FIRST COURSE IN SYSTEMS
BIOLOGY 2ND EDITION REVIEW
SHEET 2026 FULL PROBLEMS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ Anabolism. Answer: 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
◉ Catabolism. Answer: The sum total of all processes in an organism
which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical
building blocks
◉ Photosynthesis. Answer: The process by which green plants and some
other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to
produce their own food
◉ Herbivores. Answer: Organisms that eat only plants
◉ Carnivores. Answer: Organisms that eat only organisms other than
plants
◉ Omnivores. Answer: Organisms that eat both plants and other
organisms
, ◉ Producers. Answer: Organisms that produce their own food
◉ Consumers. Answer: Organisms that eat living producers and/or other
consumers for food
◉ Decomposers. Answer: Organisms that break down the dead remains
of other organisms
◉ Autotrophs. Answer: Organisms that are able to make their own food
◉ Heterotrophs. Answer: Organisms that depend on other organisms for
their food
◉ Receptors. Answer: Special Structures that allow living organisms to
sense the conditions of their internal or external environment
◉ Asexual Reproduction. Answer: Reproduction accomplished by a
single organism
◉ Sexual Reproduction. Answer: Reproduction that requires two
organisms
◉ Inheritance. Answer: The process by which physical and biological
characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the
offspring
BIOLOGY 2ND EDITION REVIEW
SHEET 2026 FULL PROBLEMS AND
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
◉ Anabolism. Answer: 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
◉ Catabolism. Answer: The sum total of all processes in an organism
which break down chemicals to produce energy and simple chemical
building blocks
◉ Photosynthesis. Answer: The process by which green plants and some
other organisms use the energy of sunlight and simple chemicals to
produce their own food
◉ Herbivores. Answer: Organisms that eat only plants
◉ Carnivores. Answer: Organisms that eat only organisms other than
plants
◉ Omnivores. Answer: Organisms that eat both plants and other
organisms
, ◉ Producers. Answer: Organisms that produce their own food
◉ Consumers. Answer: Organisms that eat living producers and/or other
consumers for food
◉ Decomposers. Answer: Organisms that break down the dead remains
of other organisms
◉ Autotrophs. Answer: Organisms that are able to make their own food
◉ Heterotrophs. Answer: Organisms that depend on other organisms for
their food
◉ Receptors. Answer: Special Structures that allow living organisms to
sense the conditions of their internal or external environment
◉ Asexual Reproduction. Answer: Reproduction accomplished by a
single organism
◉ Sexual Reproduction. Answer: Reproduction that requires two
organisms
◉ Inheritance. Answer: The process by which physical and biological
characteristics are transmitted from the parent (or parents) to the
offspring
