M4S2 - Unifying Themes of Life

Question 1

Life started in an ____?

Answer 1

Atom

Question 2

What is the basic unit of life?

Answer 2

Cell/Cells

Question 3

Bios means ____?, Logos means _____?

Answer 3

Life & Study

Question 4

These are highly organized structures that made up of one or more cells, which are the basic units of life

Answer 4

Living Organisms

Question 5

The source of energy for use and storage at the cellular level

Answer 5

ATP / Adenosine Triphosphate

Question 6

Process by which energy is released by the breakdown of food substances

Answer 6

Cellular Respiration

Question 7

All chemical processes, reactions, and energy changes happening inside the body

Answer 7

Metabolism

Question 8

The process by which organism acquire food

Answer 8

Nutrition

Question 9

What are the 2 Energy Acquisition?

Answer 9

Autotrophs and Heterotrophs

Question 10

Organisms like plants capture energy from sunlight

Answer 10

Autotrophs

Question 11

Organisms like animals obtain energy by consuming other organisms

Answer 11

Heterotrophs

Question 12

Involves the absorption of essential nutrients from the environment or food

Answer 12

Nutrient Uptake

Question 13

Nutrients are broken down and converted into usable forms of energy

Answer 13

Processing

Question 14

Biological process that involves the removal of harmful metabolic byproducts

Answer 14

Waste Elimination

Question 15

What are the 2 Importance of Waste Elimination?

Answer 15

Homeostasis & Toxicity Prevention

Question 16

Adapting and Evolving

refers to an organisms ability to move or manipulate its environment

Answer 16

Motility

Question 17

Adapting and Evolving

the ability of an organism to respond to stimuli from its environment
ex.
Animals: withdraw from painful stimuli
Plants: Grow towards light (phototropism)

Answer 17

Irritability

Question 18

2 Types of Motility

Answer 18

Cellular level & Organismal level

Question 19

Types of Motility

Movement of substances within cells (Cytoplasmic streaming)

Answer 19

Cellular Level

Question 20

Types of Motility

Movement of the entire organism (walking, swimming, flying)

Answer 20

Organismal Level

Question 21

Adapting and Evolving

process through which organisms adjust to their environment to improve survival reproduction

Answer 21

Adaptation

Question 22

3 Types of Adaptation

Answer 22

Structural, Behavioral, Physiological

Question 23

Types of Adaptation

Physical features ( bear, thick fur for cold climates)

Answer 23

Structural

Question 24

Types of Adaptation

Actions or Behaviors

Answer 24

Behavioral

Question 25

Types of Adaptation Internal processes such as sweating

Answer 25

Physiological

Question 26

Adapting and Evolving change in the genetic makeup of a population over time, leading to the development of new species

Answer 26

Evolution

Question 27

Reproducing and Continuing of Life refers to the increase in size and number of cells in an organism

Answer 27

Growth

Question 28

Reproducing and Continuing of Life involves the process by which an organism matures from a single cell to a complex organism

Answer 28

Development

Question 29

2 Stages of Growth and Develepment

Answer 29

Cell Division & Differentiation

Question 30

Stages of Growth and Development Growth through mitosis

Answer 30

Cell Division

Question 31

Stages of Growth and Development Cells specialize into different types (muscle cells, nerve cells)

Answer 31

Differentiation

Question 32

Reproducing and Continuing of Life process by which organisms produce offspring to continue their species

Answer 32

Reproduction

Question 33

2 Types of Reproduction

Answer 33

Asexual Reproduction & Sexual Reproduction

Question 34

Types of Reproduction Offspring arise from a single parent

Answer 34

Asexual Reproduction

Question 35

Types of Reproduction Involves the fusion of gametes from two parents

Answer 35

Sexual Reproduction

Question 36

Reproducing and Continuing of Life the passing of traits from parents to offspring through genetic material (DNA)

Answer 36

Heredity