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Chapters 1 & 2
Introduction to Biology
Question | Answer |
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What is an autotroph? | An organism that makes its own food |
What is a heterotroph? | An organism that depends on others for food |
Do all the cells of an organism have the same DNA? | Yes |
What makes a bone cell different from a muscle cell? | Different DNA is activated |
What is the purpose of an autotroph in the carbon/oxygen cycle? | To make oxygen |
What cell carries oxygen to the rest of the cells in the body? | red blood cell |
What cell fights infection in the body? | white blood cell |
Why are heterotrophs important in the carbon/oxygen cycle? | To make carbon dioxide |
What structure in protozoa helps maintain homeostasis by maintaining water balance? | contractile vacuole |
What structure in an amoeba allows movement? | pseudopodia |
What structure in paramecium allows movement? | cilia |
What structure in sperm cells allows movement? | flagella |
What structure in euglena allows them to find sunlight? | eyespot |
How are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells the same? | plasma membrane ribosomes cytoplasm DNA |
How are prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells different? | prokaryotes have no nucleus, eukaryotes do have nuclei |
How are the offspring produced by asexual reproduction different from the offspring produced by sexual reproduction? | Offspring produced by asexual reproduction are genetically the same |
Sexual reproduction produces offspring that are | genetically different from each other or their parents |
When a flea feeds on a dog, this is an example of | parasitism |
Bubbles of gas produced by a plant under water are... | oxygen |
The only living prokaryotic cells today are.... | bacteria |
The only characteristic of life that is not needed by an organism is | reproduction |
The exception to the cell theory and qualities of life are... | viruses |
The part of the experiment that you leave alone and use for comparison is | the control |
The part of the experiment that you change is called the | variable |
If a scientist sees something or notices something during an experiment it is called | an observation |
The end result of the experiment that is supported by the data and observations is called | the conclusion |
The scientific tool used to see smaller organisms such as protozoa is a | light microscope |