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Biology 1301
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The lowest level of biological organization that can survive and reproduce is the | Cell |
| The most fundamental and important molecule that distinguishes living systems from nonliving matter is | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) |
| ____ contain DNA, but are not considered to be alive because they cannot reproduce independently of their host. | Viruses |
| True or false Metabolism describes the ability of a cell or organism to: extract energy from its surroundings, maintain itself, grow, and reproduce. | True |
| Maintaining your body's internal temperature within narrow tolerable range is | homeostasis |
| Populations of all organisms change from one generation to the next because their DNA changes over time. This is known as | biological evolution |
| Emergent properties are | characteristics that depend on the level of organization of matter but do not exist at lower levels of organization |
| Bacteria and protozoans exist as ____. | unicellular organisms |
| A group of organisms of the same species that live together in the same place make up a(n) ____. | population |
| A(n) ____ includes the community and the nonliving environmental factors with which it interacts. | ecosystem |
| Bacteria and Archaea are classified as_ _ _. | prokaryotes |
| A student encounters an organism which resembles a plant and whose cells contain a nucleus. The organism is most likely classified as a(n) ____. | Eukarya |
| A researcher in a lab finds a microscopic organism that is a producer. The organisms are found in extreme environments (i.e., hot springs). The researcher has identified an organism belonging to the domain ____. | Archaea |
| When conducting descriptive research, a scientist primarily uses: | observational data. |
| You are studying an ecosystem in your campus; after a solid base of carefully observed and described facts, your next step would be to: | make a hypothesis |