Living Environment Regents Prep Exam
Questions and Answers
observations - -Any information that is collected with
any of the senses
-data - -The results of specific trials or tests
completed during experiments
-hypothesis - -A statement that predicts a relationship between cause and effect in a way
that can be tested
-sexual reproduction - -a method of reproduction that involves
two parents producing offspring that
are genetically different from either
parent
-asexual reproduction - -a method of reproduction in which all
the genes passed on to the offspring
come from a single individual or parent
-stimulus - -any change in the environment that
causes an organism to react
-homeostasis - -the ability of an organism to maintain a
stable internal environment even when
the external environment changes
-evolution - -the process by which species have
changed over time
-nucleus - -a large structure within a cell that
controls the cell's metabolism and
stores genetic information, including
chromosomes and DNA
-amino acid - -any one of several building blocks of
protein
-enzyme - -proteins that speed up the rate of
chemical reactions in living things
-ecology - -The study of how living things interact
with each other and with their
, environment
-species - -A group of organisms that share certain
characteristics and can mate with one
another, producing fertile offspring
-population - -All the individuals of a single species
that live in a specific area
-community - -A combination of all the different
populations that live and interact in the
same environment
-ecosystem - -All the living and non-living things that
interact in a specific area; a subdivision
of the environment
-autotroph - -An organism that produces its own
food; the source of energy for all other
living things on Earth
-heterotroph - -An organism that cannot make its own
food; a consumer
-producer - -An organism that makes its own food
from light energy and inorganic
materials
-consumer - -An organisms that obtains it's energy
from producers
-decomposer - -An organism, generally a bacteria or
fungus, that consumes dead organisms
and organic waste
-food chain - -A representation that identifies the
specific relationships among organisms
-food web - -A representation of many
interconnected food chains that shows
the feeding relationships among
producers, consumers, and
decomposers
-biotic - -The living parts of the environment
Questions and Answers
observations - -Any information that is collected with
any of the senses
-data - -The results of specific trials or tests
completed during experiments
-hypothesis - -A statement that predicts a relationship between cause and effect in a way
that can be tested
-sexual reproduction - -a method of reproduction that involves
two parents producing offspring that
are genetically different from either
parent
-asexual reproduction - -a method of reproduction in which all
the genes passed on to the offspring
come from a single individual or parent
-stimulus - -any change in the environment that
causes an organism to react
-homeostasis - -the ability of an organism to maintain a
stable internal environment even when
the external environment changes
-evolution - -the process by which species have
changed over time
-nucleus - -a large structure within a cell that
controls the cell's metabolism and
stores genetic information, including
chromosomes and DNA
-amino acid - -any one of several building blocks of
protein
-enzyme - -proteins that speed up the rate of
chemical reactions in living things
-ecology - -The study of how living things interact
with each other and with their
, environment
-species - -A group of organisms that share certain
characteristics and can mate with one
another, producing fertile offspring
-population - -All the individuals of a single species
that live in a specific area
-community - -A combination of all the different
populations that live and interact in the
same environment
-ecosystem - -All the living and non-living things that
interact in a specific area; a subdivision
of the environment
-autotroph - -An organism that produces its own
food; the source of energy for all other
living things on Earth
-heterotroph - -An organism that cannot make its own
food; a consumer
-producer - -An organism that makes its own food
from light energy and inorganic
materials
-consumer - -An organisms that obtains it's energy
from producers
-decomposer - -An organism, generally a bacteria or
fungus, that consumes dead organisms
and organic waste
-food chain - -A representation that identifies the
specific relationships among organisms
-food web - -A representation of many
interconnected food chains that shows
the feeding relationships among
producers, consumers, and
decomposers
-biotic - -The living parts of the environment
