Biology Basics
We study the diversity of life, research disease, develop technology, improve agriculture, and preserve the environment.
What are Biologists.
This is a person who studies the interactions between organisms and their environment.
What is an ecologist?
All organisms keep an internal condition stable by this process.
What is homeostatis.
When you grow, it's called growth. When you change over time due to your environment, it's called what?
What is adaptation.
These are preserved remains of ancient organisms.
Growth, development, and reproduction are three characteristics of living organisms. Name two others.
Made of more than one cell/multicellular, organization, responds to stimulus, requires energy, maintains homeostasis, adapts and evolves over time.
I am a biologist who studies the climate.
Growth results is an increase in what?
What is mass and/or different abilities.
A group of similar organisms is called what?
What is "species."
The cell membrane is primarily composed of this type of molecule.
What is mitochondria.
I am the cause of strep throat.
What is the Streptococcus pyogenes or streptococcus bacteria.
I proved that chimpanzees and humans are 99% genetically identical.
Who is Mary-Claire King.
Asking a question, creating a hypothesis, and gathering data are critical steps in what process?
What is the Scientific Method.
A Paramecium is made up of one cell yet that cell is a collection of organized structures. This is a representation of what?
What is "organization"
This is the molecule that carries the genetic code.
What is DNA?
A bacterim is multicellular. True or false?
What is false.
I pioneered methods to separate blood plasma from blood cells to safely store and transport plasma.
Who is Charles Drew.
Turn, turn, turn. What is the term for the change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations (such as humans) over successive generations?
What is evolution.
This is the process of natural changes that take place during the lifetime of an organism.
What is "development."
This term describes a community and its abiotic environment.
The word "biology" is derived from the greek words "bios" and "logos." What does this translate to in English?
What is the study of life.
I study the venus fly trap and photosynthesis.
What is a botanist.
The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy (food).
What is photosynthesis.
The structure of a drip-tip leaf is an example of what characteristic of life?
What is "adaptation."
What is the largest organ in the human body?
What is "the skin?"