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Biology Module #1
Stack #143414
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is metabolism? | the sum total of all processes in an organism which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions. |
| What is anabolism? | the sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary life. |
| What is catabolism? | the sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks. |
| What is photosynthesis? | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food. |
| What is a Herbivore? | organisms that eat only plants. |
| What is a Carnivore? | Organisms that eat only other organisms other than plants. |
| What is a Omnivore? | Organisms that eat both plants and animals. |
| What is a producer? | organisms that produce their own food. |
| What is a consumer? | organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food. |
| What is a decomposer? | organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms/ |
| What are autotrophs? | organisms that are able to make their own food. |
| What are heterotrophs? | organisms that depend on other organisms for their food. |
| What are receptors? | special structures that allow living organisms to sense the conditions of their internal and external environment. |
| What is asexual reproduction? | reproduction accomplished by a single organism. |
| What is sexual reproduction? | reproduction that requires two organisms. |
| What is inheritance? | the process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring. |
| What is a mutation? | an abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents. |
| What is a hypothesis? | an educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question. |
| What is a theory? | a hypothesis that has been tested for a significant amount of data. |
| What is a scientific law? | a theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data. |
| What is a microorganism? | living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye. |
| What is abiogenesis? | the idea that long ago, very simple life forms sponaneously appeared through chemical reaction. |
| What is a prokaroyotic cell? | a ceel that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles. |
| What is a eurkaryotic cell? | a cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles. |
| What is a species? | a unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditons, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units. |
| What is taxonomy? | the science of classifying organisms. |
| What is a bionomial nomenclature? | naming an organism with its genus and species |
| What are the four criteria for life? | 1. All life forms must contain deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) 2. All life forms have a method by which they extract energy from the surroundings and convert it into energy that sustains life |
| (blank) | 3. All life forms can sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes. 4. All life forms reproduce |
| An organism is classified as a carnivore. Is it a heterotroph or autotroph? Is it a producer, consumer, or a decomposer? | It is a heterotroph and Consumer |
| An organism has receptors on tentacles that come out of its head. If those tentacles were cut in an accident, what life function would be most hampered? | sensing the changes in the internal and external environment |
| A parent and two offspring are studied. Although there are many simlarities between the parent and the offspring, there are also some differences. Do these organisms reproduce sexually or asexually? | sexually |
| What is wrong with the following statement? "Science has proven..." | Science cannot prove anything. Since people are not flawless their work could be flawed and incorrect |
| Briefly explain the scientific method. | Make observations. Form a hypothesis to explain your observations. Collect data that test the hypothesis. Hypothesis becomes theory. Continue to test the theory with generations of data. Theory becomes law. |
| Why does the story of spontaneous generation illustrate the limitationsof science? | because after further experiments it was proven to be flawed because there is no way for an experiment to be tesed completely. |
| Where does a wise person place his or her faith: science or the Bible? | The Bible |
| Why is the theory of abiogenesis just another example of the idea of spontaneous generation? | Because it is the belief that living things can spring from nonlife. |
| Name the classification groups in our hierarchical classification scheme in order. | Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, and Species |
| An organism is a multicellular consumer made of eukaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong? | Animalia |
| If we were using the three-domain system of classification in which domain would the organism in the question before belong? | Eukarya |
| An organism is a singl-celled consumer made of prokaryotic cells. To what kingdom does it belong? | Monera |
| If we were using the three-domain system of classification, could you determine the domain of the organism in the previous card? If so, give the domain. If not , give the possible domains in which it could be placed. | It is not absolutely known but it would be in either Archaea or bacteria depending on the characteristics. |
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