Chapter 1 Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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What are the six characteristics of living things?
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Organization, metabolism, growth and development, reproduction, response to stimuli, adaptation.
2
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What are two characteristics of a well thought out hypothesis?
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Testable, Falsifiable
3
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A control is a set of data that ______________.
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Serves as a comparison
4
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A tentative explanation for observations or phenomena.
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A hypothesis.
5
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Three basic themes of biology
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Evolution, information transfer, and energy transfer.
6
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Do prokaryotes have a nucleus?
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No.
7
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The ability to maintain a stable internal environment
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Homeostasis.
8
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Inherited characteristics that enhance an organism’s ability to survive in a particular environment.
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Adaptations.
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