Chapter 1

Question 1

Living things are made up of ______

Answer 1

cells

Question 2

______ are the basic unit of life

Answer 2

cells

Question 3

Unicellular

Answer 3

one cell

Question 4

what is an example of unicellular

Answer 4

bacteria

Question 5

multiceulluar

Answer 5

multiple cells

Question 6

what is an example of multicellular

Answer 6

humans

Question 7

What do cells become?

Answer 7

Tissues

Question 8

What do tissues become?

Answer 8

organs

Question 9

What do organs become

Answer 9

organ systems

Question 10

what does an organ system become?

Answer 10

an organism

Question 11

What do living things respond to?

Answer 11

The environment

Question 12

What is an example of a living thing responding to an environment?

Answer 12

pupils constricting with light, and dilating when dark

Question 13

What is metabolism?

Answer 13

all the chemical reactions in your body

Question 14

What is homeostasis ?

Answer 14

the ability to maintain stable internal conditions

Question 15

What is an example of homeostasis?

Answer 15

Shivering when cold, sweating when hot

Question 16

What is Growth?

Answer 16

Cell division

Question 17

What is development?

Answer 17

changing functions

Question 18

What is sexual reproduction?

Answer 18

2 parents combine genetic info

Question 19

what is asexual reproduction

Answer 19

1 parent passes genetic info

Question 20

what is evolution (characteristics of living things)

Answer 20

changing overtime

Question 21

what is adaptation

Answer 21

characteristics that help organisms survive

Question 22

All living things have a _______ _______

Answer 22

genetic code

Question 23

What are the 3 themes of biology

Answer 23

Unity and diversity of life, interdependence of organisms, evolution

Question 24

What are the 7 characteristics of living things

Answer 24

1. living things are made up of cells
2. respond to environment
3. metabolism
4. homeostasis
5. growth + development
6. reproduction
7. evolution

Question 25

What is interdependence of organisms

Answer 25

when organisms rely on other organisms or environment

Question 26

what is an example of interdependence of organisms

Answer 26

food chains, relationships

Question 27

what is evolution (themes of biology)

Answer 27

an organisms genes evolve to adapt to its environment

Question 28

How can living things evolve?

Answer 28

1. by changing overtime 2. descent w/ modification 3. natural selection 4. with traits that enable them to survive + reproduce

Question 29

What are the 5 steps to a scientific method

Answer 29

1. observation 2. hypothesis 3. experiment 4. collecting + analyzing data 5. conclusion

Question 30

What is observation

Answer 30

something you notice that would lead to a question

Question 31

what is a hypothesis

Answer 31

a proposed explanation to the question

Question 32

what format should the hypothesis be in?

Answer 32

if ________, then ______ format

Question 33

what should you be testing in an experiment

Answer 33

the independent variable

Question 34

what should you be measuring in an experiment

Answer 34

the dependent variable

Question 35

how can you collect + analyze data

Answer 35

data tables, graphs, bars, lines, pie

Question 36

How should you make your conclusion?

Answer 36

By restating the hypothesis, summarizing the experiment and discussing the data numbers.

Question 37

A short segment of DNA that contains instructions for the development of a single trait of an organism

Answer 37

Gene

Question 38

As the cells in a multicellular organism multiply they become specialized for different functions in a process called

Answer 38

cell differentiation

Question 39

Photosynthesis is part of a plants

Answer 39

metabolism

Question 40

"a tree of life explains"

Answer 40

1. how organisms are related t each other 2. how organisms differ from each other 3. the lineages of various organisms

Question 41

What is an example of domain

Answer 41

Eukarya

Question 42

Scientific theory

Answer 42

a well tested explanation for experimental results

Question 43

Scientific law

Answer 43

describes an obversed pattern in nature

Question 44

Scientific inquiry

Answer 44

the many ways in which scientists study the world

Question 45

Describes an observed pattern in nature

Answer 45

Scientific law

Question 46

The many ways in which scientists study the world

Answer 46

scientific inquiry

Question 47

a well tested explanation for experimental results

Answer 47

scientific theory