Chapter 1 from exam 1 study guide
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| 310434071 | Biology is studied using what? | the scientific method | 1 | |
| 310434072 | Science is based on what? | a systematic thought process | 2 | |
| 310434073 | Define deductive reasoning | drawing conclusions from general information to specific info | 3 | |
| 310434074 | Define inductive reasoning. | drawing conclusions from specific to general. It is impossible to prove the accuracy of this generalization. | 4 | |
| 310434075 | What is the scientific method? | a recursive process for discovering knowledge that involves making observations, making testable models and conducting experiments. | 5 | |
| 310434076 | What does the first step of the scientific method involve? | collecting information and/or summarizing existing observations about the phenomenon under predictions that can be tested | 6 | |
| 310434077 | What is a hypothesis? | a testable model that explains the existing observations and makes predictions that can be tested | 7 | |
| 310434078 | What is the experimental or treatment group? | the individuals given the specific treatment or condition being tested | 8 | |
| 310434079 | what is the control group? | the individuals/group not given the specific treatment. | 9 | |
| 310434080 | what is a theory? | a well supported hypothesis that links together a large body of observations | 10 | |
| 310434081 | what is a principle or law? | a theory that links together significant bodies of thought and yields unvarying and uniform predictions over a long period of time | 11 | |
| 310434082 | What are the goals of science and technology? | science: to understand nature technology: to apply scientific knowledge for a specific purpose | 12 | |
| 310434083 | What is a cell? | the basic structure and functional unit of living material bounded by a membrane. The smallest unit of living things capable of growth and development. | 13 | |
| 310434084 | what does a cell do when it grows? | it increases in size because the number of cells or size of cells increases | 14 | |
| 310434085 | what does a cell do as it develops? | changes in roles of cells during the life cycle of an organism | 15 | |
| 310434086 | what does metabolism include? | the chemical processes essential to growth and repair. | 16 | |
| 310434087 | metabolism is what? | the sum of the chemical reactions and energy transformations that take place within a cell. | 17 | |
| 310434088 | what is homeostasis? | the tendency of an organism to maintain a relatively constant internal environment. | 18 | |
| 310434089 | what is a stimulus? | a physical or chemical change in the internal or external environment of an organism | 19 | |
| 310434090 | what is asexual reproduction? | copying; reproduction not involving sex; resulting from cell division. | 20 | |
| 310434091 | what is sexual reproduction? | typically involves the formations of a zygote which grows and develops into a new organism. | 21 | |
| 310434092 | What is responsible for information transferred from one generation to the next? | DNA | 22 | |
| 310434093 | What are genes and what makes them? | they are the units of hereditary formed by DNA | 23 | |
| 310434094 | What are hormones? | chemical signals used for intercellular signalling | 24 | |
| 310434095 | Name 3 Domains and 6 Kingdoms. | Domains: Eukarya, Archaea, Bacteria Kingdoms: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protista, Plantae, Fungi, Animalia | 25 | |
| 310434096 | What two domains consist of prokaryotes? | Archaea and Bacteria | 26 | |
| 310434097 | Which domain consists of eukaryotes? | Eukarya | 27 | |
| 310434098 | What does the Kingdom Protista consist of? | singled cell and simple multicellular organisms having nuclei, and not fitting into the other 3 eukaryotic kingdoms | 28 | |
| 310434099 | What does the Kingdom Plantae consist of? | complex multicellcular organisms having tissues and organs. have cell walls containing cellulose as the main structural component. most are photosynthetic, and those that are have chlorophyll in chloroplasts. | 29 | |
| 310434100 | What does the Kingdom Fungi consist of? | Organisms with cell walls containing chitin as the main structural component. most are multicellular. most are decomposers. | 30 | |
| 310434101 | What does the Kingdom Animalia consist of? | complex multicellular organisms that must eat other organisms for nourishment. no cell walls. typically have organs and organ systems. most are motile. | 31 |
