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Pre-AP Biology Unit1
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The study of all living things | 1. Biology |
| The smallest unit that can perform al life processes; covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm. | 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 |
| the steady-state physiological condition of the body. | 7. homeostasis |
| the sum of all chemical processes that occur in an organism. | 8. metabolism |
| The smallest unit that can perform al life processes; covered by a membrane and contain DNA and cytoplasm. | cell |
| the process of producing offspring | 10. reproduction |
| the series of steps followed to solve problems. | 11. scientific method |
| describes an organism that consists of a single cell | 12. unicellular |
| in science, an idea or explanation that is based on observations and that can be tested. | multicellular |
| 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 |
| a group that serves as a standard of comparison with another group to which it is identical except for one factor. | 16. control group |
| in an experiment, 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. | metabolism |
| the factor that changes as a result of manipulation of one or more other factors. | 19. dependent variable |
| 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. | reproduction |
| a collection of tissues that carry out a specialized function of the body. | peer review |
| a measure of the amount of matter in an object | 22. mass |
| weight | |
| a collection of specialized cells and cell products that perform a specific function. | 24. tissue |
| organ system | |
| hundredth | 26. centi |
| thousandth | 27. milli |
| tenth | 28. deci |
| thousand | kilo |
| ten | deka |
| hundred | 31. hecto |
| million | 32. mega |
| millionth | micro |
| billionth | 34. nano |