Biology - H

Question 1

Order

Answer 1

Living cells are the basis of this complex

Question 2

Reproduction

Answer 2

organisms reproduce their own kind

Question 3

Growth and Development

Answer 3

consistent growth and development controlled by inherited DNA

Question 4

Energy Processing

Answer 4

acquiring energy and transforming it to a form useful for the organism

Question 5

Response to the Environment

Answer 5

all organisms respond to environmental stimuli

Question 6

Regulation

Answer 6

Many types of mechanisms regulate an organism’s internal environment, keeping it within limits that sustain life.

Question 7

Evolutionary Adaptation

Answer 7

adaptations evolve over many generations, as individuals with traits best suited to their environments have greater reproductive success and pass their traits to offspring

Question 8

Biosphere

Answer 8

the part of Earth where life exists

Question 9

Ecosystems

Answer 9

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 10

Community

Answer 10

A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

Question 11

Population

Answer 11

group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area

Question 12

Organisms

Answer 12

Individual living things

Question 13

Organ System

Answer 13

group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

Question 14

Organ

Answer 14

group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions

Question 15

Cell

Answer 15

Basic unit of life

Question 16

Organelle

Answer 16

A tiny cell structure that carries out a specific function within the cell

Question 17

Molecule

Answer 17

A group of atoms bonded together

Question 18

Atom

Answer 18

Basic unit of matter

Question 19

Emergent Properties

Answer 19

result from the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system

Question 20

System Biology

Answer 20

constructs models for the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems

Question 21

Kingdom Plantae

Answer 21

Consists of multicellular plants.

Question 22

Kingdom Fungi

Answer 22

Consists of unicellular and multicellular organisms that cannot make their own food (heterotrophs)

Question 23

Kingdom Animalia

Answer 23

a kingdom a of multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are free-moving, and lack cell walls; classified under Domain Eukarya

Question 24

Charles Darwin

Answer 24

English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection (1809-1882)

Question 25

Eukaryotic cells

Answer 25

Contain a nucleus and other organelles that are bound by membranes.

Question 26

Prokaryotic Cell

Answer 26

cell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles.

Question 27

Archaea

Answer 27

One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being Bacteria.

Question 28

Fungi

Answer 28

An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment.

Question 29

Protists

Answer 29

eukaryotes that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi

Question 30

Properties of Life

Answer 30

order, regulation, growth and development, energy processing, response to the environment, reproduction, evolution

Question 31

Unity

Answer 31

The state of being united or forming a whole.

Question 32

Diversity

Answer 32

the state of being diverse; variety.

Question 33

Levels of Organization

Answer 33

biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule, atom.

Question 34

Homeostasis

Answer 34

process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment