Vocabulary
The study of all living things
What is Biology
The basic unit of structure and function in living things
What are cells
Characteristic best explains people having a stable internal body temperature
What is homeostasis
The smallest part of an element that still has properties of that element?
What is an atom
The macromolecules that make up the majority of the cell membrane's structure
What are lipids
Any living thing that is capable of growing and reproducing. Can be single-celled or multicellular. Ex. plants, animals, bacteria:
What are organisms
All the different populations that live together in an area.
What is community
You burn yourself on a hot stove and quickly move your hand back
What is response to stimuli
Life can exist under frozen surfaces in polar seas because...
What is water is less dense as a soild
The macromolecules that would most likely be involved in contracting muscles
Proteins
A group of similar cells that work together to perform a specific function
What are tissues
A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms
What are biomes
Chemical reactions that occur within the body are best categorized as
What is metabolism
The most important element necessary for life that makes up EVERY macromolecule
What is carbon
The body will always digest which macromolecule for energy first
What are carbohydrates
A long molecule consisting of many monomers linked together
What is a polymer
All the biotic and abiotic factors in the area
What are ecosystems
Type of reproduction that involves a single organism, cells divide, and identical offspring
What is asexual
The tendency of water droplets to stick together
What is cohesion
Nucleotides are the monomer of this macromolecule
What are Nucleic Acids
Units of compounds. Made up of two or more atoms.
What are molecules
The levels of ecological organization in order from simple to complex are:
What is: Cells, Tissues, Organs, Organ Systems, Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, and Biosphere
Change in heritable traits within a population
What is evolution
A chemical reaction in which molecules combine by removing water
What is a dehydration reaction
The function of carbohydrates
What is immediate energy