Biology Ch1 Vocab

What is the study of life called?

• Ecology

• Biology

• Metabolism

• Bioethics

What term describes anything that possesses all seven characteristics of life?

• DNA

• Organism

• Stimulus

• Biosphere

What is the study of the relationships between organisms and their physical environment?

• Ecology

• Homeostasis

• Ethics

• Macroevolution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What molecule contains all of the complex information that organisms need to live and grow?

• DNA

• RNA

• Protein

• Lipid

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What is a signal to which an organism responds called?

• Adaptation

• Stimulus

• Metabolism

• Homeostasis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What type of reproduction involves cells from two parents uniting to form the first cell of a new organism?

• Asexual Reproduction

• Sexual Reproduction

• Adaptation

• Metabolism

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What type of reproduction involves a single organism producing offspring identical to itself?

• Sexual Reproduction

• Asexual Reproduction

• Homeostasis

• Bioethics

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

What is a change that allows an organism to better survive called?

• Homeostasis

• Adaptation

• Metabolism

• Ethics

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What term describes an organism's ability to regulate their internal environment?

• Homeostasis

• Metabolism

• Biosphere

• Macroevolution

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What is the combination of chemical reactions through which an organism builds up or breaks down materials?

• Metabolism

• Ecology

• Bioethics

• Adaptation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7