BIOLOGY MILLER AND LEVINE UNIT 1 TEST
Biology - ANSWERS-The science that studies living organisms
*The cellular basis of life*
Information and heredity
*Matter and energy*
Growth, development, and reproduction
*Homeostasis*
Evolution
*Structure and function*
Unity and diversity of life
*Interdependence in nature*
Science as a way of knowing - ANSWERS-What are the central themes of biology?
Unicellular organism - ANSWERS-An organism that has only one cell
Multicellular organism - ANSWERS-An organism that has more than one cell
DNA - ANSWERS-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that
makes up the chromosomes
, Stimulus - ANSWERS-A signal to which an organism responds
Sexual Reproduction - ANSWERS-The process by which cells from two different
parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism
Asexual Reproduction - ANSWERS-The process by which a single parent
reproduces by itself
Homeostasis - ANSWERS-The process by which organisms maintain a relatively
stable internal environment
Metabolism - ANSWERS-Set of chemical reactions through which an organism
builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
Science - ANSWERS-An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about
the natural world.
Only the natural world - ANSWERS-Does science deal with the natural world,
supernatural world, or both?
Providing natural explanations for events in the natural world, and using those
explanations to understand the patterns of nature and to make useful predictions
about natural events - ANSWERS-What is the goal of science?
Biology - ANSWERS-The science that studies living organisms
*The cellular basis of life*
Information and heredity
*Matter and energy*
Growth, development, and reproduction
*Homeostasis*
Evolution
*Structure and function*
Unity and diversity of life
*Interdependence in nature*
Science as a way of knowing - ANSWERS-What are the central themes of biology?
Unicellular organism - ANSWERS-An organism that has only one cell
Multicellular organism - ANSWERS-An organism that has more than one cell
DNA - ANSWERS-A complex molecule containing the genetic information that
makes up the chromosomes
, Stimulus - ANSWERS-A signal to which an organism responds
Sexual Reproduction - ANSWERS-The process by which cells from two different
parents unite to produce the first cell of a new organism
Asexual Reproduction - ANSWERS-The process by which a single parent
reproduces by itself
Homeostasis - ANSWERS-The process by which organisms maintain a relatively
stable internal environment
Metabolism - ANSWERS-Set of chemical reactions through which an organism
builds up or breaks down materials as it carries out its life processes
Science - ANSWERS-An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about
the natural world.
Only the natural world - ANSWERS-Does science deal with the natural world,
supernatural world, or both?
Providing natural explanations for events in the natural world, and using those
explanations to understand the patterns of nature and to make useful predictions
about natural events - ANSWERS-What is the goal of science?
