Unit 0 Test

Question 1

Characteristics of life

Answer 1

Made of DNA
Made of cells
Organization
Acquire and use energy
Reproduce
Growth and development
Response to the environment 
Metabolism
Homeostasis
Evolve
Death

Question 2

Magnifications for Compound Microscope

Answer 2

Eyepiece=10x
Objective=4x, 10x, 40x

Total magnification
Scan 40x
Low 100x
High 400x

Question 3

The Scientific Method

Answer 3

Observation 
Hypothesis
Controlled experiments
Recording and analyzing results
Conclusion
Theory

Question 4

Definition of a species

Answer 4

If successful mating occurs and viable offspring result

Question 5

Fission

Answer 5

One individual splits into two new individuals

Question 6

Budding

Answer 6

Fungi and sponges have pieces that break off and grow into new individuals

Question 7

Lichens

Answer 7

Symbolic relationship between algae and fungi

Question 8

Slime molds

Answer 8

Go from unicellular to colonial to multicellular

Question 9

Ways of identifying a species

Answer 9

Appearance
Sexual reproduction and viable offspring
Biochemical analysis - proteins, DNA sequencing

Question 10

Taxonomy Order

Answer 10

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

“King Phillip Came Over For Good Soup”

Question 11

Taxonomy for Humans

Answer 11

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata 
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Hominidae
Genus Homo
Family Homo Sapiens

Question 12

Phylogeny

Answer 12

Taxonomy that reflects evolutionary relationships

Bacteria to Protists to Plants, Animals, and Fungi

or archaebacteria, eubacteria, eucarya (3 domains)

Question 13

Levels of Organization

Answer 13

Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
Organ system
Organ
Tissues
Cells
Organelles
Energetics
Complex molecules 
Simple molecules
Atoms