mod 2

Question 1

3 principles of systems

Answer 1

• elements or structures
• interconnections or interactions
• function or purpose

Question 2

according to Meadow (2008) when a living creature dies, it loses its ________

Answer 2

system-ness

Question 3

living systems are organized into hierarchies with progressive specialization of functions and complexity emerging from lower level to higher levels of organization also bows as _______

Answer 3

emergent properties

Question 4

fundamental unit of all substances

Answer 4

atoms

Question 5

atoms join other atoms to form ______

Answer 5

molecules

Question 6

Molecules of life

Answer 6

lipids, proteins, DNA, RNA, complex carbohydrates

Question 7

membrane-enclosed structures performing specific functions within cells

Answer 7

organelles

Question 8

basic unit of life

Answer 8

cell

Question 9

aggregate of cells

Answer 9

tissues

Question 10

organized array of tissues carrying out a specific task

Answer 10

organ

Question 11

set of interacting organs

Answer 11

organ system

Question 12

individual that consist of one (unicellular) or more cells (multicellular)

Answer 12

organism

Question 13

group of species living in a given area

Answer 13

population

Question 14

all populations occupying a given area form a _______

Answer 14

community

Question 15

community and non living environment function together as an

Answer 15

ecosystem

Question 16

the first unit that is complete because it has all the components necessary for survival

Answer 16

ecosystem

Question 17

the most inclusive level encompassing all regions of earth’s crust, waters, and atmosphere in which organisms live is designated as __________

Answer 17

biosphere or ecosphere

Question 18

internal dynamic interactions and exchange in environment

Answer 18

transcending factors

Question 19

a study involving energy and matter conversion

Answer 19

energetics

Question 20

can be inferred at each level of organization

Answer 20

behavior and development

Question 21

an often predictable way or pattern by which plant and animal communities develop following disturbances

Answer 21

succession

Question 22

plays an important role in bringing about diversity

Answer 22

Evolution

Question 23

processes bringing subsystems into a unified and stable unit

Answer 23

integration and regulation

Question 24

OPEN SYSTEMS WITH PURPOSES AND GOALS

Answer 24

living systems

Question 25

Purpose of keeping the cycle in control

Answer 25

feedback mechanism

Question 26

led to decrease quality and quantity of plants that causes starvation and less grazers to alleviate pressure

Answer 26

negative feedback

Question 27

human departs from natural cycle

Answer 27

positive feedback

Question 28

economic theory related to sustainability

Answer 28

tragedy of the commons

Question 29

shared and unregulated resources

Answer 29

commons