Unit 1 Study of Biology Flashcards
PMC, CER, organization
What are all the words in PMC?
program, metabolism, container
Why is a metabolism necessary for an organism? Provide an example.
It is needed to process the energy that is brought in. For example after photosynthesis is the metabolism of a plant when it converts light into energy.
What is the smallest organism in the levels of organization?
an atom
What does the container do for an organism?
The cell membrane will allow some things in and out while maintaining homeostasis.
What is an example of population?
All of the bullfrogs in a celery bog.
What is reasoning used for in CER?
The reasoning is used to explain the evidence and how it supports the claim.
What part of the PMC gives the organism instructions for how to live.
The programming, which can be DNA or RNA
What are 5 examples of living things?
a person, corn stalks, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, and lizards
What is the difference between a population and a community?
A population is the group of one particular species and a community is all the living organisms in an ecosystem.
How do the levels of organization help the study of Biology?
The levels of organization answer questions of size and relation between things.
Is bread mold living?
no, it is not
