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APSM Biology M1
Apologia 2e
| _____________is how organisms convert energy and matter from outside sources. | Metabolism |
| __________is how organisms use energy and chemical building blocks to make large chemicals and structures. | Anabolism |
| __________ is how organisms break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks. | Catabolism |
| Some organisms use __________ to convert sunlight energy and simple chemicals to produce food. | Photosynthesis |
| __________ only eat plants. | Herbivores |
| _________ eat organisms other than plants. | Carnivores |
| ___________ eat both plants and other organisms. | Omnivores |
| ___________ are organisms that produce their own food. | Producers |
| ___________ eat living producers or other consumers for food. | Consumers |
| __________ break down the dead remains of other organisms. | Decomposers |
| ___________ are able to make their own food. | Autotrophs |
| ___________ depend on other organisms for their food. | Heterotrophs |
| ____________ are structures that allow organisms to sense internal and external environmental conditions. | Receptors |
| ____________ is reproduction accomplished by a single organism. | Asexual reproduction |
| ____________ requires two organisms for reproduction. | Sexual Reproduction |
| __________ is how characteristics are transmitted from parent(s) to offspring. | Inheritance |
| An abrupt, marked change in offspring DNA compared to parental DNA is a ___________. | Mutation |
| An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question is a _________. | Hypothesis |
| A ________ is a hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data. | Theory |
| A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data is a ___________. | Scientific law |
| ___________ are living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye. | Microorganisms |
| An old idea that simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions is ________. | Abiogenesis |
| _________ have no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles. | Prokaryotic cells |
| _________ have distinct, membrane-bounded organelles. | Eukaryotic cells |
| A unit of individuals that can reproduce, produce fertile offspring and is reproductively isolated from other units is called a _________. | Species |
| Taxonomy is the _________ of classifying _________. | Science, organisms |
| Naming an organism by genus and species name is ____________. | Binomial nomenclature |
| Metabolism is how organisms convert _______ and ________ from outside sources. | Energy, matter |
| Anabolism is how organisms use energy and __________ to make large chemicals and _________. | Chemical building blocks, structures |
| Catabolism is how ________ break down chemicals to produce _______ and simple chemical building blocks. | Organisms, energy |
| Prokaryotic cells have ________, membrane-bounded organelles. | No Distinct |
| Eukaryotic cells have _________, membrane-bounded organelles. | Distinct |