Module 1 Flashcards
The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that matter to sustain the organism’s life functions.
Metabolism
The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.
Anabolism
The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.
Catabolism
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.
Photosynthesis
Organisms that eat only plants.
Herbivores
Organisms that eat other organisms other than plants.
Carnivores
Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms.
Omnivores
Organisms that produce their own food.
Producers
Organisms that eat living producers and/or living consumers for food.
Consumers
Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.
Decomposers
Organisms that are able to make their own food.
Autotrophs
Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.
Heterotrophs
Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.
Receptors
Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.
Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction that requires two organisms.
Sexual Reproduction
The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parents to the offspring.
Inheritance
An abrupt and marked change in DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents.
Mutation
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
Hypothesis
A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.
Theory
A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.
Scientific Law
Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.
Microorganisms
The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions.
Abiogenesis
A cell that has no distinct membrane-bounded organelles.
Prokaryotic Cell
A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles.
Eukaryotic Cell
A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units.
Species
The science of classifying organisms.
Taxonomy
Naming an organism with its genus and species name.
Binomial Nomenclature
Metabolism
The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that matter to sustain the organism’s life functions.
Anabolism
The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.
Catabolism
The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.
Photosynthesis
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.
Herbivores
Organisms that eat only plants.
Carnivores
Organisms that eat other organisms other than plants.
Omnivores
Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms.
Producers
Organisms that produce their own food.
Consumers
Organisms that eat living producers and/or living consumers for food.
Decomposers
Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.
Autotrophs
Organisms that are able to make their own food.
Heterotrophs
Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.
Receptors
Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environmen
Asexual Reproduction
Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.
Sexual Reproduction
Reproduction that requires two organisms.
Inheritance
The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parents to the offspring.
Mutation
An abrupt and marked change in DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents.
Hypothesis
An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.
Theory
A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.
Scientific Law
A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.
Microorganisms
Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.
Abiogenesis
The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions.
Prokaryotic Cell
A cell that has no distinct membrane-bounded organelles.
Eukaryotic Cell
A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles.
Species
A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units.
Taxonomy
The science of classifying organisms.
Binomial Nomenclature
Naming an organism with its genus and species name.
