Intro to Biology Chapter 1 Sections 1 + 2 quiz with complete solution

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Metabolism - ANSWER The sum of all the chemical reactions that take in and transform energy and materials from the environment. Organization - ANSWER High degree of order within the structure of or... ganisms. Cells - ANSWER The smallest unit that can perform all life processes. Stimulus - ANSWER Any physical or chemical change in the environment. Homeostasis - ANSWER maintenance of a stable internal environment. Growth - ANSWER Getting bigger through cell division. development - ANSWER Process by which an organism becomes a mature adult. Reproduction - ANSWER Producing new organisms like themselves. They also pass on genetic information which is also known as heredity. Change through time - ANSWER Living things that evolve in order to survive. Biology - ANSWER The study of life. Bio - ANSWER Life -logy - ANSWER study of Ecology - ANSWER the branch of biology that studies organisms interacting with each other and with the environment. Ecosystems - ANSWER Communities of living species and their physical environments. Evolution - ANSWER the process in which inherited characteristics within populations change over generations, such that genetically distinct populations and new species can develop. Natural Selection - ANSWER Organisms that have certain favorable traits are better able to survive and reproduce successfully than organisms that lack these traits. Adaptations - ANSWER Traits that improve an individual's ability to survive and reproduce. Science - ANSWER An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world. Evidence - ANSWER the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition [Show More]

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