Chapter 1: Inquiry into life Questions
and Correct Answers.
biology - Answer the study of life
characteristics of living things - Answer Made up of cells, Reproduction, Based on Genetic
Code, Growth and Development, Need for Materials and Energy, Response to the Environment,
Maintaining Internal Balance, Evolution
domain - Answer most inclusive taxonomic category; larger than a kingdom
kingdom - Answer one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or
Fungi or Animalia
phylum - Answer group of closely related classes
class - Answer a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
order - Answer taxonomic group containing one or more families
family - Answer taxonomic group containing one or more genus
genus - Answer taxonomic group containing one or more species
species - Answer group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
biosphere - Answer the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet)
where living organisms exist
population - Answer a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
community - Answer a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and
interacting with each other
ecosystem - Answer a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with
their physical environment
and Correct Answers.
biology - Answer the study of life
characteristics of living things - Answer Made up of cells, Reproduction, Based on Genetic
Code, Growth and Development, Need for Materials and Energy, Response to the Environment,
Maintaining Internal Balance, Evolution
domain - Answer most inclusive taxonomic category; larger than a kingdom
kingdom - Answer one of seven biological categories: Monera or Protoctista or Plantae or
Fungi or Animalia
phylum - Answer group of closely related classes
class - Answer a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
order - Answer taxonomic group containing one or more families
family - Answer taxonomic group containing one or more genus
genus - Answer taxonomic group containing one or more species
species - Answer group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
biosphere - Answer the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet)
where living organisms exist
population - Answer a group of organisms of the same species populating a given area
community - Answer a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and
interacting with each other
ecosystem - Answer a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with
their physical environment
