Unit 1

Question 1

biology

Answer 1

The scientific study of life

Question 2

Science

Answer 2

the approach to understanding the living world

Question 3

Inquiry

Answer 3

The search for info and explanation of natural phenomena

Question 4

Hypothesis

Answer 4

An explanation based on observations and assumptions that lead to a testable prediction

Question 5

Experiment

Answer 5

A scientific test carried out under controlled conditions

Question 6

Data

Answer 6

recorded observations

Question 7

Qualitative data

Answer 7

Words or descriptions

Question 8

Quantitative data

Answer 8

Recorded measurements, organized into table and graphs

Question 9

Inductive reasoning

Answer 9

generalizations drawn from observations

Question 10

Deductive reasoning

Answer 10

conclude from general premises to specific predictions

Question 11

Controlled experiment

Answer 11

compares the experimental group with a control group

Question 12

Independent variable

Answer 12

the factor manipulate, x

Question 13

Dependent variable

Answer 13

the effect of the manipulated factor

Question 14

Theory

Answer 14

Broader than hypothesis. Can lead to a hypothesis. Supported by a lot of evidence

Question 15

Biosphere

Answer 15

All life on Earth and the place it exists.

Question 16

Ecosystems

Answer 16

All living things in a particular area, nonliving components like water, soil

Question 17

Communities

Answer 17

the organisms inhabiting a specific ecosystem

Question 18

Populations

Answer 18

All individuals of a species living in a specific area

Question 19

organism

Answer 19

a living thing

Question 20

emergent properties

Answer 20

the arrangement and interaction of parts within a system and nonbiological entities.

Question 21

reductionism

Answer 21

the approach that reduces complex systems to simpler components

Question 22

Systems biology

Answer 22

the exploration of a biological system by analyzing the interactions in its parts.

Question 23

cell

Answer 23

smallest unit of life and performs all activities needed to live

Question 24

eukaryotic cell

Answer 24

It contains a membrane-enclosed organelles, including a DNA-containing nucleus

Question 25

prokaryotic cell

Answer 25

the lack of a nucleus or other membrane bound organelles

Question 26

DNA

Answer 26

the genetic material

Question 27

genes

Answer 27

the units of inheritance

Question 28

gene expression

Answer 28

the process of converting info from a gene to its cellular product

Question 29

genome

Answer 29

the entire set of genetic instructions

Question 30

genomics

Answer 30

the study of sets of genes within and between species

Question 31

proteomics

Answer 31

the study of sets of proteins and their properties

Question 32

proteome

Answer 32

the entire set of proteins expressed by a cell, tissue, organism

Question 33

bioinformatics

Answer 33

the use of computational tools to store, organize, and analyze the huge volume of data

Question 34

climate change

Answer 34

the directional change in global climate that lasts 3 decades or more

Question 35

evolution

Answer 35

a process of biological change in which organisms gradually accumulate differences from their ancestors to adapt to their environments

Question 36

Domain Eukarya

Answer 36

all eukaryotic organisms, include plants, fungi, animals

Question 37

natural selection

Answer 37

the primary cause of descent with modification