BIO Midterm: Chapter 1 Self-Quiz
_____ move around for at least part of their life.
animals
_____ are fundamental building blocks of all matter (atoms, molecules, cells, organisms)
atoms
The smallest unit of life is the _____ (atom, molecule, cell, organism)
cell
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya are three _____.
domains
_____ is the transmission of DNA to offspring. (reproduction, development, homeostasis, inheritance)
inheritance
A process by which an organism produces offspring is called _____.
reproduction
Species
unique type of organism
Producer
makes its own food
DNA _____. (guides form and function, is the basis of traits, is transmitted from parents to offspring, all of the above)
all of the above
Life
emerges with cells
Organisms require _____ and _____ to maintain themselves, grow, and reproduce
energy, nutrients
By sensing and responding to change, organisms keep conditions in the internal environment within ranges that cells can tolerate. This process is called _____.
homeostasis
Hypothesis
if-then statement
Probability
measure of chance
Science only addresses that which is _____. (alive, observable, variable, indisputable)
observable
A butterfly is a _____ [choose all that apply] (organism, domain, species, eukaryote, consumer, producer, prokaryote, trait)
organism, eukaryote, consumer
A bacterium is _____ [choose all that apply] (an organism, single-celled, an animal, a eukaryote)
organism, single-celled
15 randomly selected students are found to be taller than 6ft. The researchers concluded that the average height of a student is greater than 6ft. This is an example of _____. (experimental error, sampling error, a subjective opinion, experimental bias)
sampling error
Prediction
testable explanation
A control group is _____. (a set of individuals that have a certain characteristic or receive a certain treatment, the standard against which an experiment is compared, the experiment that gives conclusive results)
the standard against which an experiment is compared
