Studying Life

Question 1

Biology

Answer 1

Is the study of life.

Question 2

Living things share these characteristics…:

Answer 2

1. Made up of cells and have a universal genetic code.
2. They obtain and use materials & energy to grow & develop.
3. They reproduce. (Asexual & Sexual)
4. They respond to signals in their environment called stimuli. And maintain a stable internal environment.
5. They change overtime
6. They have metabolism.

Question 3

Metabolism

Answer 3

The combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials to maintain itself. This process is called metabolism.

Question 4

All living things are fundamentally…

Answer 4

Similar at a molecular level.

We are similar but different.

Question 5

All living thing are connected into a…

Answer 5

… A biosphere (living planet)

• need plants for oxygen
• we need bacteria, b/c they break things down or else we won’t decay.

Question 6

Science is not a list of facts but..?

Answer 6

A way of knowing.

Question 7

Fields of Biology

Answer 7

1. Biotechnology:
   The use of cellular and biomolecular processes to make technologies & products to help improve our lives and health of the planet.
2. Global Ecology:
   The science of the earth ecosystem.
3. Molecular Biology:
   Deals with the structures and function of macromolecules (like protein) essential to life.

Question 8

Characteristics info:

Answer 8

1. Humans have the same universal code. Same goes for dogs and other animals.
2. The air and food provides energy
3. Reproduction maintains species.