Module One, Lecture One

Question 1

What are the characteristics of life? ( 8 )

Answer 1

1. Cellular Respiration
2. Reproduction
3. Metabolism
4. Homeostasis
5. Heredity
6. Response
7. Growth / development
8. Adaptation

CUTE RABBITS MEET HARES, HARES & RABBITS GROW APPLES

Question 2

What scale are cells and organelles measured in?

Answer 2

Micrometres / microns ( µm )

Question 3

What scale are subcellular components measured in?

Answer 3

Nanometres ( nm )

Question 4

What are the requirements for natural selection / evolution? ( 4 )

Answer 4

1. Variation
2. Genetic Inheritance
3. Selection
4. Time

VIST

Question 5

What are the three domains of life?

Answer 5

1. Bacteria
2. Eukarya
3. Archaea

Question 6

What is the Endosymbiosis Theory?

Answer 6

Mitochondria and Chloroplasts were derived from bacteria, then absorbed in Eukaryotes

Question 7

What is the main difference between Prokaryotic cells and Eukaryotic cells?

Answer 7

Eukaryotic cells have membrane enclosed organelles, whereas prokaryotic cells do not

Question 8

What type of cells do bacteria and archaea have?

Answer 8

Prokaryotic

Question 9

What type of cells do Eukarya have?

Answer 9

Eukaryotic

Question 10

What is the size of a Eukaryotic cell?

Answer 10

10 - 100 micrometres

Question 11

What is the size of a Prokaryotic cell?

Answer 11

5µm

Question 12

What is the size of a bacteria ( Prokaryotic cell ) ?

Answer 12

1 - 2µm