Module 1

Question 1

Metabolism:

Answer 1

the sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism’s life functions.

Question 2

Anabolism:

Answer 2

the sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life.

Question 3

Catabolism:

Answer 3

the sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks.

Question 4

Photosynthesis:

Answer 4

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food.

Question 5

Herbivores:

Answer 5

Organisms that eat only plants.

Question 6

Carnivores:

Answer 6

Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants.

Question 7

Producers:

Answer 7

Organisms that produce their own food.

Question 8

Consumers

Answer 8

Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food.

Question 9

Decomposers:

Answer 9

Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms.

Question 10

Autotrophs:

Answer 10

Organisms that are able to make their own food.

Question 11

Heterotrophs:

Answer 11

Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food.

Question 12

Receptors:

Answer 12

Special structures that allow living Organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment.

Question 13

Asexual reproduction:

Answer 13

Reproduction accomplished by a single organism.

Question 14

Sexual reproduction:

Answer 14

Reproduction that requires 2 organisms.

Question 15

Inheritance:

Answer 15

the process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) the offspring.

Question 16

Mutation:

Answer 16

An abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents.

Question 17

Hypothesis:

Answer 17

An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question.

Question 18

Theory:

Answer 18

A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data.

Question 19

Scientific law:

Answer 19

A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data.

Question 20

Microorganisms:

Answer 20

Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye.

Question 21

Abiogenesis:

Answer 21

The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions.

Question 22

Prokaryotic Cell:

Answer 22

A Cell that has no distinct. membrane-bonded organelles.

Question 23

Eukaryotic cell:

Answer 23

A cell with distinct. membrane-bonded organelles.

Question 24

Species:

Answer 24

A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units.

Question 25

Taxonomy:

Answer 25

The science of classifying organisms

Question 26

Binomial nomenclature:

Answer 26

Naming an organism with its genus and species name.

Question 27

Omnivore;

Answer 27

Organisms that ear both plants and other organisms.

Question 28

What are the 4 criteria for life?

Answer 28

1) All life forms contain de/oxy/ri/bo/nu/cleic Acid which is called DNA
2) All life form have a method by which they extract energy from the surroundings and convert it into energy that sustains them.
3) All life forms can sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes
4) All life forms reproduce.

Question 29

An organism is classified as a carnivore. Is it a heterotroph or an autotroph? Is it a producer, consumer. or decomposer?

Answer 29

heterotroph consumer

Question 30

An organism has receptors on tentacles that come out of its head. If those tentacles were cut off in an accident, what life function would be most hampered?

Answer 30

Sensing and responding to changes will be hard for this wounded creature.

Question 31

A parent and 2 offspring are studied. Although there are many similarities between the parent on the offspring , there are also some differences. Do these organisms reproduce sexually or asexually?

Answer 31

sexually

Question 32

What is wrong with the following statement?

“Science has proven that energy must always be conserved”

Answer 32

Science cannot prove anything.

Question 33

Briefly explain the scientific method.

Answer 33

1) you make observations 2) you develop a hypothesis to explain those observations or to answer a question. 3) you (sometimes with the help of others) design experiments to test the hypothesis. 4) after the hypothesis has been tested by a significant amount of data and is consistent with all of it, then it becomes a theory. 5) After more testing with generations of data, the theory could become a scientific law

Question 34

Who does the story of spontaneous generation illustrate the limitations of science?

Answer 34

It shows how almost 2,000 years of executing the scientific method resulting in a law that was clearly wrong.

Question 35

Where does the wise person place his or her faith: science or the Bible?

Answer 35

the bible.

Question 36

Why is the theory of abiogenesis just another example of the idea of spontaneous generation?

Answer 36

abiogenesis is the theory that states that life sprang form non-living chemicals eons ago. This is an example of spontaneous generation, a former law that said life could arise from non-life.

Question 37

Name the classification groups in our hierarchical classification scheme In order.

Answer 37

Kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.

Question 38

An organism is a multi cellular consumer made of eukaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong?

Answer 38

Animalia

Question 39

if we were using the 3-domain system of classification, in which domain would (An organism is a multi cellular consumer made of eukaryotic cells) belong?

Answer 39

Eukarya

Question 40

An organism is a single-celled composer made of prokaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong?

Answer 40

Monera

Question 41

if we were using the 3-domain system of classification, in which domain would (An organism is a single-celled composer made of prokaryotic cells.)? if so , give the domain. If not give the possible domains in which it could be places

Answer 41

No. Archaea or Bacteria