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Pre-AP Biology Unit1
Jonathan Schmucker
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of all living things | 1. Biology |
| The smallest unit that can perform all of life's processes | 2.cell |
| Single celled organisms such as bacteria | 3.unicellular |
| Organisms such as humans or trees that are made of multiple cells | 4.multicellular |
| Tiny structures that carry out specific functions | 5.organelle |
| Chemical compounds that bring cellular functions to organisms | 6.biological molecule |
| Stable internal conditions even in varying external conditions | 7.homeostasis |
| Sum of all chemical reactions that take in and transform energy | 8.matabolism |
| The process by which an organism matures into an adult | 9.development |
| A process that all organisms use to produce new organisms like themselves | 10.reproduction |
| An organized approach to finding out how the natural world works | 11.scientific method |
| The act of perceiving a natural occurrence | 12.observation |
| A proposed explanation on how a natural occurrence functions | 13.hypothesis |
| A statement that forecasts what would happen in a test that proves the hypothesis true | 14.prediction |
| Used to test a hypothesis and its predictions | 15.experiment |
| A normal situation to base results off of an altered state | 16.control group |
| The altered state that is compared to the control | 17.experimental group |
| The experiment manipulates this variable | 18.independent variable |
| The responding variable that is affected by the independent variable | 19.dependent variable |
| Fact until proven otherwise ; A generally accepted principle | 20.theory |
| Experts in a field of knowledge that critique a research | 21.peer review |
| The qauntity of space that a substance occupies | 22.volume |
| The weight of matter | 23.mass |
| The mass that an object has | 24.weight |
| The mass per unit volume | 25.density |
| Structures that carry out specialized jobs within an organ system | 26.organ |
| Groups of cells that have similar abilities and allow the organ to function | 27.tissue |
| A group of related organs that work together | 28.organ system |
| 29.centi | one hundredth |
| 30.deci | one tenth |
| 31.milli | one thousandth |
| 32.kilo | one thousand |
| 33.deca | ten |
| 34.hecto | one hundred |
| 35.mega | one million |
| 36.micro | one millionth |
| 37.nano | one billionth |