Monday
Define Biology
The study of living organisms
Consisting of a single cell
Unicellular
Consisting of more than one cell
Multicellular
Which is the broader taxonomic grouping: kingdom or order?
kingdom
The idea that living organisms can be spontaneously formed form non-living substances
Spontaneous Generation
Saprophytes
Which of the following are molecules that make up carbohydrates?
- Simple Sugars
- Nucleotides
- Fatty Acids
- Amino Acids
Simple Sugars
Which of the following major chemicals of life are the most complex molecules of life, involved in the creation, repair, and reproduction of proteins?
- Carbohydrates
- lipids
- proteins
- nucleic acids
Nucleic Acids
If a section of tree rings is very thick, what can you say about the growing season during those years?
It had a great growing season
An organism has few natural predators and lives in large protective groups. Thus the young grow up in a relatively safe environment. Because of this, would you expect this organism to produce many offspring or a few?
A few offspring
The semipermeable cell membrane is similar to which of these?
- Concrete Wall
- Tennis Net
- Door
- Curtain
Tennis Net
Which type of cell is like a one-room cabin with designated areas (not separated from one another) for performing tasks: a prokaryotic cell or a eukaryotic cell?
Prokaryotic Cells
Antibiotics are given to a person in order to fight off living bacteria. Why will they not work on viruses (HINT: Remember what the word, antibiotic, means.)
Antibiotics fight off living organisms, and viruses are not living things.
The confusion caused by different data interpretation is not science verses religion. It is really _________________________ verses worldview. And science is the battle ground.
worldview
In a total solar eclipse, the Moon is located between the sun and Earth, blocking the sun’s rays. However, one part of the sun is still visible. What is it?
Corona and loops of gas
True or False: The umbrella shape of a mushroom is the largest part of the organism's body.
False
Which of the following is NOT a major plant stem function?
- Behave as an anchor to hold the plant in place
- Support and produce the plant's leaves
- Conduct water and nutrients to and from the leaves and roots
- Undergo photosynthesis
Behave as an anchor to hold the plant in place
(Connective Tissue, Muscle Tissue) provides either controlled or uncontrolled movement in the body.
Muscle Tissue
Penicillin is made from what?
Mold
What are the 3 types of rock that make up the Earth’s crust?
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
(Nerve Tissue, Epithelial Tissue) rapidly multiplies to replace cells. This tissue forms protective barriers within the body, too.
Epithelial Tissue
Which organisms are vertebrates?
a rabbit, crab, calm, and human
Rabbits and humans
Which is the broader taxonomic grouping: genus or species?
genus
Does this illustrate the criterion of Life that living things sense changes in their surroundings and respond to those changes?
A tree cutting off nutrients to its leaves in the shorter days of autumn, causing them to fall.
yes
What was my very first job?
McDonald's