Chapter 1 Pt. 1

Question 1

What are the characteristics of life?

Answer 1

1. living things contain nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids
2. living things are composed of cells
3. living things grow and reproduce
4. living things use energy and raw materials
5. living things respond to their environment
6. living things maintain homeostasis
7. populations of living things have adaptive traits and evolve

Question 2

_____- the smallest units of life

Answer 2

Cell

Question 3

What are the two types of cellular organisms?

Answer 3

unicellular organisms

multicellular organisms

Question 4

__________ organisms- organisms that only have a single cell

Answer 4

unicellular

Question 5

___________ organisms- organisms with trillions of cells

Answer 5

multicellular

Question 6

__________- all chemical reactions that occur within the cells of living things

Answer 6

metabolism

Question 7

__________ maintains life and allows organisms to grow

Answer 7

metabolism

Question 8

metabolism maintains ____ and allows _________ to grow

Answer 8

life

organisms

Question 9

stimulus leads to ________

Answer 9

response

Question 10

_______ leads to response

Answer 10

stimulus

Question 11

__________- the relatively constant and self-correcting internal environment of a living organism

Answer 11

homeostasis

Question 12

What is the difference between homeostasis and metabolism?

Answer 12

Metabolism- all chemical reactions that occur within the cells of living things

Homeostatis- the relatively constant and self-correcting internal environment of a living organism

Question 13

What are adaptive traits?

Answer 13

traits that help it survive and reproduce in its natural environment

Question 14

The process of using adaptive traits is also known as _______ _________.

Answer 14

natural selection

Question 15

________- plants rooted on the surfaces of other plants

Answer 15

epiphytes

Question 16

All organisms came from the first cells, but through _________, ________ arose

Answer 16

evolution

diversity

Question 17

True or False: All organisms came from the first cells

Answer 17

True

Question 18

Organisms with the greatest similarity are grouped together in ________

Answer 18

domains

Question 19

What are the domains of organisms?

Answer 19

(1) Domain Bacteria
(2) Domain Archaea
(3) Domain Eukarya

Question 20

Which domain of organisms is this:

unicellular prokaryotic organisms

Answer 20

Domain Bacteria

Question 21

Which domain of organisms is this:
unicellular prokaryotic organisms
most live in extreme environments

Answer 21

Domain Archaea

Question 22

Which domain of organisms is this:

eukaryotic cells that contain a membrane-bound nucleus and internal compartments (i.e. organelles)

Answer 22

Domain Eukarya

Question 23

True or False; There is a definitive answer for what is considered alive

Answer 23

False; There is no definitive answer

Question 24

List the levels of biological organization from smallest to biggest.

Answer 24

1. atom
2. molecule
3. organelle
4. cell
5. tissue
6. organ
7. organ systems
8. individuals
9. population
10. community
11. ecosystem
12. biosphere

Question 25

Which level of biological organization is this: | a unit of matter that cannot be further broken down

Answer 25

atom

Question 26

Which level of biological organization is this: | the chemical components of cells

Answer 26

molecule

Question 27

Which level of biological organization is this: | a component within the cell that carries out specific functions

Answer 27

organelle

Question 28

Which level of biological organization is this: | the smallest unit of life

Answer 28

cell

Question 29

Which level of biological organization is this: | a group of similar cells that perform the same function

Answer 29

tissue

Question 30

Which level of biological organization is this: | a structure with two or more tissues working together to perform a function

Answer 30

organ

Question 31

Which level of biological organization is this: | at least two organs working

Answer 31

organ systems

Question 32

Which level of biological organization is this: | a single organism

Answer 32

individual

Question 33

Which level of biological organization is this: | all individuals of the same species in an area

Answer 33

population

Question 34

Which level of biological organization is this: | all the species in an ecosystem that can interact

Answer 34

community

Question 35

Which level of biological organization is this: | a community and its physical environment

Answer 35

ecosystem

Question 36

Which level of biological organization is this: | the part of the earth that supports life

Answer 36

biosphere

Question 37

Who created the categorization of life?

Answer 37

Carl Linnaeus

Question 38

List the categorizations of life from biggest to smallest.

Answer 38

1. Domain 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum 4. Class 5. Order 6. Family 7. Genus 8. Species

Question 39

What is the acronym for the categorization of life?

Answer 39

``` Do Kings Play Chess On Fine Grain Sand ```

Question 40

What are the kingdoms in the domain eukarya?

Answer 40

1. Protist Kingdom 2. Fungi Kingdom 3. Plants Kingdom 4. Animal Kingdom

Question 41

What kind of organisms are in the protist kingdom?

Answer 41

protozoans algae diatoms

Question 42

What kind of organisms are in the fungi kingdom?

Answer 42

molds | mushrooms

Question 43

What kind of organisms are in the plant kingdom?

Answer 43

mosses ferns seed plants

Question 44

What kind of organisms are in the animal kingdom?

Answer 44

invertebrates | vertebrates

Question 45

Are humans vertebrates or invertebrates?

Answer 45

vertebrates

Question 46

What are vertebrates?

Answer 46

animals with a nerve cord protected by a backbone

Question 47

Humans are _________ and _________

Answer 47

mammals | primates

Question 48

What are the characteristics of mammals?

Answer 48

we have hair | we feed our young milk produced by mammary glands

Question 49

What are the characteristics of primates?

Answer 49

forward-looking eyes a well-developed brain opposable thumbs