Unit 2

Question 1

Organism

Answer 1

An organism is a living thing.

Question 2

Cell

Answer 2

Basic unit of structure and function in living things

Question 3

Multicellular

Answer 3

An organism with trillions of cells specialized to do certain tasks

Question 4

Unicellular

Answer 4

An organism with ONE cell

Question 5

Stimulus

Answer 5

Stimuli includes changes in light, sound, flavors, and odors

Question 6

Response

Answer 6

An action or change in behavior

Question 7

Spontaneous Generation

Answer 7

The mistaken idea that living things arise from non-living things

Question 8

Homeostasis

Answer 8

The maintenance of stable internal conditions

Question 9

Autotroph

Answer 9

An organism that can produce it’s own food (producer)

Question 10

Heterotroph

Answer 10

An organism that eats plants or animals for energy (consumer)

Question 11

Movement

Answer 11

Being able to move around
EX: animals have to be able to move to catch their prey.

Question 12

Reproduction

Answer 12

Organisms reproduce to create offspring that are similar the parents

Question 13

Growth

Answer 13

The ability to grow and change

Question 14

Excretion

Answer 14

The process by which wastes are removed from the body

Question 15

Nutrients

Answer 15

The process of taking in food and converting it into energy and other vital nutrients required for life

Question 16

Define Characteristics

Answer 16

There are 8 characteristics that classify a living thing. You can also use the 8 characteristics to separate all living things in the levels of classification.

Question 17

The 8 Characteristics

Answer 17

Cells , DNA, Energy, react, excrete maintain homeostasis, reproduce, movement, and sensitivity, grow and develop

Question 18

Who is Redi and why is he important?

Answer 18

Redi helped prove that the spontaneous generation method is wrong. Redi did a controlled experiment where he put 2 pieces of meat in different jars and put a lid on only 1. He was testing the theory that maggots grew out of meat. At the end he discovered that the flies had laid eggs in the jar that had no cap.

Question 19

Sensitivity

Answer 19

The ability of an organism to respond to external stimuli

Question 20

Respiration

Answer 20

Breathing

Question 21

Who is Pasteur, and what did he do?

Answer 21

Pasteur tested the spontaneous generation method. So, he did a controlled experiment. He wanted to test the idea that bacteria does not arise from broth. He put clear broth into flasks with long necks, then he broke one of the necks off of one, and finally he saw that no bacteria had grown from the broth with the long neck that remained, and he saw that bacteria collected in the open flask with no neck.

Question 22

What is Archaea Bacteria

Answer 22

They are single-celled microorganisms with structure similar to bacteria

Question 23

What is Eubacteria

Answer 23

A single cell lacking a nucleus and containing DNA

Question 24

What is Eukarya

Answer 24

A domain that is made up of organisms that contain a nucleus within their cells

Question 25

What is Fungi

Answer 25

A plant-like organism that does not make chlorophyll EX: mushroom Chlorophyll: a pigment that gives plants their green color

Question 26

What is Animalia

Answer 26

One of the basic groups of living things that comprises either all the animals or all the multicellular animals EX: humans

Question 27

What is Plantae

Answer 27

The taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct plants EX: moss

Question 28

What is Protista

Answer 28

Simple eukaryotic organisms that are neither plants nor animals or fungi. EX: algae Eukaryotic: organisms that contain a nucleus within their cells

Question 29

What is Domain

Answer 29

The highest taxonomic rank of all organisms together.

Question 30

What is Kingdom

Answer 30

The second highest taxonomic rank, just below domain. Kingdoms are divided into smaller groups called phyla.

Question 31

What is an Independent Variable (x-axis)

Answer 31

It is a variable that stands alone and isn't changed by the other variables you are trying to measure. (the variable you change)

Question 32

What is a Dependent Variable (y-axis)

Answer 32

What you measure in the experiment and what is affected during the experiment (the variable you are measuring)

Question 33

What is a Control Variable

Answer 33

Any variable that's held constant in a research study (the variable you do not change)

Question 34

What is a cell wall?

Answer 34

The outermost layer of cells in plants, bacteria, fungi, and many algae that gives shape to the cell and protects it from infection

Question 35

What is energy

Answer 35

Energy is the ability to do work and a very important part of how we live

Question 36

What is Taxonomy

Answer 36

the scientific study of naming, defining and classifying groups of biological organisms based on shared characteristics.

Question 37

What is a bar graph and what is it used for

Answer 37

A bar graph is a graphical representation of information

Question 38

Difference between Non - Living and Living

Answer 38

Living Non-Living Breath Do not breath Move Do not move Eat Do not eat Grow Do not grow Reproduce Do not reproduce Use energy Do not use energy

Question 39

Give an example of a stimuli and a response

Answer 39

When it is cold, you shiver, now think of another one

Question 40

Do you know how to use a dichotomous key

Answer 40

Yes.

Question 41

How do you get an average?

Answer 41

Add up all of the numbers, then divide by how many numbers there are.

Question 42

How to draw a bar graph

Answer 42

Put the independent variable on the x-axis and the dependent variable on the y-axis.