The Unity and Diversity of Life

Question 1

what is in the biosphere?

Answer 1

the biosphere includes the land, sea, air, and all organisms on earth

Question 2

Individuals of the same species belong to a what?

Answer 2

population

Question 3

the population of species in a given area are the ?

Answer 3

community

Question 4

what does the interaction of communities with the environment form?

Answer 4

ecosystems

Question 5

what is the most basic unit of life?

Answer 5

a cell

Question 6

what do similar cells together form?

Answer 6

tissues

Question 7

what do similar tissues together form?

Answer 7

organs

Question 8

what do organs work together in?

Answer 8

an organ system

Question 9

what do organ systems form?

Answer 9

complex organisms

Question 10

prokaryotic cells

Answer 10

-simple and small
-bacteria are prokaryotic

Question 11

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 11

-possess organelles separated by membranes nucleus
-plants, animals, and fungi are eukaryotic

Question 12

all living things share these common properties

Answer 12

order, regulation, growth/development, energy processing, response to environment, reproduction, evolutionary adaption

Question 13

most inclusive to least inclusive taxonomy classifications

Answer 13

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 14

Where do archaea live?

Answer 14

anoxic(no oxygen)
high salinity
high temperatures

Question 15

what kingdoms are Eukarya divided into?

Answer 15

Protista, fungi, plantae, animalia

Question 16

what is discovery science

Answer 16

discovery science uses verifiable observations and measurements to describe science.

Question 17

what is hypothesis based science?

Answer 17

hypothesis based science uses the data from discovery science to explain science

Question 18

what is the difference between a hypothesis and a theory?

Answer 18

a hypothesis is a proposed explanation for a set of observations while a theory is supported by a large and usually growing body of evidence