AP Bio Unit 1 Quiz 1

Planet Earth

So far, life is restricted to ________ _________.

Biology

the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments

Science

knowledge that covers general truths or the operation of general laws, especially when acquired and tested by the scientific method

Scientific method

a method of research with defined steps that include experiments and careful observation

Inductive reasoning

a form of logical thinking that uses related observations to arrive at a general conclusion

Deductive reasoning

A form of logical thinking that uses a general principle or law to forecast specific rules

Confounding

Non-tested variables must be controlled to reduce _________.

Basic science

seeks to expand knowledge regardless of the short-term application of that knowledge

Applied science

Aims to use science to solve immediate problems

Peer review

A blind process where scientists submit the details of their experiments, results and interpretations, and reviewers determine the veracity and merit of that work for publication

Order, response to stimuli, reproduction, growth and development, regulation, homeostasis, and energy processing

What are the seven properties of life?

Organisms must _______ ______ _____ ______ ____ to grow, reproduce, and maintain organization.

Exchange matter with the environment

levels of organazation

Atoms, molecules, macromolecules, organelles, cells, tissues, organs and organ systems, organisms populations and communities, ecosystems, biosphere (Earth)

Carl Woese

Which microbiologist constructed the phylogenetic tree?