Introduction to life

Question 1

structure/function, information flow, energy transformations, interconnections within systems, evolution

Answer 1

Five key concepts

Question 2

-Order– structure with regularity/patterns
-Living things are cells or made of cells
-Growth & Development
-Energy Processing
-Regulation
-Reproduction
-Response to the environment
-Evolution

Answer 2

Properties of life

Question 3

__________ and _________ are often related with each providing insight into the other

Answer 3

structure and function

Question 4

The shape of something, anatomy

Answer 4

Structure

Question 5

What something does, mechanism, physiology

Answer 5

Function

Question 6

At every level of organization, information is received, transmitted, and used in an orderly way

Answer 6

information flow

Question 7

energy, usually solar, is captured then converted & stored in chemical bonds that can later be broken to release energy an organism can use to do work (function) although
some lost as heat

Answer 7

energy transformation

Question 8

interconnections within systems

Answer 8

molecules → biosphere

Question 9

a group of organisms that live in the same place and time and have the potential to interbreed with one another in nature to produce healthy offspring.

Answer 9

Species

Question 10

A branch of biology that names and classifies species, is the arrangement of species into a
hierarchy of broader and broader groups

Answer 10

Taxamony

Question 11

There are ______ identified species on Earth that display all of the properties of life.

Answer 11

1.8 million

Question 12

there are at least _________ plants, ________ vertebrates, and __________ insects

Answer 12

290,000, 52,000, and 1 million

Question 13

Biologists add thousands of newly identified species to the list each year.Estimates of the total number of species range from _______ million to more than _______ million.

Answer 13

10, 100

Question 14

Darwin’s theory of evolution by ___________ is the foundation of biology.

Answer 14

natural selection

Question 15

“descent with modification” to produce __________

Answer 15

adaptations

Question 16

Individuals with ____________ best suited to the local environment are more likely to survive and leave the greatest number of healthy offspring. Therefore, the traits that enhance survival and reproductive success will be represented in greater numbers in the next generation.

Answer 16

heritable traits