The Big Picture Flashcards
Unit 1: Quiz 1
What does AMOCTOBOPCEBBS stand for:
Adams Molecules Organelle Cell Tissue Organs Body systems Organism Population Community Ecosystem Biome Biosphere
What is the definition of Adams?
Give and example:
Building blocks of matter.
Protons, Neutrons, Electrons
What is the definition of Molecule?
Give an example:
2 or more Atoms chemically bonded.
H2O, CO2
What is the definition of Organelles?
Give an example:
Functioning unit within a cell.
Golgi-Body, Mitochondrion
What is the definition of Cells?
Give an example:
Smallest unit of life.
Bacteria
What is the definition of Tissue?
Give an example:
Group of cells working together for a common function.
Connective Tissue
What is the definition of Organs?
Give an example:
Functioning unit within a multicellular organism.
Brain, Heart, Pancreas
What is the definition of Body-System?
Give an example:
Groups of Organs working together.
Digestive, Circulatory, Respiratory
What is the definition of Organism?
Give an example:
Multicellular living thing.
Human, Tree, Dog
What is the definition of population?
Give an example:
Number of individuals of the same species in a given place at a given time.
(London)
What is the definition of Community?
Give an example:
Different populations in an area.
Victory Park: Squirrels, Trees, People
What is the definition of Ecosystem?
Give an example:
Biotic and Abiotic factors in area.
Room 134: Snakes, Oxygen
What is the definition of Biome?
Give an example:
Geographic area with characteristics of Biotic and Abiotic.
Rain forest, Tundra, Arctic
What is the definition of Biosphere?
Give an example:
Anywhere on Earth that supports life.
Canada
What is the definition of Anabolic?
The construction of a complex substances from simpler ones.
What is the definition of Catabolic?
The break down of complex substances into simpler ones.
What is the definition of Metabolic?
Where energy is made available
What does ATP stand for?
Adenosine triphosphate
Why is the process of photosynthesis and cellular respiration a cycle?
Because the produces of one will become the reactants of the other and vice versa.
