Intro to Biology

What is the study of life called? (Bio - life) (Logy - study)

• Biology

• Geology

• Physics

• Chemistry

Name the 6 kingdoms of living things.

• Plants, animals, eubacteria, archaebacteria, protists, fungi

• Plants, animals, bacteria, viruses, algae, fungi

• Plants, animals, insects, bacteria, fungi, algae

• Plants, animals, protozoa, bacteria, fungi, lichens

What is the basic unit of life?

• cells

• organs

• tissues

• molecules

What is the genetic material that passes things through generations?

• genes

• proteins

• lipids

• carbohydrates

What principle of modern biology describes 'change over time to survive'?

• evolve

• photosynthesis

• osmosis

• homeostasis

What is the principle of modern biology that refers to stable internal conditions and regulating bodies?

• homeostasis

• osmosis

• photosynthesis

• mutation

What is needed for food to grow and reproduce in living things?

• energy

• water

• carbon dioxide

• sunlight

Which characteristic of life involves detecting changes, reacting, and moving?

• Responds to the environment

• Uses energy

• Grows and develops

• Reproduces

Which characteristic of life involves getting bigger and going through changes to become more complex?

• Growth and Development

• Reproduction

• Response to stimuli

• Homeostasis

Which characteristic of life involves making more of the same kind or offspring?

• Reproduction

• Respiration

• Growth

• Movement