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Module 1: Vocabulary Quiz

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Complete this quiz to make sure you know the vocabulary for Module 1. You will need to type in the terms to match the definitions in this quiz so make sure you study. Flashcards can be found in the Quizlet Biology class.
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Question 1

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Living creatures that are too small to see with the naked eye: [blank_start]microorganisms[blank_end]
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  • microorganisms

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A hypothesis that has been tested with a significant amount of data: [blank_start]theory[blank_end]
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  • theory

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Naming an organism with its genus and species name: [blank_start]binomial[blank_end] [blank_start]nomenclature[blank_end]
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  • binomial
  • nomenclature

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Reproduction accomplished by a single organism: [blank_start]asexual[blank_end] [blank_start]reproduction[blank_end]
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  • asexual
  • reproduction

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A unit of one or more populations of individuals that can reproduce under normal conditions, produce fertile offspring, and are reproductively isolated from other such units: [blank_start]species[blank_end]
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  • species

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The sum total of all processes in an organisms which convert energy and matter from outside sources and use that energy and matter to sustain the organism's life functions: [blank_start]metabolism[blank_end]
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  • metabolism

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Organisms that eat only organisms other than plants: [blank_start]carnivores[blank_end]
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  • carnivores

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Organisms that eat both plants and other organisms: [blank_start]omnivores[blank_end]
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  • omnivores

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The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously appeared through chemical reactions: [blank_start]abiogenesis[blank_end]
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  • abiogenesis

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All life forms contain: [blank_start]DNA[blank_end]
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  • DNA

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All life forms can sense [blank_start]changes[blank_end] in their surroundings and [blank_start]respond[blank_end] to those changes
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  • changes
  • respond

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All life forms have a method by which they extract [blank_start]energy[blank_end] from the surroundings and convert it into [blank_start]energy[blank_end] that sustains them
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  • energy
  • energy

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All life forms [blank_start]reproduce[blank_end]
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  • reproduce

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Reproduction that requires two organisms: [blank_start]sexual[blank_end] [blank_start]reproduction[blank_end]
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  • sexual
  • reproduction

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Organisms that depend on other organisms for their food: [blank_start]heterotrophs[blank_end]
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  • heterotrophs

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Special structures that allow organisms to sense the conditions of their internal or external environment: [blank_start]receptors[blank_end]
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  • receptors

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An abrupt and marked change in the DNA of an organism compared to that of its parents: [blank_start]mutation[blank_end]
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  • mutation

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Organisms that eat only plants: [blank_start]herbivores[blank_end]
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  • herbivores

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The sum total of all processes in an organism which use energy and simple chemical building blocks to produce large chemicals and structures necessary for life: [blank_start]anabolism[blank_end]
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  • anabolism

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Organisms that are able to make their own food: [blank_start]autotrophs[blank_end]
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  • autotrophs

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The sum total of all processes in an organism which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical building blocks: [blank_start]catabolism[blank_end]
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  • catabolism

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A cell with distinct, membrane-bounded organelles: [blank_start]eukaryotic[blank_end] [blank_start]cell[blank_end]
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  • eukaryotic
  • cell

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to produce their own food: [blank_start]photosynthesis[blank_end]
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  • photosynthesis

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Organisms that break down the dead remains of other organisms: [blank_start]decomposers[blank_end]
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  • decomposers

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The science of classifying organisms: [blank_start]taxonomy[blank_end]
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  • taxonomy

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Organisms that eat living producers and/or other consumers for food: [blank_start]consumers[blank_end]
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  • consumers

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Deoxyribonucleic acid: [blank_start]DNA[blank_end]
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  • DNA

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Organisms that produce their own food: [blank_start]producers[blank_end]
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  • producers

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An educated guess that attempts to explain an observation or answer a question: [blank_start]hypothesis[blank_end]
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  • hypothesis

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A cell that has no distinct, membrane-bounded organelles: [blank_start]prokaryotic[blank_end] [blank_start]cell[blank_end]
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  • prokaryotic
  • cell

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A theory that has been tested by and is consistent with generations of data: [blank_start]scientific[blank_end] [blank_start]law[blank_end]
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  • scientific
  • law

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The process by which physical and biological characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the offspring: [blank_start]inheritance[blank_end]
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  • inheritance
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