Intro to Biology

What process uses chemical reactions in an organism to build up or break down materials?

With few variations, life's genetic code is almost identical in every organism on Earth.

Pupils shrink when sudden bright light is beamed into the eye. The light is an example of a ...

When an individual organism changes over it's lifetime it is called___.

The variable that gets measured during an experiment is the ....

In what molecule is an organism's genetic code written?

Which scientist created his own curved-neck flask to allow air into it?

Which scientist finally proved that spontaneous generation of organisms does not occur?

Which type of graph is used to show changes over time?

Which scientist boiled gravy and saw no growth in his sealed flask?

You touch a hot stove and quickly pull your hand away. What is the stimulus?

Which scientist thought he proved spontaneous generation because organisms grew in his heated broth?

What process occurs when a single organism produces offspring identical to itself?

What part of the experiment is used for comparison of results?

In the lion mane study they concluded that female lions look for what?

Which of the following is an example of development?

Which portion of the lion study would be considered a case-contolled study?

When you get too hot your sweat glands activate to cool you down. This is an example of ...

When creating a circle graph (pie chart), the proportions or percentages for each category must be converted to ___.

In the marsh grass experiment, the amount of light, the species & density of grass were all what part of an experiment?

Which variable in an experiment is the one that the scientist manipulates?

Cells from 2 parents unite to form the first cell of a genetically different organism during...

What is the smallest unit of life, considered to be fully alive?

In the lion mane study what did they discover about neck wounds?

All living things need to obtain and use material and energy. This is called ...

Which scientist put meat in jars?

For an organism to be considered a living thing, it must have ALL the characteristics of life.

What chemical was added (independent variable) to some plots in the marsh grass experiment?

How did they take the lions' temperature in the lion mane study?

The process of keeping internal conditions stable when external conditions change is called ...