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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 |