Study Guide 1

Question 1

Prokaryotic

Answer 1

any of the typically unicellular microorganisms that lack a distinct nucleus and membrane-bound organelles and that are classified as a kingdom .

Question 2

Eukaryotic

Answer 2

An organism whose cells contain a nucleus surrounded by a membrane and whose DNA is bound together by proteins (histones) into chromosomes.

Question 3

Unicelluar

Answer 3

An organism has One cell

Question 4

Multicellular

Answer 4

An Organism has more than one cell.

Question 5

Autotrophic

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An organism that manufactures its own food from inorganic substances, such as carbon dioxide and ammonia

Question 6

Heterotrophic

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A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food, relying instead on the intake of nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter.

Question 7

Sexual reproduction

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the production of new living organisms by combining genetic information from two individuals of different types (sexes)

Question 8

Asexual reproduction

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Asexual reproduction is a type of reproduction by which offspring arise from a single organism, and inherit the genes of that parent only

Question 9

Stimuli

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a thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.

Question 10

Homeostasis

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the tendency toward a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.

Question 11

Evolution

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the process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.

Question 12

Classification

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the action or process of classifying something according to shared qualities or characteristics.

Question 13

Taxonomy

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the branch of science concerned with classification, especially of organisms; systematics.

Question 14

Cell

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the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism,

Question 15

Tissue

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any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.

Question 16

Organ

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a part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans.

Question 17

Organ System

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In biology, an organ system is a group of organs that work together to perform one or more functions. Each does a particular job in the body, and is made up of certain tissues

Question 18

Organism

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an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form