Biology Final Exam

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Abiogenesis

The idea that life can arise from non-living things.
Autotroph

An organism that can produce it's own food
Homeostatsis

Maintaining a constant internal environment.
Sessile

Cannot move
Anabolic

building up molecules
Cyclosis

The circulation of the cytoplasm within the cell.
Aerobic

Including oxygen
Biogenesis

living things arise only from other living things.
Motile

able to move.
Catabolic

breaking down
Anaerobic

without oxygen
Stimulus

evokes a functional reaction
Metabolic

The sum of all anabolic or catabolic reactions
Heterotroph

an organism that has to consume another organism to obtain nutrients
What are 10 characteristics of living things?
- 1. Maintain its boundaries
- 2. Movement
- 3. Ability to respond to stimuli
- 4. Digestion
- 5. Metabolism
- 6. Excretion
- 7. Reproduction
- 8. Growth
- 9. Exhibit homeostasis
- 10. Capacity to evolve
are viruses considered to be alive?

No, they do not have cells, and cannot reproduce if not feeding on a host.
7 steps of the scientific method (IN ORDER!)
- 1.State the Problem
- 2.Gather Information
- 3.Form a hypothesis
- 4.Test the hypothesis
- 5.Analyze Data
- 6.Make a conclusion
- 7.Report Results
independent variable

Unchanged, like time
Dependent variable

Dependent on something else
Control Variables

a regular situation
8 categories of the current classification system?
- -Domain
- -Kingdom
- -Phylum
- -Class
- -Order
- -Family
- -Genus
- -Species
Characteristics of Archea
- prokaryotic
- under extreme conditions
characteristics of Bacteria
- all prokaryotic,
- some do photosynthesis some are decomposers
characteristics of Eukaryota
- eukaryotes
- both autotrophs and heterotrophs
Which electrons are involved in bonding?

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Biology Final Exam

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9th grade Biology Flashcards

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