Questions And Answers All Correct.
7 Defining Characteristics of Life - correct answers Cellular Organization,
Ordered Complexity,
Sensitivity,
Growth/Reproduction/Development,
Homeostasis,
Evolutionary Adaptation,
Energy Utilization
Cellular Organization - correct answers All living organisms consist of one or more cells that carry out
basic activities of living and are bound by a membrane
Ordered Complexity - correct answers All living organisms are complex and highly ordered molecular
structures
Sensitivity - correct answers All living organisms respond to stimuli: ie; pupil sensitivity to light
Growth, Reproduction, and Development - correct answers All living organisms grow and possess
hereditary molecules passed to offspring
Homeostasis - correct answers All living organisms maintain constant internal conditions that differ from
their environment
Evolutionary Adaptation - correct answers All living organisms interact with other organisms and their
nonliving environment
Energy Utilization - correct answers All living organisms take in energy to perform various types of work
, The Cellular Level - correct answers Atoms-> Molecules-> Organelles-> Cells [AMOC]
The Organismal Level - correct answers Tissues-> Organs -> Organ Systems [TOOs]
The Populational Level - correct answers Population-> Species -> Biological Community [PSBc]
The Ecosystem Level - correct answers The ecosystem
The Biosphere - correct answers Entire planet
Deductive Reasoning - correct answers Using a general piece of information to create a specific
statement
Natural Selection - correct answers Survival of the fittest: those better equipped to the environment are
more likely to survive and reproduce
Artificial Selection - correct answers Typically human preference of favorable characteristics to
reproduce: breeding certain animals or planting seeds from more appetizing vegetables
Homologous - correct answers Has the same evolutionary origin but different in structure a function
Analogous - correct answers Has similar function but different evolutionary orgin
Phylogenetic Tree - correct answers The pattern of descent
Cell Theory - correct answers All living Organisms have cells
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) - correct answers Where the information that specifies what a cell is that
has a cable-like structure of 2 long chains of building blocks (nucleotides)