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WGU-C190: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Terms in this set (520)
Biologists study how humans and other living organisms interact
with their environment.
Biology is the scientific study of life and is the branch
of science that studies living organisms and
the way organisms interact with their
environments.
-Be made of materials organized in a hierarchical
pattern.
To be considered alive, -Use energy and raw materials to survive.
something must be -Sense and respond to changing environments
made up of 5 distinct and maintain internal stability, or
qualities: homeostasis.
-Grow, develop, and reproduce.
-Be part of a population that evolves.
cell smallest living organism that shows all 5
characteristics of life
Matter any substance that has mass and takes up space.
All matter can be biotic (living or having lived) or abiotic (nonliving and
classified in one of two never having been alive).
categories:
biotic living or having lived
abiotic nonliving and never having been alive
Atom basic unit of matter
molecule a chemical structure consisting of at least two
atoms held together by a chemical bond
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Macromolecules biologically important molecules that are technically
polymers
When macromolecules you have a cell
are used as
building blocks to form
a membrane- bound
sphere
two main types of cells prokaryotes and eukaryotes
prokaryotes small and simple; they do not have any clearly
defined compartments inside of them
eukaryotes include membrane-bound organelles
organelles compartments inside the cell that contain
specific groups of macromolecules and carry
out specific cellular functions
microorganisms Single-celled life forms
Tissues formed when similar cells work together to fulfill the
same detailed function
Organs collections of tissues that work together to carry out a
common general function
organ system a higher level of organization that consists of
functionally related organs
Organisms individual living entities that survive and reproduce as
a unit
population consists of all the individuals of a species living within
a specific area
populations can community
interact with each
other in positive and
negative ways, and
together they form a
ecosystem consists of all the living things in a particular
area together with the abiotic, or nonliving,
parts of that environment
biosphere the collection of all ecosystems on Earth
emergent properties characteristics of a system that do not appear
in any one of its component parts alone, but
that appear when all parts are combined.
Biome Areas of the earth with similar characteristics of living
and nonliving things
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WGU-C190: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED A++
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days
Terms in this set (520)
Biologists study how humans and other living organisms interact
with their environment.
Biology is the scientific study of life and is the branch
of science that studies living organisms and
the way organisms interact with their
environments.
-Be made of materials organized in a hierarchical
pattern.
To be considered alive, -Use energy and raw materials to survive.
something must be -Sense and respond to changing environments
made up of 5 distinct and maintain internal stability, or
qualities: homeostasis.
-Grow, develop, and reproduce.
-Be part of a population that evolves.
cell smallest living organism that shows all 5
characteristics of life
Matter any substance that has mass and takes up space.
All matter can be biotic (living or having lived) or abiotic (nonliving and
classified in one of two never having been alive).
categories:
biotic living or having lived
abiotic nonliving and never having been alive
Atom basic unit of matter
molecule a chemical structure consisting of at least two
atoms held together by a chemical bond
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, 4/26/25, 9:22 WGU-C190: Introduction to Biology |
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Macromolecules biologically important molecules that are technically
polymers
When macromolecules you have a cell
are used as
building blocks to form
a membrane- bound
sphere
two main types of cells prokaryotes and eukaryotes
prokaryotes small and simple; they do not have any clearly
defined compartments inside of them
eukaryotes include membrane-bound organelles
organelles compartments inside the cell that contain
specific groups of macromolecules and carry
out specific cellular functions
microorganisms Single-celled life forms
Tissues formed when similar cells work together to fulfill the
same detailed function
Organs collections of tissues that work together to carry out a
common general function
organ system a higher level of organization that consists of
functionally related organs
Organisms individual living entities that survive and reproduce as
a unit
population consists of all the individuals of a species living within
a specific area
populations can community
interact with each
other in positive and
negative ways, and
together they form a
ecosystem consists of all the living things in a particular
area together with the abiotic, or nonliving,
parts of that environment
biosphere the collection of all ecosystems on Earth
emergent properties characteristics of a system that do not appear
in any one of its component parts alone, but
that appear when all parts are combined.
Biome Areas of the earth with similar characteristics of living
and nonliving things
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