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Abiotic v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vNon-living, vmay vbe vwithin vor vmade vby va vliving
vorganism.
Biotic v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vLiving. vMatter vis vconsidered v______ vif vit vwas vever valive
vat vsome vpoint vin vtime
Atom v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSmallest vlevel. vThe vbasic vunit vof vmatter. vConsists vof va
vdense vnucleus vsurrounded vby velectrons.
Molecule v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSecond vlevel. vA vchemical vstructure vconsisting vof vat
vleast vtwo vatoms vheld vtogether vby va vchemical vbond.
,Macromolecule v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThird vlevel. vBiologically vimportant vmolecules
vthat vare vtechnically vpolymers. vExample: vDNA.
Cell v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vFourth vlevel. vThe vfundamental vunit vof vlife. vEssentially va
vtiny vdroplet vof vwater vand vother vmolecules venclosed vby va vfluid v"skin" vor
vmembrane. vThe vsmallest vand vsimplest ventity vthat vpossesses vall vthe vcharacteristics
vof vlife.
Organelle v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vFifth vlevel. vCompartments vinside vthe vcell vthat
vcontain vspecific vgroups vof vmacromolecules vand vcarry vout vspecific vcellular
vfunctions. vOne vof vthese vorganelles vis vthe vnucleus; vit vencloses vthe vDNA vwithin vthe
vcell.
Microorganism v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSixth vlevel. vSingle-celled vlife vform. vConsists vof
vjust vone vcell vand vinclude vunicellular vorganisms vsuch vas vbacteria vand vprotists.
Tissue v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSeventh vlevel. vFormed vwhen vsimilar vcells vwork
vtogether vto vfulfill vthe vsame vdetailed vfunction.
Organ v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vEighth vlevel. vCollections vof vtissues vthat vwork vtogether
vto vcarry vout va vcommon vgeneral vfunction. vPresent vnot vonly vin vhigher vlevel vanimals
vbut valso vin vplants.
Organ vSystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vNinth vlevel. vConsists vof vfunctionally vrelated
vorgans. vMammals vhave vmany.
Organism v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vTenth vLevel. vIndividual vliving ventities vthat vsurvive
vand vreproduce vas va vunit. vFor vexample, veach vtree vin va vforest.
Population v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vEleventh vlevel. vConsists vof vall vthe vindividuals vof va
vspecies vliving vwithin va vspecific varea.
Community v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vTwelfth vlevel. vPopulations vcan vinteract vwith veach
vother vin vpositive vand vnegative vways, vand vtogether vthey vform vthis.
Ecosystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThirteenth vlevel. vConsists vof vall vthe vliving vthings vin
va vparticular varea vtogether vwith vthe vabiotic, vor vnonliving, vparts vof vthat venvironment.
Biosphere v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vFourteenth vlevel. vThe vhighest vlevel vof vorganization
vin vliving vsystems. vThe vcollection vof vall vecosystems von vEarth. vIncludes vall
vhabitable vzones von vthe vplanet, vincluding vland, vsoil, vand vrocks vto va vgreat vdepth vin
vthe vEarth's vcrust; vwater vand vice; vand vthe vatmosphere vto va vgreat vheight.
Emergent vProperties v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vCharacteristics vof va vsystem vthat vare vnot
vpresent vin vany vof vits vcomponent vparts.
, Biology v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vscientific vstudy vof vlife vand vis vthe vbranch vof
vscience vthat vstudies vliving vorganisms vand vthe vway vorganisms vinteract vwith vtheir
venvironments.
Homeostasis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vability vor vtendency vof vorganisms vand vcells
vto vmaintain vstable vinternal vconditions.
Nutrient v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vAny vmatter van vorganism vneeds vbut vcannot vmake vfor
vitself.
Energy v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vcapacity vto vdo vwork vor vto vmake va vchange vin vthe
vlocation, vtemperature, vor vstructure vof vmatter. vDoes vnot vhave vmass vand vit vdoes
vnot vtake vup vspace, vbut vit vcan vbe vmeasured vin vterms vof vwhat vit vdoes.
Growth v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vAn vincrease vin vsize.
