Question | Answer |
What is the basic unit of life? Does life come to any smaller portion than this? | Cell, no |
Characteristics of all living thing? | Metabolism,Evolve,Highly organized,Reproduction, Ressponds to stimuli, DIE,Homeostasis |
Steps of Scientific Method | Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Prediction, Experiment, Collect/Analyze Data, Draw Conclusion, Formulate Theory |
How is the organization of living things ordered? | Atoms, Molecules, Organelles, Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ system, Organism |
What are two was organisms can reproduce? | Sexual(2 parents, non-identical offspring), Asexual(1 parent, Identical offspring) |
What is an autotroph? Examples? | Organisms that obtain their energy by making their own food. Plants,aglae |
What is a heterotroph? Examples? | Are organisms that must take in food to meet their energy needs.All animals and fungi as well as unicellular organisms and a few plant species. |
Where does all energy for most living organisms ultimately come from? | Sun |
What is Biology? | The study of life and living organisms |
What is Cytology? | The study of the structure and function of plant and animal cells. |
What is Microbiology? | The study of microorganisms. |
What is Ichthyology? | The study of fish |
What is Ecology? | The study of relations of organisms to one another and to their environment. |
CLM? | Compound Light Microscope,a microscope that uses light to illuminate a spec. that is then magnified by 2 lenses |
TEM? | Transmission Electron Microscope, A microscope that transmits a beam of electrons through a very thin slice of spec.; can be magnified up to 200,000 times |
SEM? | Scanning Electron Microscope, a microscope that produces an enlarged, 3-D image of an object by using of electrons rather than light;can be magnified 100,000 times |