Lesson 1: Nature of Science

Question 1

8 properties of life

Answer 1

order, adaptation, growth and development, evolution, regulation/ homeostasis, reproduction, energy processing, respond to stimuli

Question 2

order

Answer 2

complex organization of living things

Question 3

reproduction

Answer 3

the making of another organism

Question 4

growth and development

Answer 4

aging and characteristics controlled by inherited DNA

Question 5

adaptation

Answer 5

trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce

Question 6

energy processing

Answer 6

transformation of energy into useful product for the organism

Question 7

atom

Answer 7

basic unit of life/ chemical element

Question 8

biology

Answer 8

science that defines life

Question 9

respond to stimuli

Answer 9

reactions to the environment/ an outside force

Question 10

regulation/ homeostasis

Answer 10

capacity to maintain internal balance

Question 11

evolution

Answer 11

genetic mutations responding to environmental changes

Question 12

molecule

Answer 12

2 or more atoms held together by a chemical bond

Question 13

macromolecule

Answer 13

large molecule formed by joining 2 or more smaller organic molecules together

Question 14

organelles

Answer 14

tiny cell structure that carries out specific functions within the cell

Question 15

cell

Answer 15

smallest unit of structure and function in a living thing

Question 16

prokaryote

Answer 16

unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus

Question 17

eukaryote

Answer 17

cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles

Question 18

organ

Answer 18

group of tissues that work together to perform closely related functions

Question 19

organ systems

Answer 19

a group of organs that work together to perform a specific function

Question 20

organism

Answer 20

individual living thing

Question 21

population

Answer 21

group of organisms living in the same location

Question 22

population 2

Answer 22

FREEBEE

Question 23

community

Answer 23

different populations living in one area

Question 24

ecosystem

Answer 24

living and non-living things in an environment, together with their interactions

Question 25

biosphere

Answer 25

part of Earth where life exists (water, land, air/atmosphere)

Question 26

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Answer 26

Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

Question 27

domains of life

Answer 27

Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya

Question 28

Bacteria

Answer 28

Eubacteria; varied, not all bad

Question 29

Archaea

Answer 29

prokaryotes; most live in extreme climates, closer genetically to eukaryotes

Question 30

Eukarya

Answer 30

PROTSITA: other. PLANTAE: autotrophs, photosynthesis, chlorophyll AB, cell wall cellulose, multicellular. FUNGI: absorb food, cell walls, chitin. ANIMALIA: eat, multicellular, no cell wall, eukaryotes

Question 31

Phylogenic Tree

Answer 31

diagram showing how organisms are genetically related using a common ancestor

Question 32

Nature of Science

Answer 32

Gathering/interpreting data, exploration and discovery, benefits and outcomes, community analysis/feedback

Question 33

Hypothesis

Answer 33

prediction about outcome of experiment

Question 34

Independent variable:

Answer 34

what is changing

Question 35

Dependent variable

Answer 35

how change is measured

Question 36

controlled variable

Answer 36

what is held constant/ what stays the same

Question 37

claim

Answer 37

what you believe/ observe to be happening

Question 38

evidence

Answer 38

support of claim

Question 39

reasoning

Answer 39

science concepts supporting claim