Unit 1

Question 1

Evolution

Answer 1

Process of change that transformed life over 3.5 billion years

Question 2

What type of world changes over time?

Answer 2

Abiotic (not living)

Ex: continents

Question 3

Whale evolution

Answer 3

The ancestors to modern whales lived on land

Question 4

Biology

Answer 4

The study of living things
Questions to think about:
-How do we know what is alive?
-What are the criteria?

Question 5

Do we need to provide evidence-based answers for biology?

Answer 5

Yes

Question 6

Characteristics of Life:

1. Regulation

Answer 6

Organism can regulate its own body temperature

Ex: Rabbit has blood vessels in ear because it can’t sweat to regulate its body temperature

Question 7

Homeostasis

Answer 7

Internal conditions relatively constant under changing environment

Question 8

Characteristics of Life:

2: Energy processing

Answer 8

Capture
Use
Store (some organisms)

Question 9

Characteristics of Life

3. Growth and Development

Answer 9

Organisms grow and develop following specific instructions coded for by their genes

Question 10

Characteristics of Life

4. Reproduction

Answer 10

Produce next generation

Question 11

Characteristics of Life

5. Response to environment

Answer 11

Stimulus –> response

Question 12

Characteristics of Life

6. Evolutionary Adaptation

Answer 12

• Traits evolve over many generations

- Mutations and natural selection result in hereditable traits

Question 13

Characteristics of Life

7. All living things are made of cells

Answer 13

Cells

• replicate
• cell membrane and cytoplasm
• organelles
• DNA (genetic materials)