Final study guide

Question 1

What is structure?

Answer 1

The general framework of an object

Question 2

What is function?

Answer 2

How an object is used

Question 3

How do you change the function of an object?

Answer 3

By changing the structure of the object

Question 4

How does the structure of a horses teeth reflect the function of a horses teeth?

Answer 4

Horses teeth mainly consist of molars, which is important because they eat hard materials

Question 5

How would the structure of humans teeth differ from the structure of lions teeth?

Answer 5

Lions: more sharp teeth
Human: Sharper teeth in the front and flat teeth in the back

Question 6

What is the Model of life?

Answer 6

P: Programming
M: Metabolism
C: Container

Question 7

What is a living creature

Answer 7

Something that is currently alive or was once alive?

Question 8

What is a nonliving creature?

Answer 8

Something that has never lived

Question 9

What is an example of metabolism?

Answer 9

Gaining and using energy from the environment

Question 10

Based on the PMC model of life, are viruses alive?

Answer 10

Technically, viruses aren’t alive because they can’t gather and use energy.

Question 11

What is the smallest level of organization?

Answer 11

Atom

Question 12

What is the largest level of organization?

Answer 12

Biosphere

Question 13

What is an example of an organ system?

Answer 13

Respiratory, circulatory, skeletal

Question 14

What is an example of a biome?

Answer 14

Tundra

Question 15

Can single celled organisms form ecosystems and populations?

Answer 15

Yes

Question 16

What is the unit of measurement designated by this symbol: M

Answer 16

Meters

Question 17

What is the unit for measuring mass

Answer 17

Grams

Question 18

What is the unit of measurement designated by this symbol: μ

Answer 18

Micro

Question 19

What is the smallest unit of measurement that we studied?

Answer 19

Nano

Question 20

Convert 3.5 millimeters into micrometers

Answer 20

3500 micrometers

Question 21

What would be a good analogy to remember the units of measurement

Answer 21

King Charles Made Many Nachos

Question 22

What is the independant variable

Answer 22

The thing that doesn’t change in an experiment

Question 23

How should a hypothesis be set up

Answer 23

If__, Then__, Because__

Question 23

What is the dependant variable

Answer 23

The thing that changes in an experiment

Question 24

What should a hypothesis be?

Answer 24

Specific testable Explanatoy can use it to make predictions

Question 25

How is population growth determined by births and deaths

Answer 25

Births grow the populations, deaths shrink the population

Question 26

How is population size determined by immigration and emigration

Answer 26

immigration grows the population, emigration shrinks the population

Question 27

What does the N and N subscript 0 variables stand for in an experiment

Answer 27

N: Population size N subscript 0: Initial population

Question 28

What is the K variable

Answer 28

carrying capacity

Question 28

What is the X and Y axis of a logistic growth model

Answer 28

X= N, Y= dN/dt

Question 29

What type of selection is type I. What type of selection is type III.

Answer 29

Type I= r selected Type III= k selected

Question 30

What is an example of r-selected species

Answer 30

rats, fish, types of turtles

Question 31

What is an example of a k-selected species

Answer 31

Humans

Question 32

What is an example of a cohort

Answer 32

High school class

Question 33

What is a description of a survivorship curve that is type I

Answer 33

a curve that stays the same for most of the time, but curves as the population game older