PORTAGE LEARNING MICROBIOLOGY MODULE 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

Organism - Answer An individual living creature Characteristics of a living thing - Answer (1) Order (2) Evolutionary Adaptation (3) Regulation (4)Energy Processing (5)Growth and Development (6) Response to Environment (7)Reproduction Cell - Answer Basic unit of life order - Answer is the taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms Example: Sun Flower- Seeds and Leaves evolutionary adaptation - Answer Is smaller genetic changes that allow for better survival. (Cold Climate- Animal grows more Fur) regulation - Answer Where optimal levels must be maintained to achieve homeostasis. When levels are not optimal the organism needs a regulatory process. ( Shivering when cold- Shivering creates heat) Energy Processing - Answer Biochemical reactions that produce energy. The sum of those biochemical reactions are metabolism. Living organisms need energy= ATP. Plant traps light for photosynthesis Metabolism - Answer The sum of biochemical reactions Growth and Development - Answer All living things experience growth or change over their lifetime. (Grows, matures, ages, Dies) Response to Environment - Answer Living things respond to their environment through adaptation. What is adaptation - Answer a change or process that allows a organism to become better suited