Development v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vStructure vand vfunction vchange vin van vorderly vway
vas van vorganism vpasses vthrough vits vlife vcycle. vAn vindividual's vpattern vof v_______
vis vpartly vdetermined vby vgenetic vinstructions.
Reproduction v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vOccurs vwhen van vindividual vorganism vpasses von
vits vgenetic vinformation vto va vnewly vindependent vorganism, vor voffspring.
Evolution v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vA vscientific vtheory vthat vexplains vhow vand vwhy vlife
vchanges vover vtime. vProvides vthe vexplanation vfor vwhy vall vliving vorganisms vshare
vprofound vsimilarities, vand vyet, vthe vlife vforms von vour vplanet vare vso vincredibly
vdiverse.
Natural vSelection v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vIndividuals vare valways va vbit vdifferent vfrom
vtheir vparents vand vfrom veach vother, vpartly vbecause vof vchanges vto vtheir vgenes.
vThese vdifferences vmay vbe vhelpful vor vharmful vto vthe vindividuals vthat vinherit vthem.
vIn vnature, vindividuals voften vhave vvery vlow vodds vof vsurviving vto vreproduce.
vIndividuals vwith vslightly vharmful vor veven vaverage vcharacteristics vmight vbe vless
vlikely vto vmake vit, vand vthose vwith vtraits vthat vfit vin vvery vwell vwith vthe vlocal vhabitat
vwill vhave vthe vgreatest vchance vto vsurvive vand vreproduce. vThis vsorting vprocess
vgoes von vgeneration vafter vgeneration.
Atomic vMass v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vsum vof vthe vnumber vof vprotons vand vthe
vnumber vof vneutrons. vThe vmass vof van vatom.
Atomic vNumber v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vnumber vof vprotons vin van vatom, vdisplayed
vfor veach vatom vin vthe vperiodic vtable.
Chemical vBonds v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vAttractions vbetween vatoms vthat vhold vatoms
vand vmolecules vtogether.
BIOLOGY WITH ALL
ANSWERS CORRECTLY
UPDATED
Abiotic v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vNon-living, vmay vbe vwithin vor vmade vby va vliving
vorganism.
Biotic v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vLiving. vMatter vis vconsidered v______ vif vit vwas vever valive
vat vsome vpoint vin vtime
Atom v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSmallest vlevel. vThe vbasic vunit vof vmatter. vConsists vof va
vdense vnucleus vsurrounded vby velectrons.
Molecule v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSecond vlevel. vA vchemical vstructure vconsisting vof vat
vleast vtwo vatoms vheld vtogether vby va vchemical vbond.
,Macromolecule v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThird vlevel. vBiologically vimportant vmolecules
vthat vare vtechnically vpolymers. vExample: vDNA.
Cell v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vFourth vlevel. vThe vfundamental vunit vof vlife. vEssentially va
vtiny vdroplet vof vwater vand vother vmolecules venclosed vby va vfluid v"skin" vor
vmembrane. vThe vsmallest vand vsimplest ventity vthat vpossesses vall vthe vcharacteristics
vof vlife.
Organelle v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vFifth vlevel. vCompartments vinside vthe vcell vthat
vcontain vspecific vgroups vof vmacromolecules vand vcarry vout vspecific vcellular
vfunctions. vOne vof vthese vorganelles vis vthe vnucleus; vit vencloses vthe vDNA vwithin vthe
vcell.
Microorganism v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSixth vlevel. vSingle-celled vlife vform. vConsists vof
vjust vone vcell vand vinclude vunicellular vorganisms vsuch vas vbacteria vand vprotists.
Tissue v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vSeventh vlevel. vFormed vwhen vsimilar vcells vwork
vtogether vto vfulfill vthe vsame vdetailed vfunction.
Organ v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vEighth vlevel. vCollections vof vtissues vthat vwork vtogether
vto vcarry vout va vcommon vgeneral vfunction. vPresent vnot vonly vin vhigher vlevel vanimals
vbut valso vin vplants.
Organ vSystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vNinth vlevel. vConsists vof vfunctionally vrelated
vorgans. vMammals vhave vmany.
