1.1-1.3 Bio II Flashcards
What is the definition of structure?
how its made and the materials that make it up
What is the definition of function?
what it does or what its made for
What is the relationship between structure and function?
Structure determines function
If you change the ______, you change the ______.
Structure, function
How does a neuron’s structure allow it to perform its function?
There are different branches on different parts of the neuron that receive and send out information.
What is an example of structure and how the function reflects it?
A tire
What classifies something as living?
Fits into PMC model perfectly
What does the PMC model stand for?
Program, Metabolism, Container
What classifies something as non-living?
Missing one or more qualifications from PMC
Which is living? A tree or a river?
A tree
What does it mean if someone does not fit PMC?
No DNA, no energy needed to grow or carry out processes, no cells, or all of the above
Is a tornado living? Why or why not?
No because the tornado has no DNA of its own, does not have a source of energy that it relies on to carry out processes, and there are no cells that make it up.
Which is smaller? An organelle or a cell?
Organelle
Order from smallest to largest: Organ System, Organ, Tissue
Tissue, Organ, Organ System
What does a community have that a population doesn’t?
Numerous species
