CAMPBELL BIOLOGY IN FOCUS URRY CAIN
COMPLETE COURSE REVIEW GUIDE
◉ evolution.
Answer: Descent with modification; the idea that living species are
descendants of ancestral species that were different from the
present-day ones; also defined more narrowly as the change in the
genetic composition of a population from generation to generation.
◉ biology.
Answer: The scientific study of life.
◉ reductionism.
Answer: The approach of reducing complex systems to simpler
components that are more manageable to study.
◉ biosphere.
Answer: The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all
the planet's ecosystems.
◉ ecosystem.
, Answer: All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic
factors with which they interact; one or more communities and the
physical environment around them.
◉ community.
Answer: All the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an
assemblage of populations of different species living close enough
together for potential interaction.
◉ population.
Answer: A group of individuals of the same species that live in the
same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring.
◉ organism.
Answer: An individual living thing.
◉ organ.
Answer: A specialized center of body function composed of several
different types of tissues.
◉ organ system.
Answer: A group of organs that work together in performing vital
body functions.
COMPLETE COURSE REVIEW GUIDE
◉ evolution.
Answer: Descent with modification; the idea that living species are
descendants of ancestral species that were different from the
present-day ones; also defined more narrowly as the change in the
genetic composition of a population from generation to generation.
◉ biology.
Answer: The scientific study of life.
◉ reductionism.
Answer: The approach of reducing complex systems to simpler
components that are more manageable to study.
◉ biosphere.
Answer: The entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; the sum of all
the planet's ecosystems.
◉ ecosystem.
, Answer: All the organisms in a given area as well as the abiotic
factors with which they interact; one or more communities and the
physical environment around them.
◉ community.
Answer: All the organisms that inhabit a particular area; an
assemblage of populations of different species living close enough
together for potential interaction.
◉ population.
Answer: A group of individuals of the same species that live in the
same area and interbreed, producing fertile offspring.
◉ organism.
Answer: An individual living thing.
◉ organ.
Answer: A specialized center of body function composed of several
different types of tissues.
◉ organ system.
Answer: A group of organs that work together in performing vital
body functions.
