Bio Exam - MONTCO PLACEMENT TEST
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1. Biology scientific study of life
2. Characteristics of 1. are composed of many cells
living things 2. use energy
3. grow and reproduce
4. organized
3. Modern Cell The- 1. composed of one or more cells
ory 2. Smallest living organisms are single cells; cells are the functional units of
multicellular organisms
3. all cells arise from preexisting cells
4. All organisms alive today represent continuous line of descent.
4. Bacteria produced by binary fission
5. Animals produced by specialized reproductive cells
6. Heredity genetic info. must be passed from on parent cell to the other (daughter cell)
7. Homeostasis internal conditions are balanced between acidity and akalinity
8. enzymes important proteins for catalyzing all cellular chemical reactions
9. vasodilation dilation of blood vessels which increases delivery of blood to skin (COOLING
BLOOD)
10. sweat evapora- decreases body heat
tion
11. vasocontriction decreases blood supply to the skin, conserving heat
12. shivering (involuntary) - energy is consumed and the byproduct of those pathways releases
energy as heat
13.
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negative feed- any deviation from normal range sets reactions that will return variable to normal
back mechanism state.
14. cell smallest unit of organization
15. levels of orga- 1. atoms
nization (living 2. molecules
things) 3. organelle
4. tissues
5. organs
6. organ system
7. organism
16. atoms basic building blocks of matter
17. molecules combination of atoms
18. organelle (ie. mitochondria/ribosome) holds specific function within a cell
19. tissues cells with similar structure and function
20. organs combined tissues (ie. heart/brain)
21. organ system combined organs (ie. cardiovascular system)
22. organism multiple organ systems work together
23. levels of organi- 1. population
zation (nature) 2. community
3. ecosystem
4. biosphere
24. population group of the same organisms
25. community all populations of species living in a particular area
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26. ecosystem community and physical environment (ie. water, rocks, soil)
27. Biosphere the part of the earth inhabited by living organisms (ie. living and nonliving)
28. science an organized systematic enterprise that gathers knowledge about the world and
condenses it into testable laws and principles (empirical)
29. scientific method 1. observation
2. question
3. hypothesis
4. prediction
5. experiment/Observation
6. conclusion
30. Scientific princi- 1. All events can be traced to natural laws
ples 2. Natural laws are the same everywhere (laws of gravity/interaction of atoms)
3. People receive natural events in similar ways.
31. variable observing/testing the effect of a single factor
32. control experi- a replicate of the experiment with the variable being omitted
ment
33. The Redi Experi- Rotting meat, maggots...
ment proved spontaneous generation
controlled variables - time, temp, place
experimental variable - gauze
34. Spontaneous suggests that nonliving matter (meat) gave rise to living organisms (maggots)
generation
35. theory explanation of natural phenomena; has been developed through extensive re-
search that has been vigorously tested with reproducible results.
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1. Biology scientific study of life
2. Characteristics of 1. are composed of many cells
living things 2. use energy
3. grow and reproduce
4. organized
3. Modern Cell The- 1. composed of one or more cells
ory 2. Smallest living organisms are single cells; cells are the functional units of
multicellular organisms
3. all cells arise from preexisting cells
4. All organisms alive today represent continuous line of descent.
4. Bacteria produced by binary fission
5. Animals produced by specialized reproductive cells
6. Heredity genetic info. must be passed from on parent cell to the other (daughter cell)
7. Homeostasis internal conditions are balanced between acidity and akalinity
8. enzymes important proteins for catalyzing all cellular chemical reactions
9. vasodilation dilation of blood vessels which increases delivery of blood to skin (COOLING
BLOOD)
10. sweat evapora- decreases body heat
tion
11. vasocontriction decreases blood supply to the skin, conserving heat
12. shivering (involuntary) - energy is consumed and the byproduct of those pathways releases
energy as heat
13.
, Bio Exam - MONTCO PLACEMENT TEST
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negative feed- any deviation from normal range sets reactions that will return variable to normal
back mechanism state.
14. cell smallest unit of organization
15. levels of orga- 1. atoms
nization (living 2. molecules
things) 3. organelle
4. tissues
5. organs
6. organ system
7. organism
16. atoms basic building blocks of matter
17. molecules combination of atoms
18. organelle (ie. mitochondria/ribosome) holds specific function within a cell
19. tissues cells with similar structure and function
20. organs combined tissues (ie. heart/brain)
21. organ system combined organs (ie. cardiovascular system)
22. organism multiple organ systems work together
23. levels of organi- 1. population
zation (nature) 2. community
3. ecosystem
4. biosphere
24. population group of the same organisms
25. community all populations of species living in a particular area
, Bio Exam - MONTCO PLACEMENT TEST
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26. ecosystem community and physical environment (ie. water, rocks, soil)
27. Biosphere the part of the earth inhabited by living organisms (ie. living and nonliving)
28. science an organized systematic enterprise that gathers knowledge about the world and
condenses it into testable laws and principles (empirical)
29. scientific method 1. observation
2. question
3. hypothesis
4. prediction
5. experiment/Observation
6. conclusion
30. Scientific princi- 1. All events can be traced to natural laws
ples 2. Natural laws are the same everywhere (laws of gravity/interaction of atoms)
3. People receive natural events in similar ways.
31. variable observing/testing the effect of a single factor
32. control experi- a replicate of the experiment with the variable being omitted
ment
33. The Redi Experi- Rotting meat, maggots...
ment proved spontaneous generation
controlled variables - time, temp, place
experimental variable - gauze
34. Spontaneous suggests that nonliving matter (meat) gave rise to living organisms (maggots)
generation
35. theory explanation of natural phenomena; has been developed through extensive re-
search that has been vigorously tested with reproducible results.
