1.1-1.3 Study Guide

Question 1

What is the Definition of Structure?

Answer 1

The foundation and materials to make up an object

Question 2

The foundation and materials to make up an object…

Answer 2

Definition of Structure

Question 3

What is the Definition of Function?

Answer 3

what something does or how it works

Question 4

what something does or how it works…

Answer 4

Definition of Function

Question 5

what happens to the function when you change the structure?

Answer 5

the function changes as well.

Question 6

what is the study of life?

Answer 6

biology

Question 7

growing and reproducing is a characteristic of…

Answer 7

a living thing

Question 8

no reproduction is a characteristic of…

Answer 8

a non-living thing

Question 9

came from something, or once living are characteristics of…

Answer 9

An in between (living and nonliving)

Question 10

What are the three parts of the PMC model of life?

Answer 10

1. Program
2. Metabolism
3. Container

Question 11

What is program?

Answer 11

-DNA
-Instructions to reproduce

Question 12

What is metabolism?

Answer 12

-getting/using energy
- controls chemical reactions

Question 13

What is container?

Answer 13

cells
- all living things are made up of cells
- barrier
- internal/external
- a membrane
-controls the internal environment

Question 14

What is the smallest level of organization?

Answer 14

an atom

Question 15

What is the difference between an organ and organelle? Which is a smaller level?

Answer 15

an organelle is more of an organ of a cell, while an organ is a group of tissues inside of an organism that forms a singular unit to perform its function.
Organelle is the smaller level of the two

Question 16

What is an example of a cell? Why are cells important?

Answer 16

• White blood cell
• carries out life processes; all living things are made up of cells

Question 17

What is the function of a box? How does it’s structure allow it to perform this function?

Answer 17

A box’s function is to hold items inside of it. Its structure is is with six walls so that the items inside are contained. It is harder for something to fall out unless the item(s) are dumped out.

Question 18

What are the differences and similarities between a biome and a biosphere?

Answer 18

A biosphere is the biggest level of organization. A biome is included in a biosphere, so similar ecosystems around the planet(biome) are included in a biosphere. A biosphere is Earth. It is all the different ecosystems and biomes on the planet. Everything all put in one.