Introduction To Biology

Question 1

What is Biology?

Answer 1

The scientists study of life

Question 2

Name the characteristics of living organisms.

Answer 2

Order
Reproduction
Growth and Development
Energy Processing
Response to Environment
Regulation
Evolutionary Adaptation

Question 3

Define Order

Answer 3

Regular arrangement of cells and tissues

Question 4

Define Reproduction

Answer 4

Creating offspring and passing genetic material to those offspring

Question 5

Define Growth and Development

Answer 5

The growing of the organism and its cells

Question 6

Define Energy Processing

Answer 6

The use of energy to run metabolism and functions

Question 7

Define Response to Environment

Answer 7

When organisms respond to their living conditions such as migration or emigration to maintain homeostasis

Question 8

Define Regulation

Answer 8

To maintain internal conditions such as temperature. Also known as homeostasis

Question 9

Define Evolutionary Adaptation

Answer 9

When an organism adapts to its environment over time. All living organisms adapt.

Question 10

Entire process by which information in a gene directs the manufacture of a cellular product is called

Answer 10

Gene expression

Question 11

The entire library of genetic instructions that an organism inherits is called

Answer 11

It’s genome

Question 12

Study of whole sets of genes in one or more species

Answer 12

Genomics

Question 13

Study of sets of proteins and their properties

Answer 13

Proteomics

Question 14

Entire set of proteins expressed by a given cell, tissue, or organism

Answer 14

Proteome

Question 15

The use of computational tools to store, organize, and analyze the huge volume of data that results from high-throughout methods

Answer 15

Bioinformatics

Question 16

The output or product of a process regulars that very process

Answer 16

Feedback regulation

Or: insulin and glucose example

Question 17

Give example of positive feedback

Answer 17

Platelet and blood clot example

Question 18

Three domains of life

Answer 18

Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

Question 19

Three kingdoms within eukarya

Answer 19

Animalia
Plantae
Fungi

Question 20

How does each kingdom acquire nutrition

Answer 20

Plantae - photosynthesis, gives to self
Fungi - absorb nutrients in dissolved form from their surroundings
Animalia - obtain food by eating other organisms

Question 21

Most numerous and diverse eukaryotes

Answer 21

Protests

Question 22

What are recorded observations

Answer 22

Data

Question 23

What is a species that is easy to grow in the lab and lends itself well to questions

Answer 23

Model organism
Fruit fly
Mustard plant