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Bio Organization 1-4
Question | Answer |
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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. |