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Biology
Ans: is the study of living things
Deductive Reasoning
Ans: is the process of generating hypotheses from a well-supported
generalization such as a scientific theory
Autotroph
Ans: A plant or other organism that can make its own food
Heterotroph
Ans: An animal or other organism that cannot make its own food
Ecosystem
Ans: consists of all the organisms and their nonliving environment within a given
area
Prokaryotic
Ans: Cell that lacks a nucleus
Eukaryotic
Ans: Cell has a "true"membrane-enclosed nucleus
Prediction
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Ans: A statement describing an expected observation or outcome of a scientific
experiment
An example of a stimulus that a plant would respond to is:
Ans: sunlight: plants can respond only to certain stimuli in the environment, such as
sunlight
Which of the following things would be considered complex AND organized?
Ans: red blood cell in the human body
DNA is a molecule that directly allows a living thing to:
Ans: store information
The process of homeostasis is:
Ans: how organisms maintain a relatively constant internal environment: is the
maintenance of a relatively constant internal environment even in changing external
environments
Living systems need energy to:
Ans: help maintain a relatively constant internal environment; grow larger and
replace worn-out parts and build new parts: almost everything about being alive
takes energy, which is why acquiring and using energy are characteristics of life
The complexity of living systems:
Ans: is also highly organized: Living systems exhibit a combination of complexity
and organization that is unique
Identify a characteristic that is representative of some, but not all, life-forms