Topic 1 Bio 108

Question 1

Biosphere

Answer 1

Portion of the earth inhabited by life, carbon, oxygen, water and others are required

Question 2

Biome

Answer 2

One of the major ecosystems of the world

Examples: temperate forest, boreal forest, tropical rainforest

Question 3

Ecosystem

Answer 3

A collection of communities and abiotic factors living and non living

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

Population of different species living in the same area

Does not include abiotic factors

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

A group of organisms of the same species inhabiting the same area
Bison or elk in jasper national park

Question 6

Organism

Answer 6

A single living thing

A single bison

Question 7

Organ system

Answer 7

A collection of organs that share a common function

Digestive, respiratory

Question 8

Organ

Answer 8

Specialized structure made from one or more tissues

Question 9

Tissue

Answer 9

A collection of specialized cells

Question 10

Cell

Answer 10

Basic unit of life

Epithelial cell

Question 11

Organelle

Answer 11

A specialized compartment in the cell

Question 12

Scales of life from largest to smallest

Answer 12

Biosphere 
Biome 
Ecosystem 
Community 
Population 
Organism 
Organ system 
Organ 
Tissue 
Cell.
Organelles

Question 13

Are cells alive

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

Discovery science

Answer 14

Describes nature through careful observation and data analysis

Question 15

Quantitative data

Answer 15

Numerical measurement

Quantity= numbers

Question 16

Qualitative

Answer 16

Recorded description

Question 17

Experiments variable

Answer 17

Factor changed/ manipulated

Question 18

Experimental groups

Answer 18

Subset of organisms for which one or more factors are changed

Question 19

Control groups… positive\negative

Answer 19

Outcome to which you compare your changed/manipulated data to

Question 20

Example of biosphere

Answer 20

Earth

Question 21

Example of biome

Answer 21

Boreal forest, tropical rainforest, grassland biomes

Question 22

Example of ecosystem

Answer 22

Forest, swam, lake

Question 23

Example of community

Answer 23

Biotic organisms in national park

Question 24

Population example

Answer 24

Herd of elk in one place at one time

Question 25

Organism example

Answer 25

A bull elk

Question 26

Organ system example

Answer 26

Circulatory system

Question 27

Organ example

Answer 27

Heart, liver, stomach

Question 28

Tissue example

Answer 28

Epidermis, muscle tissue

Question 29

Cell example

Answer 29

Epithelial cell

Question 30

Organelle example

Answer 30

Nucleus