Bio 101 lecture exam 1 Questions & Answers(SCORED A+)

Homeostasis - ANSWERThe process by which a cell or organism maintains this state of internal constancy or equilibrium Evolution - ANSWERPopulation level ( next generation) Autotroph (Producer) - ANSWER"Self feeder" / reduces own carbon compounds Heterotroph - ANSWERRely on others for their carbon compounds / source: anything you eat Decomposer - ANSWERThey are heterotrophs that obtain energy and nutrients from wastes or dead organisms (ex. fungi, some bacteria) Consumer - ANSWERThey obtain energy and nutrients by eating other organisms, living or dead. Independent variable - ANSWERScientist manipulates this group Dependent variable - ANSWERThe response of the manipulation on the independent variable Control variable - ANSWERThe untreated group that provides a basis for comparison