Module 1: What Is Life?

Question 1

What are the properties of living things?

Answer 1

Order,
Evolution/Adaptation,
Regulation,
Response to Environment,
Growth and Development,
Reproduction,
Energy Processing

Question 2

What is the scientific naming system called?

Answer 2

Binomial Nomenclature

Question 3

What structures are requirements of cells?

Answer 3

Some type of Hereditary Material,
Some type of Barrier,
The Ability to make Proteins

Question 4

What property limits cell growth and how?

Answer 4

SA/V. Surface Area ro Volume Ratio.
As volume increases, this ratio decreases. This limits ability to diffuse as cells get bigger.

Question 5

What are the domains of living organisms?

Answer 5

Bacteria.
Archaea.
Eukarya.

Question 6

What are 5 characteristics of Prokaryotes?

Answer 6

No nucleus.
No membrane-bound organelles.
Unicellular.
No endomembrane system.
Typically small <10μm.

Question 7

What are 5 characteristics of Eukaryotes?

Answer 7

A Nucleus containing DNA.
An endomembrane system. E.g. ER.
Membrane enclosed organelles.
Multicellular or unicellular.
Typically 10-100μm.