Intro, Biology Today (Ch.1)

In the metric system, what do the kilogram, kilometer, and kilocalorie have in common?

Which is NOT a characteristic of life

Observation is mostly about describing nature; hypothesis-driven science tries to explain nature.

What accounts for the different breeds of domesticated dogs?

Which is NOT a characteristic of living things?

Energy is recycled in an ecosystem

Explanations for natural phenomena based on large amounts of evidence are called

The changing of beak sizes in Galapagos finches provided evidence that natural selection was occuring.

Which of the following is NOT a producer?

Growth and development are the same thing.

Some seaweeds are considered protists.

The sum of all chemical reactions taking place in your body is called

All living things breathe or move.

More than half of all known species are

After her run, Aisha felt thirsty. Thirt was her body's way of telling her she needed more water to maintain

The unit of inheritance:

The human genome consists of about 3 billion chemical letters.

Energy flows through an ecosystem, entering as light and exiting as heat.

Organisms choose to change to adapt to their environment.

The study of life is

A hypothesis is a(n):

What is not a base in DNA?

Which of the following correctly lists increasing levels of organization?

All of the living and nonliving components in one area is called:

In an experiment, the group that recieves no change is called the

Which kingdom of Eukarya consists primarily of unicellular organisms?

A researcher writes down his observations of polar bears in Antartica. This is an example of:

Accumulating facts is not the primary goal of science.

When you were only a zygote, you already had all of the information you needed stored in your DNA.

Which concepts are shown when birds fly south for winter and north when spring arrives?

Viruses are not considered "living". This is because:

Which of the following is a unifying theme in biology?

Darwin theorized that evolution occurs by adaptation.

Basic unit of life:

Theories are more comprehensive than hypotheses.

The branch of biology that explains both the diversity and unity of life is

DNA of a eukaryotic cell is found within

Science can answer any question.

A study on the effects of different liquids on plant growth is being conducted. What would likely be the control group?

The name given to the functional compartments of a cell.