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Biology Module 1

Module 1 Biology Vocabulary for Apologia Biology

Question	Answer
Metabolism	The sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from
Anabolism	The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical
Catabolism	The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce
Photosynthesis	The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of
Herbivores	Organisms that eat only plants
Carnivores	Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants
Omnivores	Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms
Producers	Organisms that produce their own food
Consumers	Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food
Decomposers	Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms
Autotrophs	Organisms that are able to make their own food
Heterotrophs	Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food
Receptors	Special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or
Asexual reproduction	Reproduction accomplished by a single organism
Sexual reproduction	Reproduction that requires two organisms
Inheritance	The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the
Mutation	An abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents
Hypothesis	An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question
Theory	A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data
Scientific law	A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data
Microorganisms	Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye
Abiogenesis	The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through
Prokaryotic cell	A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles
Eukaryotic cell	A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles
Species	A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal
Taxonomy	The science of classifying organisms
Binomial nomenclature	Naming an organism with its genus and species name

Created by: crowther on 2007-02-16

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Biology Module 1

Module 1 Biology Vocabulary for Apologia Biology