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Pre-AP Biology Unit1
Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the study of all living things | 1. Biology |
| the smallest unit that can perform all life processes | 2. cell |
| describes an organism that consists of a single cell | 3. unicellular |
| describes a tissue, organ, or organism that is made of many cells | 4. multicellular |
| one of the small bodies that are found in the cytoplasm of a cell and that are specialized to perform a specific function | 5. organelle |
| chemical compound that provides physical structure and brings about movement, energy use, and other cellular functions | 6. biological molecule |
| he steady-state physiological condition of the body | 7. homeostasis |
| the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism | 8. metabolism |
| the gene-directed process by which an organism matures | 9. development |
| the process of producing an offspring | 10. reproduction |
| the series of steps followed to solve problems, including collecting data, formulating a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis, and stating conclusions | 11. scientific method |
| the process of obtaining information by using the senses | 12. observation |
| in science, an idea or explanation that is based on observations and that can be tested | 13. hypothesis |
| a statement made in advance that expresses the results that will be obtained from testing a hypothesis if the hypothesis is supported | 14. prediction |
| a procedure that is carried out under controlled conditions to discover, demonstrate, or test a fact, theory, or general truth | 15. experiment |
| in an experiment, a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which the control group is identical except for one factor | 16. control group |
| a group that is identical to a control group except for one factor and that is compared with the control group | 17. experimental group |
| in an experiment, the factor that is deliberately manipulated, also called the manipulated variable | 18. independent variable |
| in an experiment, the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more other factors also called a responding variable | 19. dependent variable |
| an explanation for some phenomenon that is based on observation, experimentation, and reasoning | 20. theory |
| the process in which experts in a given field examine the results and conclusions of a scientist’s study before that study is accepted for publication | 21. peer review |
| The amount of space occupied by a three-dimensional object or region of space | 22. volume |
| a measure of the amount of matter in an object | 23. mass |
| The force with which an object near the Earth or another celestial body is attracted toward the center of the body by gravity | 24. weight |
| A measure of the quantity of some physical property (usually mass) per unit length, area, or volume | 25.density |
| a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body | 26. organ |
| a collection of specialized cells and cell products that perform a specific function | 27. tissue |
| A group of organs that work together to carry out a particular task | 28. organ system |