Chapter 1

Question 1

What is the study of cell structure and division?

Answer 1

Cytology

Question 2

What is the study of naming and classification of living organisms?

Answer 2

Taxonomy

Question 3

What is the study of structure and form of organism?

Answer 3

Morphology

Question 4

What is the meaning of microbiology?

Answer 4

The study of microorganisms

Question 5

What does zoology means?

Answer 5

The study of animals

Question 6

What is the level of biological organisation?

Answer 6

Cells - tissue - organ - organ system - organism - population - community - ecosystem - biosphere

Question 7

What does community mean?

Answer 7

Populations that live together in a defined area

Question 8

What is the level where a group of organism of one type that lives in the same area?

Answer 8

Population

Question 9

What does cell mean in terms of levels?

Answer 9

Smallest functional unit of life

Question 10

What does ecosystem mean?

Answer 10

Community and its nonliving surroundings

Question 11

Give 3 characteristics of life/living things

Answer 11

1. organisms are composed of cells
2. organisms need respiration
3. organisms grow and develop

Question 12

What does it mean when organisms are composed of cells?

Answer 12

New cells are formed only by the division of previously existing cells. Can only perform the job associated with its specific function.

Question 13

What does respire mean?

Answer 13

To breath in to obtain oxygen and carbon dioxide

Question 14

What does growth and development mean?

Answer 14

All living things get larger as the number of its cells increase (by cell division)

Question 15

What does the adaptation to environment mean?

Answer 15

Traits that gives an organism an advantage to survive in a certain environment
eg: thick fur coat of polar bear to survive frigid temperatures