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Bio Ch 1 & 17
Mrs. Janssen's Chapter 1 & 17 Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Study of living things. | biology |
| Scientist who studies living things. | biologist |
| Any living thing. | organism |
| Arranged in an orderly way | organization |
| Smallest level in taxonomic classification. | species |
| Adding mass to an organism. | growth |
| Learning that takes place in an organism. | development |
| Production of offspring. | reproduction |
| The cause of a reaction, the thing that happens. | stimulus |
| The reaction. | response |
| Maintaining a stable internal environment. | homeostasis |
| A change in an organism over time that makes it better able to survive. | adaptation |
| Body of knowledge based on the study of nature. | science |
| Explanation of natural phenomena supported by many observations & experiments. | theory |
| Process by which scientists review each others' experiments and research. | peer review |
| System of measurements that uses units with divisions that are powers of ten. | metric system |
| International system of units. | SI |
| Field of study that applies science to matters of legal interest (crimes). | forensics |
| Set of moral principles or values. | ethics |
| The application of scientific knowledge to solve human needs and extend human capabilities. | technology |
| Which scientist developed methods to separate blood components and safely store and transport blood for transfusions during and after WWII? | Dr. Charles Drew |
| Basic unit of life. | cell |
| Organisms that are made up of only one cell | unicellular |
| Organisms that are made up of more than one cell | multicellular |
| What do living things need to fuel their life functions? | energy |
| occurs in all living things | homeostasis |
| An area of study that tried to imitate science | pseudoscience |
| Grouping of organisms based on certain criteria | classification |
| The science of classifying organisms. | taxonomy |
| Scientific name that has two parts. | binomial nomenclature |
| A named group of organisms. | taxon |
| Which word in binomial nomenclature is capitalized? | First |
| Which scientist developed the first system of biological classification? | Aristotle |
| Which scientist developed the system of classifying organisms & used binomial nomenclature? | Linnaeus |
| Which language is the basis for binomial nomenclature? | Latin |
| The broadest category in the classification system | domain |
| Which domain contains the bacteria that are ancient and live in extreme environments? | archae |
| Cells that have no nucleus. | prokaryotes |
| Cells that have a nucleus. | eukaryotes |
| Organisms that make their own food. | autotrophs |
| Organisms that do not make their own food. | heterotrophs |
| the exception to the rules, not placed in the scientific classification system. | viruses |
| a series of questions arranged in pairs that help identify organisms based on their physical characteristics. | dichotomus key |
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