What the heck is Biology?
Biology is...
The study of life and living organisms
What two types of tables did we learn about
Survey and Observation
Food and Excretion are examples of what?
Needs of living organisms
Which is the smallest category to classify life forms?
Species
What is the first level in a food chain?
Producer
A prokaryotic cell has...
No nucleus
What are 3 things an Observation table tell us about a subject of study?
(EX: color, height, quantity)
What are two examples of Excretion?
(Ex: Breathing, sweating, Urinating)
What is binomial nomenclature?
The two part system for naming a species
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows a direct line of eating habits between organisms, while a food web shows multiple possibilities of eating habits
Give an example of an organism from each feeding type
Autotrophic: Any type of plant, archaea, protist or bacteria
Heterotrophic: Any type of animal, fungi, protist or bacteria
Independent and Dependent
Living organisms, such as prey and predators, and physical and chemical conditions are examples of what in an environment?
Biotic and Abiotic factors
Which Kingdom is prokaryotic and can thrive in harsh environments?
Archaea
What is Biomass?
The energy within an organism
A living organism is...
An individual life form consisting of one cell or a multitude of cells
Where is the Independent variable located on a graph?
X axis
Give 2 examples of organic and inorganic nutrients
(Ex: Organic: Carbs, Fats, Lipids, Proteins)
(Ex: Inorganic: Water, Sunlight, Salt, Oxygen)
What organism is eukaryotic, single cellular and can be either heterotrophic or autotrophic?
Protists
How much Biomass is lost between organisms?
90%
Sylvia Earle, a pioneer in oceanography, is best known for doing what?
Walking on the ocean floor past 1000 feet
A scientist is studying the relationship between playing classical music to a Panda, and the Panda's energy levels. Which is the dependent variable?
What are the four characteristics of an organism?
Growing and Developing, Reproducing, Obtaining Matter for Energy, Responding to Stimuli
Which classification describes whether an organism is a vertebrate or invertebrate?
Phylum
What are 5 different examples of roles in an ecosystem?
(Ex: Producer, Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, Tertiary Consumer, Scavenger, Decomposer)