Module 1

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

Metabolism

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

Anabolism

Question 3

The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.

Answer 3

Catabolism

Question 4

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.

Answer 4

Photosynthesis

Question 5

Organisms that eat only plants.

Answer 5

Herbivores

Question 6

Organisms that eat other organisms other than plants.

Answer 6

Carnivores

Question 7

Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms.

Answer 7

Omnivores

Question 8

Organisms that produce their own food.

Answer 8

Producers

Question 9

Organisms that eat living producers and/or living consumers for food.

Answer 9

Consumers

Question 10

Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.

Answer 10

Decomposers

Question 11

Organisms that are able to make their own food.

Answer 11

Autotrophs

Question 12

Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.

Answer 12

Heterotrophs

Question 13

Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.

Answer 13

Receptors

Question 14

Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.

Answer 14

Asexual Reproduction

Question 15

Reproduction that requires two organisms.

Answer 15

Sexual Reproduction

Question 16

The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parents to the offspring.

Answer 16

Inheritance

Question 17

An abrupt and marked change in DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents.

Answer 17

Mutation

Question 18

An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

Answer 18

Hypothesis

Question 19

A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.

Answer 19

Theory

Question 20

A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.

Answer 20

Scientific Law

Question 21

Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.

Answer 21

Microorganisms

Question 22

The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions.

Answer 22

Abiogenesis

Question 23

A cell that has no distinct membrane-bounded organelles.

Answer 23

Prokaryotic Cell

Question 24

A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles.

Answer 24

Eukaryotic Cell

Question 25

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.

Answer 25

Species

Question 26

The science of classifying organisms.

Answer 26

Taxonomy

Question 27

Naming an organism with its genus and species name.

Answer 27

Binomial Nomenclature

Question 28

Metabolism

Answer 28

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.

Question 29

Anabolism

Answer 29

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.

Question 30

Catabolism

Answer 30

The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.

Question 31

Photosynthesis

Answer 31

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.

Question 32

Herbivores

Answer 32

Organisms that eat only plants.

Question 33

Carnivores

Answer 33

Organisms that eat other organisms other than plants.

Question 34

Omnivores

Answer 34

Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms.

Question 35

Producers

Answer 35

Organisms that produce their own food.

Question 36

Consumers

Answer 36

Organisms that eat living producers and/or living consumers for food.

Question 37

Decomposers

Answer 37

Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.

Question 38

Autotrophs

Answer 38

Organisms that are able to make their own food.

Question 39

Heterotrophs

Answer 39

Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.

Question 40

Receptors

Answer 40

Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environmen

Question 41

Asexual Reproduction

Answer 41

Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.

Question 42

Sexual Reproduction

Answer 42

Reproduction that requires two organisms.

Question 43

Inheritance

Answer 43

The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parents to the offspring.

Question 44

Mutation

Answer 44

An abrupt and marked change in DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents.

Question 45

Hypothesis

Answer 45

An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

Question 46

Theory

Answer 46

A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.

Question 47

Scientific Law

Answer 47

A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.

Question 48

Microorganisms

Answer 48

Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.

Question 49

Abiogenesis

Answer 49

The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions.

Question 50

Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 50

A cell that has no distinct membrane-bounded organelles.

Question 51

Eukaryotic Cell

Answer 51

A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles.

Question 52

Species

Answer 52

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.

Question 53

Taxonomy

Answer 53

The science of classifying organisms.

Question 54

Binomial Nomenclature

Answer 54

Naming an organism with its genus and species name.