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BIO 104 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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BIO 104 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
Biology - Answer -the scientific study of life
organisms - Answer -all living things
made of cells
Unicellular - Answer -A single celled organism
Multicellular - Answer -made of many cells
DNA - Answer -deoxyribonucleic acid
carrier of genetic information
Recipe book
Matter - Answer -anything that takes up space and has mass
atoms - Answer -Building blocks of matter
smallest chemical unit
molecule - Answer -A group of atoms bonded together
organelle - Answer -membraned-bounded structure w/ specific function
found within cell
tissue - Answer -A group of similar cells that perform the same function.
organ - Answer -collection of tissues interact and carry out function
organ system - Answer -groups of organs that work together
organism - Answer -a single living thing
population - Answer -a group of the same species of organisms living in an area
community - Answer -all the populations living in an area
ecosystem - Answer -biotic and abiotic components living in an area
, biosphere - Answer -the part of Earth where life exists
emergent properties - Answer -result from the arrangement and interaction of parts
within a system
energy - Answer -the ability to do work
producers - Answer -autotrophs
make energy from nonliving enviornment
consumers - Answer -heterotrophs
eat other organisms
decomposers - Answer -Break down organic matter
homeostasis - Answer -maintain internal consistency
evolution - Answer -Change over time
mutation - Answer -beneficial adaptation
A change in a gene or chromosome.
genes - Answer -Chemical factors that determine traits
recipes
taxonomy - Answer -The science of classifying organisms
Prokaryiotic Cells - Answer -no nucleus or other membrane-bound organelles
two domains Bacteria and Archaea
Eukaryotic cells - Answer -unicellular/multicellular
3 major kingdoms
Protistia - Answer -unicellular or multicellular
autotrophs or heterotrophs
Kingdom Animalia - Answer -multicellular
vertebrates
heterotrophs (ingestion)
Kingdom Plantae - Answer -multicellular
autotrophs
Kingdom Fungi - Answer -most are multicellular
heterotrophs (by external digestion)
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