Organism v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vTenth vLevel. vIndividual vliving ventities vthat vsurvive
vand vreproduce vas va vunit. vFor vexample, veach vtree vin va vforest.
Population v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vEleventh vlevel. vConsists vof vall vthe vindividuals vof va
vspecies vliving vwithin va vspecific varea.
Community v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vTwelfth vlevel. vPopulations vcan vinteract vwith veach
vother vin vpositive vand vnegative vways, vand vtogether vthey vform vthis.
Ecosystem v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThirteenth vlevel. vConsists vof vall vthe vliving vthings vin
va vparticular varea vtogether vwith vthe vabiotic, vor vnonliving, vparts vof vthat venvironment.
Biosphere v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vFourteenth vlevel. vThe vhighest vlevel vof vorganization
vin vliving vsystems. vThe vcollection vof vall vecosystems von vEarth. vIncludes vall
vhabitable vzones von vthe vplanet, vincluding vland, vsoil, vand vrocks vto va vgreat vdepth vin
vthe vEarth's vcrust; vwater vand vice; vand vthe vatmosphere vto va vgreat vheight.
Emergent vProperties v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vCharacteristics vof va vsystem vthat vare vnot
vpresent vin vany vof vits vcomponent vparts.
, Biology v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vscientific vstudy vof vlife vand vis vthe vbranch vof
vscience vthat vstudies vliving vorganisms vand vthe vway vorganisms vinteract vwith vtheir
venvironments.
Homeostasis v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vability vor vtendency vof vorganisms vand vcells
vto vmaintain vstable vinternal vconditions.
Nutrient v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vAny vmatter van vorganism vneeds vbut vcannot vmake vfor
vitself.
Energy v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vcapacity vto vdo vwork vor vto vmake va vchange vin vthe
vlocation, vtemperature, vor vstructure vof vmatter. vDoes vnot vhave vmass vand vit vdoes
vnot vtake vup vspace, vbut vit vcan vbe vmeasured vin vterms vof vwhat vit vdoes.
Growth v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vAn vincrease vin vsize.
Development v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vStructure vand vfunction vchange vin van vorderly vway
vas van vorganism vpasses vthrough vits vlife vcycle. vAn vindividual's vpattern vof v_______
vis vpartly vdetermined vby vgenetic vinstructions.
Reproduction v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vOccurs vwhen van vindividual vorganism vpasses von
vits vgenetic vinformation vto va vnewly vindependent vorganism, vor voffspring.
Evolution v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vA vscientific vtheory vthat vexplains vhow vand vwhy vlife
vchanges vover vtime. vProvides vthe vexplanation vfor vwhy vall vliving vorganisms vshare
vprofound vsimilarities, vand vyet, vthe vlife vforms von vour vplanet vare vso vincredibly
vdiverse.
Natural vSelection v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vIndividuals vare valways va vbit vdifferent vfrom
vtheir vparents vand vfrom veach vother, vpartly vbecause vof vchanges vto vtheir vgenes.
vThese vdifferences vmay vbe vhelpful vor vharmful vto vthe vindividuals vthat vinherit vthem.
vIn vnature, vindividuals voften vhave vvery vlow vodds vof vsurviving vto vreproduce.
vIndividuals vwith vslightly vharmful vor veven vaverage vcharacteristics vmight vbe vless
vlikely vto vmake vit, vand vthose vwith vtraits vthat vfit vin vvery vwell vwith vthe vlocal vhabitat
vwill vhave vthe vgreatest vchance vto vsurvive vand vreproduce. vThis vsorting vprocess
vgoes von vgeneration vafter vgeneration.
Atomic vMass v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vsum vof vthe vnumber vof vprotons vand vthe
vnumber vof vneutrons. vThe vmass vof van vatom.
Atomic vNumber v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vThe vnumber vof vprotons vin van vatom, vdisplayed
vfor veach vatom vin vthe vperiodic vtable.
Chemical vBonds v- v vcorrect vanswer- v vAttractions vbetween vatoms vthat vhold vatoms
vand vmolecules vtogether.
