1.1 notes

Question 1

Biology is..

Answer 1

The study of life

Question 2

Biologists..

Answer 2

make discoveries and seek explanations performing laboratory field investigations

Question 3

Biologists study the diversity of..

Answer 3

Life (Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees in their natural habitat)

Question 4

Biologists research…

Answer 4

diseases(Mary-Claire King studied chimpanzee genetics and found humans are 99% identical to chimpanzees)

Question 5

Biologists develop

Answer 5

technologies(Dr.Charles Drew did research that led to storage blood for transfusions)

Question 6

Biologists improve..

Answer 6

Agriculture(Joanne Chory helped agriculturists to increase food produced from cops)

Question 7

Biologists preserve…

Answer 7

The environment(Lee Anne Martinez developed waterless composting toilets for people in Africa to use composted waste to improve soil for agricultural use.)

Question 8

Characteristics shared by all living organisms include:

Answer 8

Made of 1 or more cells, displays organization, grows and develops, reproduces, responds to stimuli, requires energy, maintains homeostasis. adaptions evolve over time.

Question 9

Cells are..

Answer 9

the basic unit of structure and function in living things.

Question 10

Cells can vary in size, but

Answer 10

the basic structure of cells is the same in all organisms, some are more complex.

Question 11

Living things are..

Answer 11

arranged in an orderly way

Question 12

Examples of orderly living things:

Answer 12

Paramecium is unicellular, yet is a collection of organized structures that carry on life functions. Multicellular organisms have specialized cells organized into groups that work together.

Question 13

Smallest to largest body systems..

Answer 13

tissues, organs. organ system

Question 14

Most organisms begin as..

Answer 14

one cell

Question 15

Growth:

Answer 15

the addition of mass to an organism, formation of new cells, and new structure.

Question 16

Development:

Answer 16

process of natural changes that take place during the life of an organism

Question 17

Reproduction:

Answer 17

Process by which organisms make more of their own kind

Question 18

Reproduction is not essential…

Answer 18

for individual organisms.

Question 19

For a species to continue to exist,

Answer 19

members of that species must reproduce

Question 20

Species:

Answer 20

group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offspring

Question 21

Organisms external environment includes:

Answer 21

air, water, soil, rocks

Question 22

Organisms internal environment is..

Answer 22

all things inside it

Question 23

Stimulus:

Answer 23

part of environment that causes a reaction

Question 24

Response:

Answer 24

reaction to stimulus

Question 25

All things living use energy for

Answer 25

life processes

Question 26

How energy flows:

Answer 26

sun-plants-plant eaters-meat eaters

Question 27

Homeostasis:

Answer 27

Maintaining constant internal conditions despite environmental changes

Question 28

Examples of homeostasis:

Answer 28

temperature, disease, sickness

Question 29

Adaption:

Answer 29

change in an organism to survive