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Biology Level I
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biosphere | all the parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things; sum of all Earth's ecosystems |
| ecosystem | community of living things plus the nonliving features of the environment that support them |
| organism | living thing |
| cell | basic unit of living matter; separated from its environment by a plasma membrane |
| dna | deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA): molecule responsible for inheritance; nucleic acid that contains the sugar deoxyribose |
| gene | unit of inherited information in DNA |
| biology | the study of living things |
| species | distinct form of life |
| domain | broadest category used to classify life forms |
| unicellular | consisting of a single cel |
| prokaryotic cell | cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles |
| eukaryotic cell | cell with a nucleus (surrounded by its own membrane) and other internal organelles |
| multicellular | consisting of many cells |
| domain | broadest category used to classify life forms |
| What are the three domains? | are three domains: Archaea, Bacteria, and Eukarya |
| Biologists divide each domain into subgroups called __________ | kingdoms |