Study of life

Question 1

What are common characteristics shared by all living things?

Answer 1

Growth and development
Regulation
Reproduction
Responsiveness

Question 2

Metabolism

Answer 2

Sum of all reactions that occur within the body

Question 3

Anabolism

Answer 3

Small molecules join to form larger molecules

Question 4

Catabolism

Answer 4

Large molecules broken down into smaller molecules

Question 5

Energy

Answer 5

The capacity to do work.

Question 6

How do plants get energy?

Answer 6

They produce it.

Question 7

How do animals get energy?

Answer 7

They consume it by eating plants or other animals

Question 8

Autotrophs or producers

Answer 8

Make their own food

Question 9

Heterotrophs or consumers

Answer 9

Depend on food energy in autotrophs

Question 10

Decomposers

Answer 10

Heterotrophs that break down decaying material for energy

Question 11

Growth

Answer 11

Increase in mass of an organism

Question 12

Development

Answer 12

Increased specialization

Question 13

Movement

Answer 13

Can be for an organism

Can be for an individual cell

Question 14

Responsiveness

Answer 14

Ability to sense and react to stimuli

Question 15

Stimuli

Answer 15

Change in the environment

In response, cells adjust to try and maintain a stable environment

Question 16

Homeostasis

Answer 16

Maintaining (regulating) a stable internal environment

Allow complex organization and efficiency

Question 17

Reproduction

Answer 17

Process by which new living organisms are produced

Asexual and Sexual

Question 18

Chemical level

Answer 18

Atoms and molecules

Question 19

Cellular level

Answer 19

Forms based on interactions between atoms and molecules

Question 20

Organismal level

Answer 20

Interactions between cells

Question 21

Population level

Answer 21

Interactions between organisms

Question 22

Atom

Answer 22

Smallest unit of matter

Question 23

Molecule

Answer 23

Two or more joined atoms

Question 24

Macromolecules

Answer 24

Many atoms joined together

Question 25

Organelle

Answer 25

Membrane bound compartments within cells

Question 26

Cell

Answer 26

Compartment covered by a thin membrane All living things are made up of one or more cells Basic unit of structure and organization in life

Question 27

Organismal level

Answer 27

Tissue Organ Organ system Multicelled organisms

Question 28

Tissue

Answer 28

Organized group of cells interacting in a specialized activity

Question 29

Organ

Answer 29

Structural unit made up of two or more tissues interacting in some task

Question 30

Organ system

Answer 30

Organs interacting physically and chemically in some tasks

Question 31

Multicelled organisms

Answer 31

Living individual made up of different types of cells, tissues, and organs

Question 32

Population level

Answer 32

Population Ecosystem Community Biosphere

Question 33

Population

Answer 33

Group of individuals of the same species occupying the same area

Question 34

Ecosystem

Answer 34

The living and no living components of an area

Question 35

Community

Answer 35

All the populations in the same area

Question 36

Biosphere

Answer 36

The global ecosystem: the parts of the planet and its atmosphere

Question 37

Taxonomy

Answer 37

The naming and classification of living things based on similarities and differences

Question 38

3 domains

Answer 38

Bacteria Archaea Eukarya Four smaller divisions (kingdoms) within this domain

Question 39

What are Archaea and Bacteria

Answer 39

Prokaryotic

Question 40

What is prokaryotic

Answer 40

Primitive Unicellular No membrane bound components

Question 41

Bacteria

Answer 41

Some helpful some harmful

Question 42

Archaea

Answer 42

Extremophiles

Question 43

What are Eukarya

Answer 43

Eukaryotic

Question 44

What is Eukaryotic

Answer 44

``` More advanced Unicellular and multicellular Nucleus and other organelles Includes four kingdoms Protista Fungi Plantar Animalia ```

Question 45

What is biology?

Answer 45

The scientific study of life.

Question 46

What are the four kingdoms

Answer 46

Protista Fungi Plants Animals

Question 47

Protista

Answer 47

Kingdom by exclusion Mostly unicellular Some autotrophs some heterotrophs

Question 48

Fungi

Answer 48

Multicellular Decomposers

Question 49

Plants

Answer 49

Multicellular autotrophs

Question 50

Animals

Answer 50

Multicellular heterotrophs