intro to bio

Question 1

how much skin is shed every 45 days

Answer 1

8 pounds

Question 2

what is body temperature

Answer 2

98.6 degrees F

Question 3

Bio means …

Answer 3

life

Question 4

ology means…

Answer 4

study of

Question 5

how many characteristics to life are there

Answer 5

8

Question 6

what is the first life characteristic

Answer 6

cell(s)/ the basic unit capable of carrying out life processes

Question 7

what is the second life characteristic

Answer 7

displays organization

Question 8

what are cells working together called

Answer 8

tissue

Question 9

what are tissues working together called

Answer 9

organ

Question 10

what are organs working together called

Answer 10

organ systems

Question 11

what are organ systems working together called

Answer 11

organism

Question 12

what is the highest level of organization called

Answer 12

organism

Question 13

what is the third life characteristic

Answer 13

reproduction

Question 14

how many types of reproduction are there? what are they?

Answer 14

2 types, sexual (two parents), asexual (one parent)

Question 15

what is the ability to pass traits to offspring called

Answer 15

heredity

Question 16

what is the fourth life characteristic

Answer 16

metabolism

Question 17

what is metabolism

Answer 17

sum of all chemical reactions in the body

Question 18

name 3 examples of metabolism

Answer 18

breathing, tanning, burning energy, digesting food, ect

Question 19

what is the fifth life characteristic

Answer 19

growth

Question 20

what is mr.coons favorite science word

Answer 20

homeostasis: constant internal environment

Question 21

what is the sixth life characteristic

Answer 21

homeostasis

Question 22

what is the seventh life characteristic

Answer 22

evolution

Question 23

what is evolution

Answer 23

a change in genetic traits over time

Question 24

what is natural selection

Answer 24

survival of the fittest OR ability to reach a reproductive age and reproduce

Question 25

what is the eighth life characteristic

Answer 25

responds to stimuli (environment)

Question 26

how many biological laws are there

Answer 26

NONE the highest level of knowledge is a THEORY

Question 27

what is an accepted scientific principal

Answer 27

a theory

Question 28

what percentage of the body is human

Answer 28

40% are human cells

Question 29

What is the exact template for all experiments?

Answer 29

Trick question, there is no exact template [A. Fleming and Penicillin]

Question 30

How is a vivisection different from a normal dissection

Answer 30

In a vivisection the person is alive and awake

Question 31

What is the first step in the scientific method?

Answer 31

Identify a problem

Question 32

What is the lightest element?

Answer 32

Hydrogen 1 proton 1 electron 0 neutrons

Question 33

What is the first step in the scientific process?

Answer 33

Identify a problem

Question 34

What is a problem?

Answer 34

The who what when where why and how

Question 35

What is the second step in the scientific process

Answer 35

Observation

Question 36

A problem must be what?

Answer 36

Testable

Question 37

What do you use during an observation

Answer 37

Senses and previous knowledge

Question 38

What is the third step in the scientific method

Answer 38

Procedure

Question 39

What is a problem

Answer 39

A planned process to test a hypothesis

Question 40

What is a control?

Answer 40

a baseline to compare with no experimental treatment

Question 41

How much does the experimental group differ from the control?

Answer 41

ONLY ONE FACTOR