Biology 1406 Chapter 1
(Understanding Biology LSC)
questions n answers
regions of the atmosphere occupied by living organisms - correct answer ✔✔ biosphere
the scientific study of life - correct answer ✔✔ biology
common themes in biology - correct answer ✔✔ organization, information, energy and matter,
interactions, evolution
life is studied at different levels; biosphere, ecosystems, communities, etc - correct answer ✔✔
organization
within cells, structures called chromosomes contain genetic material - correct answer ✔✔
information
Life requires the transfer and transformation of _________ and __________. - correct answer
✔✔ energy matter
____________ must interact within a cell; _____________ can be beneficial or ___________ for
one or both organisms. - correct answer ✔✔ molecules, interactions, harmful
_____ _____ is the effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each
other. - correct answer ✔✔ biological interaction
based on shared evolutionary history - correct answer ✔✔ classification
,Evolutionary Theory - correct answer ✔✔ A concept developed by Charles Darwin to explain the
ways in which animals adapt to their environments
Order, evolutionary adaptation, regulation, reproduction, response to the environment, growth
and development, and energy processing are all ______. - correct answer ✔✔ properties of life
Biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms, organs and organ systems,
tissues, cells, organelles, and molecules are _____________. - correct answer ✔✔ levels of
biological organization
Highest tier of biological organization. - correct answer ✔✔ ecosystem
An ecosystem consists of a _________________ community and the physical _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔ biological, habitat
The 3 domains are ______, _______ & _______. - correct answer ✔✔ Bacteria, Archaea,
Eukarya
Which 2 domains are prokaryotes? - correct answer ✔✔ bacteria and archaea
Organisms from both prokaryotic domains are ______ celled. - correct answer ✔✔ single
Prokaryotes lack a membrane-bounded _______. - correct answer ✔✔ nucleus
The Ekaryotic domain is divided into what 4 kingdoms? - correct answer ✔✔ Protista, Fungi,
Plantae and Animalia
, Humans and animals belong to this domain. - correct answer ✔✔ Eukarya or Eukarotic
All living things share these 5 fundamental properties: - correct answer ✔✔ cellular
organization, energy utilization, homeostasis, growth-development-and reproduction, heredity
The genetic system based on the replication and duplication of a long molecule called ______ -
correct answer ✔✔ DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Plants get their energy from the _______. Animals get their energy from _________ or
____________. - correct answer ✔✔ sun, plants, plant-eating animals
the basic units of life - correct answer ✔✔ cells
At the cellular level, _____, the fundamental elements of matter, are joined together by
_______ bonds, into stable assemblies called ______________. - correct answer ✔✔ atoms,
chemical, molecules
Large, complex molecules are called ______. - correct answer ✔✔ macromolecules
DNA is an example of a _______ - correct answer ✔✔ macromolecule
Complex molecules are assembled into structures called _____________. - correct answer ✔✔
organelles
The organelle in cells that extracts energy from food is called the __________ - correct answer
✔✔ mitrochondrion
The most basic level of a multicellular organism is _____ - correct answer ✔✔ tissue
(Understanding Biology LSC)
questions n answers
regions of the atmosphere occupied by living organisms - correct answer ✔✔ biosphere
the scientific study of life - correct answer ✔✔ biology
common themes in biology - correct answer ✔✔ organization, information, energy and matter,
interactions, evolution
life is studied at different levels; biosphere, ecosystems, communities, etc - correct answer ✔✔
organization
within cells, structures called chromosomes contain genetic material - correct answer ✔✔
information
Life requires the transfer and transformation of _________ and __________. - correct answer
✔✔ energy matter
____________ must interact within a cell; _____________ can be beneficial or ___________ for
one or both organisms. - correct answer ✔✔ molecules, interactions, harmful
_____ _____ is the effect that a pair of organisms living together in a community have on each
other. - correct answer ✔✔ biological interaction
based on shared evolutionary history - correct answer ✔✔ classification
,Evolutionary Theory - correct answer ✔✔ A concept developed by Charles Darwin to explain the
ways in which animals adapt to their environments
Order, evolutionary adaptation, regulation, reproduction, response to the environment, growth
and development, and energy processing are all ______. - correct answer ✔✔ properties of life
Biosphere, ecosystems, communities, populations, organisms, organs and organ systems,
tissues, cells, organelles, and molecules are _____________. - correct answer ✔✔ levels of
biological organization
Highest tier of biological organization. - correct answer ✔✔ ecosystem
An ecosystem consists of a _________________ community and the physical _____________. -
correct answer ✔✔ biological, habitat
The 3 domains are ______, _______ & _______. - correct answer ✔✔ Bacteria, Archaea,
Eukarya
Which 2 domains are prokaryotes? - correct answer ✔✔ bacteria and archaea
Organisms from both prokaryotic domains are ______ celled. - correct answer ✔✔ single
Prokaryotes lack a membrane-bounded _______. - correct answer ✔✔ nucleus
The Ekaryotic domain is divided into what 4 kingdoms? - correct answer ✔✔ Protista, Fungi,
Plantae and Animalia
, Humans and animals belong to this domain. - correct answer ✔✔ Eukarya or Eukarotic
All living things share these 5 fundamental properties: - correct answer ✔✔ cellular
organization, energy utilization, homeostasis, growth-development-and reproduction, heredity
The genetic system based on the replication and duplication of a long molecule called ______ -
correct answer ✔✔ DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Plants get their energy from the _______. Animals get their energy from _________ or
____________. - correct answer ✔✔ sun, plants, plant-eating animals
the basic units of life - correct answer ✔✔ cells
At the cellular level, _____, the fundamental elements of matter, are joined together by
_______ bonds, into stable assemblies called ______________. - correct answer ✔✔ atoms,
chemical, molecules
Large, complex molecules are called ______. - correct answer ✔✔ macromolecules
DNA is an example of a _______ - correct answer ✔✔ macromolecule
Complex molecules are assembled into structures called _____________. - correct answer ✔✔
organelles
The organelle in cells that extracts energy from food is called the __________ - correct answer
✔✔ mitrochondrion
The most basic level of a multicellular organism is _____ - correct answer ✔✔ tissue
