Lesson 1 Terms

Question 1

Anatomy and Physiology

Answer 1

the study of the human body (and how it works)

Question 2

Bias

Answer 2

to favor one point of view over another

Question 3

Biogenesis

Answer 3

the production of living organisms from other living organisms

Question 4

Biology

Answer 4

the study of Life

Question 5

Botany

Answer 5

the study of plants

Question 6

Cytology

Answer 6

the study of cells

Question 7

Ecology

Answer 7

the study of how organisms relate to one another

Question 8

Gas

Answer 8

a state in which a substance will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume (unlike a liquid).

Question 9

Genetics

Answer 9

the study of genes and hereditary

Question 10

Microbiology

Answer 10

the study of microscopic organisms

Question 11

Scientific Method

Answer 11

We use the scientific method in biology to answer questions about living things

Question 12

Solid

Answer 12

a substance or object that is solid rather than liquid or fluid. Firm and stable in shape

Question 13

Universal Solvent

Answer 13

water is the universal solvent because many substances can be dissolved in it

Question 14

Spontaneous Generation

Answer 14

the mistaken idea that living things arise from nonliving sources

Question 15

Zoology

Answer 15

the study of animals

Question 16

Polar

Answer 16

having a positive or negative charge

Question 17

Liquid

Answer 17

a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.