chapter 1

biology is the study of

all organisms possess dna, dna

instructions for traits that are passses from parents to offspring are known as

homeostasis means

what is the study of communities or organisms in relation to their environment?

What are charcteristics of living things?

the smallest units that can ccarry on all functions of life are called?

living things need?

all organisms are composed of

all living things maintain a balance within their cells and the environment through the process of

which of the follwing is a charcteristic of all living things/

a scientist noticed that in acidic pond water some salamanders developed with curved spines this was an?

scienitific hypotheses are most often tested by the process of?

a hypothesis is?

a unifying explaintion for a broad range of observations is a

scientists usually design experiments

a scientific theory

the word theoryused in a scientific sense means

which of the following components of a scientific investigation would benefit form communication between scientests?

typically, the order in which the ste ps of the scientific method are apllied is?

a light microscope that has an objective lens of 10* and an ocular lens of 250* has a magnifcation of

scientisit share their research results by

___)is teh study of the i nteraction of organisms wiht their environment and with each other

to function properly, all living things must maintain a constant internal environment through the process of___________?

starting in advance the result that may be obtained from testing a hypothesis is called________?

a unifying explanatin for a broad range of observations is a _________?

a ______ experiment is one in which the conditin suspected to cause the effect is compared to the same situation w ithout the suspected condition?

the base unit for length in the System International d'Unites is the______---

A ____ electron microscompe passes a beam of electrons over a specimen's surface, whereas a _____ electron microscope passes a beam of electrons throught a thin slice of a specimen.