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Bio Ch 1.1
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Living thing | Organism |
| The study of all living things | Biology |
| Living things that are composed of only ONE cell | Unicellular Organisms |
| Living things that are composed of MORE THAN one cell | Multicellular Organisms |
| In multicellular organisms, cells become different as they grow and develop | Differentiation |
| Stable level of internal conditions | Homeostasis |
| Organisms produce new organisms like themselves | Reproduction |
| The hereditary information transmitted to the offspring | Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) |
| A short segment of DNA that contains the instructions for the development of a single trait | Gene |
| Production of offspring from the combination of genetic material from two parent organisms | Sexual Reproduction |
| One cell gives rise to another (does not require two different organisms) | Asexual Reproduction |
| A genetic change in a population of a period of time | Evolution |
| Organisms that have favorable traits will survive better and pass those traits on to their offspring | Natural Selection |
| the study of the interactions of organisms and their environment | Ecology |
| environmental communities | Ecosystems |
| plants capture energy from the sun use it to manufacture glucose | Photosynthesis |
| Organisms that MAKE their own food | Autotrophs |
| Organisms that must take in food to meet their energy needs | Heterotrophs |
| What are the 6 major themes of biology? | 1. Cell Structure and Function; 2. Stability and homeostasis; 3. Reproduction and Inheritance; 4. Evolution; 5. Interdependence of organisms; 6. Matter, Energy, and Organization |