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The difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells has to do mostly with the cell’s _____________
nucleus
All living things are made of _____________________.
cells
Biologists call living things ____________________.
Organisms
The worldview that proposes that living things came from natural processes is called ______________________.
naturalism
What is a simplified representation used to describe or explain?
Model
What word describes using moral principles to make good and right decisions?
ethics
What word describes the information collected using words and descriptions?
Qualitative data
What word describes an idea that scientists use to describe their observations?
Law
What is the overarching narrative that a person uses to see and interpret the world?
worldview
What is an idea that scientists use to explain their observations?
Theory
Name the 3 parts of the grand narrative of a biblical worldview
1. Creation
2. Fall
3. Redemption
True or False: Homeostasis is essential to keeping an organism alive
True
True or False: The factors that change in a controlled experiment are called variables.
True
True or False: A hypothesis is based on a significant number of observations and controlled experiments.
False
True or False: Multiple species of organisms can share a scientific name.
False
What is the scientific names of an organism that comes from which two levels of classification?
Genus and species
Organisms that eat other organisms to get energy are described as __________.
Heterotrophic
Which of the following descriptive pairs refers to the number of cells that an organism has?
a. autotrophic and heterotrophic
b. eukaryotic and prokaryotic
c. unicellular and multicellular
d. genus and species
c. unicellular and multicellular
The science of sorting organisms into groups is called ________________.
taxonomy
An example of a control group could be:
a. A group of cells treated with experimental medication
b. A group of cancer cells given a warmer environment to compare growth
c. A group of cells treated with a toxin extracted from a Gila monster
d. A group of cells allowed to grow without any new chemicals or treatments
d. A group of cells allowed to grow without any new chemicals or treatments
In any order, name all 5 categories to classify if an object is living.
1. Reproduction
2. Made up of cells
3. Responds to the environment
4. Needs energy
5. Growth
Give two specific examples of how life science could help people have dominion over the earth and love one another.
Better use of land by farmers; better use of animals for food; the production of medications; the development of cures for diseases, etc.
Name at least two of the three things that scientists consider when classifying organisms into domains and kingdoms.
1. The types of cells in an organism;
2. The number of cells in an organism;
3. the way that an organism gets energy.
A stalactite found in an underground cave has crystalline organization and grows. List two reasons as to why we do not consider the stalactite to be alive?
Not contain cells; Does not need energy; Does not reproduce (passing down information to the next generation); Does not respond to the environment
List the levels of the modern classification system in order of increasing number, starting with the level that contains the fewest organisms
Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Domain