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Biology - Answer-The study of life
Properties of Life - Answer-1. Order
2. Sensitivity or response to stimuli
3. Reproduction
4. Adaptation
5. Growth and development
6. Regulation
7. Homeostasis
8. Energy processing
Organelles - A...
BIO 1100: Principles of Biology Exam 1
(Chapter 1-5)
Biology - Answer-The study of life
Properties of Life - Answer-1. Order
2. Sensitivity or response to stimuli
3. Reproduction
4. Adaptation
5. Growth and development
6. Regulation
7. Homeostasis
8. Energy processing
Organelles - Answer-small structures that exist within cells and perform specialized
functions
Cell - Answer-the smallest fundamental unit of structure and function in living
organisms
Prokaryotes - Answer-single-celled organisms that lack organelles surrounded by a
membrane and do not have nuclei surrounded by nuclear membranes
Eukaryotes - Answer-have membrane-bound organelles and nuclei.
Tissues - Answer-groups of similar cells carrying out the same function.
Organs - Answer-collections of tissues grouped together based on a common
function
Organ System - Answer-a higher level of organization that consists of functionally
related organs.
Organisms - Answer-individual living entities
Population - Answer-all the individuals of a species living within a specific area are
collectively
Community - Answer-the set of populations inhabiting a particular area
Ecosystem - Answer-consists of all the living things in a particular area together with
the abiotic, or non-living, parts of that environment such as nitrogen in the soil or
rainwater.
Biosphere - Answer-the collection of all ecosystems, and it represents the zones of
life on Earth
, Evolution - Answer-the process of gradual change during which new species arise
from older species
Carl Woese - Answer-three domain based on r RNA (eukarya, bacteria, archaea)
Phylogentic Tree - Answer-a diagram showing the evolutionary relationships among
biological species based on similarities and differences in genetic or physical traits or
both
Science - Answer-knowledge about the natural world
Scientific Method - Answer-a method of research with defined steps that include
experiments and careful observation
Hypothesis - Answer-a suggested explanation for an event, which can be tested
Scientific Theory - Answer-a generally accepted, thoroughly tested and confirmed
explanation for a set of observations
Scientific Law - Answer-how elements of nature will behave under certain specific
conditions
Natural Science - Answer-fields of science related to the physical world and its
phenomena and processes
Inductive reasoning - Answer-a form of logical thinking that uses related
observations to arrive at a general conclusion
Deductive reasoning - Answer-a form of logical thinking that uses a general principle
or law to forecast specific results.
Variable - Answer-any part of the experiment that can vary or change during the
experiment
Control - Answer-a part of the experiment that does not change
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