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Bio Organization 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| molecules made by living systems | biomolecules |
| a biomolecule made entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen with a 2:1 ratio of hydrogen to oxygen | carbohydrates |
| diverse hydrophobic biomolecules containing carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen | lipids |
| The four types of human tissues | nervous, muscular, epithelial, and connective |
| A group of cells with a similar function working together makes a | tissue |
| A group of tissues with a similar function working together makes an | organ |
| The smallest unit of life | cell |
| A group of organs with a similar function working together makes an | organ system |
| A mass of organ systems working together to sustain life makes an | organism |
| The levels of organization from smallest to largest | atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, and an organism |
| A group of the same species living in the same area | population |
| A group of interacting populations | community |
| The group of all living and nonliving components of an area that interact with each other | Ecosystem |
| Earth's six main types of biomes | Marine, freshwater, desert, forest, grassland, and tundra |
| mutation | change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA |
| Three main factors of human effects on the environment | Population size, consumption, and technology |
| The collective group of all living things on Earth forms the | Biosphere |
| The maintaining of relatively constant internal physical and chemical conditions in despite of changes in external and internal environments. | Homeostasis |
| The process in which a stimulus produces a response that opposes the original stimulus | Feedback inhibition/ negative feedback |
| The liver's importance in homeostasis | It converts toxic substances into compounds that can be removed from the body safely. It also helps regulate the body’s glucose levels. |