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Biology 9 - COF
Honors Biology Grade 9, Chapters 1&2: Characteristics of Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Structural Heirarchy | organizes biology and puts life into levels: biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism, organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organelle, molecule |
| Biosphere | made of all life's ecosystems |
| Ecosystem | consists of all living organisms in an area and nonliving components |
| Community | made up of all the living organisms in an ecosystem |
| Population | interacting group of one species |
| Organism | individual living thing |
| Organ System | several organs working together |
| Organ | a single functioning system within the organ system |
| Tissue | make up the organs |
| Cell | unit of living matter |
| Organelle | performs a specific function with in a cell |
| DNA | genetic material in an alpha-helix |
| Three Domains | bacteria, archaea, eukarya |
| Natural Selection | the evolving, or evolution, of a species due to environment |
| Scientific Method | problem, hypothesis, procedure, hypothesis, conclusion... |
| Describe the logic of the scientific process | If the hypothesis is correct, I can expect certain test results |
| Why are amoeba and bacteria grouped in different domains? | bacteria cells lack a nucleus |
| Biology is | the study of life |
| Water is a ___ that readily forms ___ | polar molecule, hydrogen bonds |
| Atoms have | positively charged protons, neutral charged neutrons and negatively charged electrons |
| What does your body contain the smallest amount of? | phosphorus |
| What would change the element of an atom? | number of protons in the nucleus |
| Difference of H+ between pH6 and pH8 | pH6 contains 100 times more H+ |
| Most of the unique properties of water result from the fact that | water molecules are polar and form hydrogen bonds |
| An atom with 6 electrons in its outer shell can form how many covalent bonds with other atoms | 2 |