Lecture 1&2

Question 1

What is an organism

Answer 1

An individual; complex individuals contain organ systems

Question 2

What is catabolism?

Answer 2

Chemical reactions that break down substances

Question 3

Which level of classification is the most complex?

Answer 3

Domain

Question 4

Level of classification order (decreasing complexity)

Answer 4

Domain

Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Genus (Uppercase)

species(lowercase)

Question 5

What are genes?

Answer 5

Small sections of DNA that contains instructions for making a specific molecule (usually protein)

Question 6

What is metabolism?

Answer 6

All the chemical reactions in a cell

Question 7

What is the process of adaptation known as?

Answer 7

Natural selection

Question 8

What is the smallest structural unit of an organism?

Answer 8

Cell

Question 9

What is a population?

Answer 9

Number of organisms of a specific species in an area

Question 10

What is anabolism?

Answer 10

Synthesis reactions

Question 11

What is an Ecosystem?

Answer 11

Community + physical environment

Question 12

What are the characteristic adaptations of the camel?

Answer 12

• Can hold up to 120 L of water at a time
• have double eyelashes- keep dust and sand out
• have wide, almost webbed feet
  
  • urine and feces contain little water

Question 13

What is a community?

Answer 13

Interacting populations in a certain area

Question 14

Which 2 types of brain tissues mainly make up the brain?

Answer 14

Neural and glial

Question 15

What is an organ system?

Answer 15

Several organs working together

Question 16

What is an organ?

Answer 16

Group of tissues working together towards a specific task(s)

Question 17

Where do cells come from?

Answer 17

Other cells

Question 18

What is behavior?

Answer 18

The collective responses of an organism

Question 19

What is a tissue?

Answer 19

Groups of cells with similar structure and function

Question 20

Where does life come from?

Answer 20

Other life forms of the same species (usually except evolution where a new species is brought up)

Question 21

Why are Life forms diverse?

Answer 21

Evolutionary forces

Question 22

How are organisms named scientifically?

Answer 22

Genus species

Question 23

What is the biosphere

Answer 23

All Ecosystems( communities + physical environments)in the universe

Question 24

What is the most ‘fundamental characteristic of life?’

Answer 24

reproduction