Lecture 1

Question 1

Cell theory

Answer 1

All living things have cells, basic building blocs of life, all cells come from other cells

Question 2

Domain

Answer 2

Category above kingdom level. Three domains are Archea, Bacteria, Eukarya.

Question 3

Bacteria

Answer 3

One of to prokaryotic domains, other being Archea

Question 4

Archea

Answer 4

Prokaryotic domain

Question 5

Eukarya

Answer 5

The domain that includes eukaryotic organisms.

Question 6

Eukaryote

Answer 6

Membrane enclosed nucleus and organelles. Animals and plants.

Question 7

Evolution

Answer 7

Descent with modification. Evolving from ancestors

Question 8

Hierarchy of biological organization.

Answer 8

Organizing by putting into groups

Question 9

Natural selection

Answer 9

Organisms with certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive

Question 10

Prokaryote

Answer 10

Cell that doesn’t have a nucleus. Bacteria and Archea.

Question 11

Reductionism

Answer 11

Taking a complex thing and making it less complex. Basic.

Question 12

Science

Answer 12

Systematic study of structure and behavior of the physical and natural world.

Question 13

Scientific method

Answer 13

Observation 
Question 
Hypothesis 
Prediction
Test
Observation 

Revise if false/make additional test of correct.

Question 14

Biology

Answer 14

The study of life