Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Biology | the science of life |
the 7 characteristics of a living thing | cellular organisation, ordered complexity, sensitivity, growth, energy utilization, homeostasis, and evolutionary adaption |
the heirarchial organisation of living systems | atoms, molecule, macromolecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, species, community, ecosystem, biosphere |
the scientific method | observation, question, potential hypothesis, experiment, revision, results |
homeostasis | organisms maintain relatively constant internal conditions that are different than their environment |
atoms | fundamental elements of matter |
molecules | atoms joined together in clusters |
organelles | tiny structures within a cell |
tissue | groups of similar cells act as one unit |
organs | body structures that perform specific functions |
population | a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place |
species | all populations of a certain type of organism |
biological community | all populations of different species living together in one place |
ecosystem | populations and their environment together |
emergent properties | interactions occuring at lower levels can produce novel properties |
inductive reasoning | take a general idea and apply it to something specific |
hypothesis | suggested explanation that accounts for observations |
reductionism | reducing a topic to its parts to understand the whole |
artificial selection | selecting the mates for animals in order to breed for certain traits |
homologous structures | same evolutionary origin, but now different structire and function |
analogous structures | similar functions but different evolutionary origins |
Which of the following is not a property of life? a. Energy Utilization b. Movement c. Order d. Homeostasis | b. movement |
The process of inductive reasoning involves? a. the use of general principles to predict a specific result b. the generation of specific predictions based on a belief system c. the use of specific observations to make general principles | c. The use of specific observations to make general principles |
a hypothesis in biology is best described as? | an explanation for an observation |
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