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cell - correct answer ✔the basic unit of life
organism - correct answer ✔An individual living thing. Consists of one or more cells
DNA - correct answer ✔informational molecule of life
Cells - correct answer ✔________ -use genetic instructions to produce proteins, which enable cells to
carry out their functions in tissues, organs, and organ systems
An example of organization - correct answer ✔Atoms make up molecules, which make up cells, which
make up tissues, and so on
An example of energy use - correct answer ✔A kitten uses the energy of its mother's milk to fuel its
own growth
An example of homeostasis - correct answer ✔Your kidney's regulate your body's water balance by
adjusting the concentration of your urine.
Reproduction, growth, and development - correct answer ✔An acorn germinates, develops into an oak
seedling, and, at maturity, reproduces sexually to produce its own acorns.
Evolution - correct answer ✔Increasing numbers of bacteria survive treatment with antibiotic drugs
List life's organizational hierarchy - correct answer ✔Atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ,
organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
, Organ system - correct answer ✔organs connected physically or chemically that function together
organ - correct answer ✔A structure consisting of several tissues organized to interact and carry out
specific functions
Tissue - correct answer ✔A collection of specialized cells that function in a coordinated fashion
organelle - correct answer ✔membrane-bound structure that is specialized to perform a distinct
process within a cell
Molecule - correct answer ✔A group of joined atoms
Atom - correct answer ✔The smallest chemical unit of a type of pure substance (element)
population - correct answer ✔A group of the same species of organism living in the same place and
time.
Community - correct answer ✔All populations that occupy the same region
Ecosystem - correct answer ✔The living and nonliving components of an area
Biosphere - correct answer ✔The global ecosystem; the parts of the planet and its atmosphere where
life is possible.
Emergent properties - correct answer ✔new functions that arise from interactions among a system's
components. Example: Brain cell interacting with brain cells creates memory.