Principals of living things

Question 1

What is biology

Answer 1

The study of life; living things are diverse life forms that exist everywhere on earth and have things in common

Question 2

All living things _____

Answer 2

Reproduce
Grow and develop
Respond to stimuli
Acquire materials for energy
Capacity to adapt
Are homeostatic
Are organized

Question 3

Systematics

Answer 3

DKPCOFGS

Question 4

Phylogeny

Answer 4

evolutionary history and relationships between groups of organisms

Question 5

Prokaryotes

Answer 5

No nucleus, unicellular, no mitochondria

Question 6

Eukaryotes

Answer 6

Have nucleus, mitochondria, larger than prokaryotes

Question 7

Taxonomy

Answer 7

The assignment of a bi-nomial to each species (genus name and species name)

Question 8

Scientific method

Answer 8

Observation, hypothesis, experiment, conclusion, scientific theory

Question 9

Biodiversity

Answer 9

Total number of species; variability in their genes, ecosystems where they live

Question 10

What can science NOT do

Answer 10

Make moral judgments, tell you how to use science, conclude about the supernatural, make aesthetic judgments

Question 11

What CAN science do

Answer 11

Know about natural world, study using the scientific method, may change or be modified as technology advances

Question 12

Biotechnology examples…

Answer 12

Cloning, stem cells, genetically modified crops/bacteria, treat cancers or genetic disorders, frost plus or frost minus genes

Question 13

If something does NOT have all the characteristics of living things they are___?

Answer 13

Considered to not be living

Question 14

Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells…?

Answer 14

Share the same basic molecular mechanisms

Question 15

Prokaryotic genomes…?

Answer 15

Are less complex, do not contain cytoskeleton or cytoplasmic organelles

Question 16

The amount of surface area..

Answer 16

Affects the ability to get materials in-out of cells

Question 17

What happens as cells increase in volume?

Answer 17

The proportionate amount of surface area decreases

Question 18

Small cell or object =?

Answer 18

Large surface area to volume ratio

Question 19

Large cell or object?

Answer 19

Small surface area to volume ratio

Question 20

A higher surface area: volume ratio means?

Answer 20

A higher exchange of materials

Question 21

Endotherm and ectotherm

Answer 21

Determine body temp

Question 22

Homeotherm and poikilotherm

Answer 22

Represent the NATURE of body temp

Question 23

Poikilotherms do not have?

Answer 23

Stable body temperatures

Question 24

Homeotherms

Answer 24

Humans/ dogs, do have constant temp

Question 25

Birds, mammals are?

Answer 25

Endotherms/ic

Question 26

Fish, reptiles, amphibians are?

Answer 26

Ectotherms

Question 27

Endotherms have a?

Answer 27

Constant metabolic rate

Question 28

When enzymes reach a certain temp before it breaks down is called?

Answer 28

Denatured/ denaturing

Question 29

Amino acid 3 groups?

Answer 29

-NH2, COOH, and r group (remainder)

Question 30

Bond that holds amino acids together?

Answer 30

Polypeptide (protein)

Question 31

If protein loses its structure…

Answer 31

It loses its function

Question 32

All living things are organized by CHNOPS

Answer 32

Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Phosphorus, Sulfur

Question 33

Organization? A-M-C-T-O-OS-OG

Answer 33

Atoms, molecules, cells, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

Question 34

Energy is the?

Answer 34

Capacity to do work

Question 35

Control variables are things like? (Independent)

Answer 35

Age, weight, sex,

Question 36

Response variable (dependent)

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is effected by the control (d relies on c)

Question 37

Control groups?

Answer 37

Baseline, natural conditions

Question 38

Experimental group

Answer 38

Receives the treatment

Question 39

DRYMIX

Answer 39

Dependent or Response variable goes on Y axis, Manipulated or Independent variable goes on X axis