Levels of Biological Organization
What is organ + organ?
Organ system
What does a virus need to reproduce?
What is a host cell?
Which characteristic of life is being described below: a sunflower following the sun throughout the day
What is responding to stimuli/environment?
Any living thing is called ______________.
What do all cells come from?
Pre-existing cells
The smallest unit of structure in a LIVING THING?
What is a cell?
True or False: Viruses make and use their own energy.
False: They require a host cell's energy.
What characteristic of life is demonstrated by a new baby being born?
What is reproduction?
The process of keeping conditions inside a body constant or in balance
What is Homeostasis?
Who was the botanist that worked with a colleague and discovered that all living things are made of cells?
Jacob Schleiden
List 2 examples of an organ system.
Respiratory
Digestive
Vascular
Skeletal
etc.
Thinking about COVID and it's variants, what is a trait of a virus that is similar to living things?
The adapt and evolve
An example of this would be a dog panting in the hot sun
What is Homeostasis?
Compare & contrast the terms CELLULAR & ACELLULAR
CELLULAR - has cells
ACELLULAR - does not have cells
What did Hooke look at under the microscope when he discovered the cell?
Cork
What is made up of many tissues put together?
Organ
What do viruses contain that living things use to pass down genetic information?
DNA
Through what characteristic of living things explains how people have a common ancestor with monkeys?
What is "EVOLUTION"
Who was the scientist that took photos of DNA to help discover the structure?
Rosalind Franklin
What are all living things made of?
Cells
List all of the levels of living things in an organism.
What is: cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
Are viruses considered living? Why or why not?
Yes because they do not have all the characteristics of living things.
What are the 8 characteristics of living things?
1.Made of Cells
2.Composed of DNA or genetic material
3.Maintain homeostasis
4.Evolve
5.Grow & Develop
6.Reproduce
7.Respond to their environment/Stimuli
8.Obtain & Use Energy
Who was the scientist that founded genetics and what type of scientist was he?
Gregor Mendel and botanist
What did Leeuwenhoek call what he saw under the microscope? What do we call it now?
Animalcules & Bacteria