosphere/Earth

Question 14

What are the different parts of the water cycle?

Answer 14

Precipitation/Evaporation/Condensation/Transpiration/Runoff and Groundwater

Question 15

The process by which plants release water vapor from their leaves into the atmosphere

Answer 15

Transpiration

Question 16

When water percolates through the soil and enters an aquifer, what does it make?

Answer 16

Groundwater

Question 17

What are the 2 cellular processes we call “opposite processes”?

Answer 17

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Question 18

What are the 3 inputs to Photosynthesis?

Answer 18

Sunlight, CO2 and H2O

Question 19

What are the 2 outputs of photosynthesis?

Answer 19

Glucose and O2(Oxygen)

Question 20

Organisms that can make their own food are called?

Answer 20

Autotrophs (Self/feeders)

Question 21

Organisms that cannot make their own food are called?

Answer 21

Heterotrophs (Other/feeders)

Question 22

In what organelle does does photosynthesis take place

Answer 22

Chloroplasts

Question 23

In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?

Answer 23

Mitochondria

Question 24

What are the inputs to cellular respiration?

Answer 24

Glucose and Oxygen

Question 25

What are the outputs from cellular respiration?

Answer 25

ATP + H2O + CO2

Question 26

The nitrogen cycle is a complicated process. What is its’ main purpose?

Answer 26

To “fix” nitrogen from the air into the soil so organisms can get access to it.

Question 27

The nucleic acid that is found inside the nucleus and that carries instructions for all our traits

Answer 27

DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)

Question 28

What nitrogen bas bonds with Adenine

Answer 28

Thymine

Question 29

What nitrogen base bonds with cytosine?

Answer 29

Guanine

Question 30

Who discovered the shape of the DNA molecule?

Answer 30

Watson and Crick

Question 31

Who took X-Rays of the DNA molecule to help us determine its structure?

Answer 31

Rosalind Franklin

Question 32

What does replication mean?

Answer 32

Making an identical copy

Question 33

Genetic Engineering creates a certain kind of organism. What is the term?

Answer 33

GMO - Genetically Modified Organism

Question 34

What GMO did we study (Hint - It was created in Hawaii)

Answer 34

GMO Papaya

Question 35

How many parts does the cell theory have?

Answer 35

3
All living things are composed of one or more cells
A cell is the basic unit of structure and function
All cells come from pre-existing cells

Question 36

What are macromolecules?

Answer 36

Fats, Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins and Nucleic Acids