Chapters 1-5

Question 1

What is biology?

Answer 1

The study of life

Question 2

What is the process of science?

Answer 2

A way of knowing; based on inquiry
Is limited to natural phenomena; use natural causes to explain natural phenomena
It is falsifiable and self-correcting
Two main approaches: discovery/descriptive science and hypothesis-driven science.
A hypothesis is a tentative answer to a question

Question 3

___ Science describes nature.

Answer 3

Discovery/descriptive science

Question 4

Discovery/descriptive science uses….

Answer 4

Observation, measurements; descriptions, data, and observations confirmed by others

Question 5

What is inductive reasoning?

Answer 5

Many specific observations which lead to a general description or hypothesis (Specific to General)

Question 6

__ Science explains nature.

Answer 6

Hypothesis-driven science

Question 7

What is deductive reasoning?

Answer 7

A general statement which an individual can make a specific. (General to Specific).

Question 8

What is a theory?

Answer 8

A comprehensive explanation supported by evidence.

Question 9

What are the properties of life?

Answer 9

Order
Regulation
Reproduction
Growth and development
Energy utilization
Response to the environment 
Evolution

Question 10

What are prokaryotic cells?

Answer 10

No membrane around their DNA

Question 11

What are Eukaryotic cells?

Answer 11

Have a membrane around the DNA; membrane bound nucleus

Question 12

The two classifications to consider when grouping similar organisms are?

Answer 12

Cell structure and Nutrition.

Question 13

What are the three domains of life?

Answer 13

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya

Question 14

What is energy?

Answer 14

How an organism gets energy

Question 15

What is a decomposer?

Answer 15

Decomposers cause things to break down/rot.

Question 16

What is a photosynthetic organism?

Answer 16

An organism which uses photosynthesis for nutrition.

Question 17

Describe ingesting food organisms…

Answer 17

An organism that takes in nutrition through the mouth or gullet.

Question 18

Eukaryotic organisms are divided into…

Answer 18

Kingdoms (Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia)

Question 19

Is Bacteria Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?

Answer 19

Prokaryotic

Question 20

Is Eukarya Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?

Answer 20

Eukaryotic

Question 21

Is archea prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Answer 21

prokaryotic

Question 22

What are the kingdoms of the Eukaryotes?

Answer 22

Protista, fungi, plantae, and animalia,

Question 23

How does a protista obtain its nutrition?

Answer 23

Varies because some are photosynthetic, some ingest food, as some are decomposers.

Question 24

Classify a Fungi

Answer 24

Cell type: Eukarya
Nutrition: Decomposers
Examples of a fungi: Molds, mildew, mushrooms, and yeast.

Question 25

Classify a Protista

Answer 25

Cell type: Eukarya Nutrition: Some photosynthetic, some ingest food; some decompose. Examples: Amoeba, algae, seaweeds

Question 26

Classify an Animalia

Answer 26

Cell type: Eukarya Nutrition: Ingest food Examples: humans, earthworms, insects, lobster, sea stars, clams, tapeworms.

Question 27

Organisms in each kingdom are further classified as...

Answer 27

``` Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species ```

Question 28

What is binomial nomenclature?

Answer 28

When an organism is identified by its genus and species name.

Question 29

Viruses are not

Answer 29

Cells

Question 30

Characteristics of a virus?

Answer 30

They have DNA or RNA but not both They can only reproduce within a host cell. They do not have organelles They do not have metabolic properties.

Question 31

5 Major themes in Biology.

Answer 31

``` Evolution Structure/function Information flow Pathways transform energy and matter Interconnections within biological systems. ```

Question 32

What is evolution?

Answer 32

Evolution is descent with modification