Semester (Ch. 1,2,3) Exam 1
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Biology - ANSWER ✔✔The scientific study of life
Cell - ANSWER ✔✔Basic unit of all living things
Levels of Biological Organization - ANSWER ✔✔Atom, Molecule,
cell, tissue, organ, organic system, organism, population, community,
ecosystem, biosphere
Emergent Properties - ANSWER ✔✔Characteristics of life:
organization, metabolism, homeostasis, response, reproduction and
development, adaptation
, Energy - ANSWER ✔✔The ability to do work
TMetabolism - ANSWER ✔✔All the chemical reactions that occur in a
cell
Photosynthesis - ANSWER ✔✔Process that converts solar energy
into chemical energy of carbohydrates
Homeostasis - ANSWER ✔✔The maintenance of internal conditions
within certain boundaries. Stability
Adaptation - ANSWER ✔✔Any modification that makes an organism
better able to function in a particular environment
Evolution - ANSWER ✔✔The change in population of organisms over
time to become more suited to the environment
Genes - ANSWER ✔✔Are passed down to the next generation. They
determine characteristics of organisms and are composed of DNA
Taxonomy - ANSWER ✔✔The branch of biology that identifies names
and classifies organisms
Systematics - ANSWER ✔✔The study of evolutionary relationships
between organisms