Earth & Life Lesson 1

Question 1

a branch of science that deals with the study of life.

Answer 1

Biology

Question 2

The condition that distinguishes animals, plants, & microorganisms from inorganic matter.

Answer 2

Life

Question 3

3 Primary branches of biology

Answer 3

botany, zoology, & microbiology

Question 4

10 Traditional Branches of Biological Sciences

Answer 4

Taxonomy, Cytology, Genetics, Ecology, Physiology, Embryology, Morphology, Evolution, Biochemistry, Immunology.

Question 5

5 Modern Branches of Biology

Answer 5

Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Pharmacogenomics, Genomics, Proteomics.

Question 6

All living things are made up of ______?

Answer 6

cells

Question 7

is the idea that life could appear from non-living material

Answer 7

Spontaneous Generation

Question 8

Spontaneous Generation is also known as _____?

Answer 8

abiogenesis

Question 9

first person to propose the idea of Spontaneous Generation in 4th century

Answer 9

Aristotle

Question 10

is the belief that life originates from preexisting life.

Answer 10

Biogenesis

Question 11

He concluded that life arose from living matter and not from spontaneous generation.

Answer 11

Francisco Redi’s Experiment

Question 12

a Scottish clergyman and naturalist showed that microorganisms flourished in various soups that had been exposed to the air.

Answer 12

John Needham

Question 13

he concluded that life in broth caused Spontaneous Generation to occur, he did not heat it long enough to kill all the microbes from the broth.

Answer 13

Needham’s Experiment

Question 14

an Italian abbot & biologist tried several variations on Needham’s soup experiments.

Answer 14

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Question 15

he designed flasks with long, specially curved, swanlike necks.

Answer 15

Louis Pasteur

Question 15

He concluded that life occurred from something that entered the unsealed flask that it was the one responsible for life to grow.

Answer 15

Spallanzani’s Experiment

Question 16

sterilized broth to be exposed to fresh air from the outside, but any microorganisms from the air would be trapped in a pool of water in the neck. New bacteria appear only when produced by existing bacteria

Answer 16

Pasteur’s Experiment

Question 17

It is believed that life forms and everything and the universe were created through supernatural power rather than naturalistic means.

Answer 17

Divine Creation

Question 18

a Russian biochemist, proposed the idea on the first organic compounds

Answer 18

Alexander Oparin

Question 19

gases from earth’s atmosphere, under high temperatures, formed simple organic compounds

Answer 19

Spontaneous Origin

Question 20

living things created other living things

Answer 20

Biogenetic Theory