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Wiles--Module 1
Wiles--Module 1--The Science of Life
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the study of all living and once-living organisms called? | Biology |
| Name the biological levels of organization from simplest to most complex. | Cells make up tissues; tissues make up organs; organs make up systems; and systems make up the whole organism. |
| What word means "one-celled"? | Unicellular |
| What are the tiny structures within a cell that each carry out a specific function called? | Organelles |
| What organisms react and respond to is called a(n) _________________. | Stimulus |
| An organism's total surroundings is referred to as its _________________________. | Environment |
| What is the sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy for an organism? | Metabolism |
| What is the stable internal environment that an organism strives to maintain? | Homeostasis |
| What is human body temperature in degrees Celsius and Fahrenheit? | 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit and 37 degrees Celsius |
| Autotrophs use the sun's energy to generate sugar molecules during what process? | Photosynthesis |
| What is the green pigment called that autotrophs must possess to help convert sunlight into glucose? | Chlorophyll |
| What is the basic unit of life? | A cell |
| Where does all life's energy ultimately come from? | The sun |
| What word describes a human since they can not produce their own food and must consume it from an outside source? | Heterotroph |
| Hereditary information of organisms is encoded in a large molecule called __________. | DNA |
| A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for a single trait of an organism is called a(n) ______. | Gene |
| Populations of living organisms change through time by a process known as _____. | Evolution |
| What structure of a microscope holds the objective lenses? | Nosepiece |
| What is another name for the eyepiece of a microscope? | Ocular |
| What structure of a CLM (compound light microscope) controls the amount of light reaching the specimen? | Diaphragm |
| State the equation for calculating total magnification of a CLM? | Eyepiece times objective lens equals total magnification |
| What two structures of a CLM must one grasp to properly carry a microscope? (Two hands--one hand on the __ and one hand on the __) | Base and arm |
| Upon what structure of a microscope does one place the slide to begin viewing it? | Stage |
| What are the two types of diaphragms on a CLM? | Disk and iris |
| What is the name of the Greek symbol used to abbreviate the metric prefix micro-? | Mu |
| Which metric prefix means 1,000,000? | Mega- |
| Which metric prefix means 0.000000001? | Nano- |
| Where did the metric system originate? What is the metric system also referred to as? | France; SI system |
| What is the first cell of a multicellular organism called that is formed from the union of a sperm and ovum? | Zygote |
| What branch of biology deals with organisms interacting with each other and their environment? | Ecology |
| What branch of biology studies all plants? | Botany |
| What is the asexual reproductive process called by which a bacterium simply splits into two identical cells? | Binary fission |
| Classify each as a autotroph or heterotroph:mushroom, frog, rose bush, fern, and earthworm | Heterotrophs are mushroom, frog, and earthworm. Autotrophs are rose bush and fern. |
| Name the six kingdoms of life. | Protista, Eubacteria, Archaebacteria, Fungi, Animalia, and Plantae |
| What is the level of classification of life above kingdom? How many are currently identified? | Domain; 3 |
| According to the thoery of evolutin by ____ ______, organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully thatn organisms that lack these traits. | Natural selection |
| What is a microscope's ability to show details clearly in an image? | Resolution or resolving power |
| What are the four types of tissue found in the human body? | Epithelial, nervous, muscular, and connective |
| What branch of biology deals with all animals? | Zoology |
| A lot of high school students follow General Biology with a course called A & P. What does A & P stand for? What is the difference in each of these? | Anatomy deals with the structures of living organisms and physiology deals the functioning of these structures. |
| What piece of lab equipment could pulverize a niacin tablet? | Mortar & pestle |
| What is the definition for matter? | Anything that has mass and volume |
| When recording volume of a liquid in a graduate, one should look at the bottom of the curve called the _____. | Meniscus |
| What is the basic unit of an element with properties of that element? | Atom |
| At what magnification do most CLM's become too fuzzy to view the specimen? | 2,000-3,000X |
| Data measured in numbers is referred to as ________. | Quantitative |
| When a set of hypotheses is confirmed to be true many times, scientists often reclassify it as a(n) ____________. | Theory |
| The one factor that the experimenter manipulates or changes is referred to as the _______ __________. | Independent variable |
| The traits acquired from individuals changing to fit their environment are known as ____. | Adaptations |
| Data that can not be measured in numbers, but rather are described in words would be referred to as ____________. | Qualitative |
| What is the definition for volume? | The amount of space an object occupies. |
| What is the definition for mass? | The amount of matter in an object. |
| What piece of lab equipment is used to transfer bacteria from a petri dish to a slide? | Inoculating loop |
| What is the purpose of a control group in an experiment? | To provide a normal standard against which to compare the experimental group |
| List these metric prefixes from biggest to smallest: Tg, pg, cg, hg, dag, dg, and Mg. | Tg, Mg, hg, dag, dg, cg, and pg |
| What structure of a microscope has the function of maintaining the correct distance between the eyepiece and the objective lenses? | Body tube |
| Determine the number of liters that are in 150 kiloliters. | 150,000 kiloliters |
| What piece of lab equipment measures mass? | Balance |
| How many organ systems does the human body possess? | 11 |
| What branch of biology deals with the classifiction of living organisms? | Taxonomy |
| The scientific process that involves using the five senses is: a. inference b. analyzing c. modeling d. observation | d. Observation |
| Gowth in living things occurs by cell ___ and cell _____. | division and enlargement |
| What is technology? | Application of scientific knowledge to solve human needs and to extend human capabilities |
| What words correctly describe a human? autotroph, heterotroph, unicellular, multicellular, eukaryote, prokaryote | Multicellular, heterotrophic, eukcaryote |
| A group of organisms that can breed with one another and produce fertile offpsring is called a(n) ____. | species |
| Using the 5 senses to acquire information in science is called? | observation |
| An inherited characteristic that results from changes to a species over time is called a(n)____. | adaptation |
| What branch of biology studies the relationship of organims with their environment? | ecology |
| What is the purpose of peer review in science? | Peer review gives credibility to research papers and prevents false information from being printed in scientific journals. |
| The process of combining what you know with what you have learned to draw logical conclusions is called ____. | inferring or making an inference |
| Which of the following can their be multiple of in a scientific experiment: constant, dependent variable, independent variable | There can be multiple constants and multiple dependent variables; however; there can NEVER be more than one independent variable in an experiment |
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