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Biology CP- Mr. Willets

Pg 5

1) Organism is the word for any __________________________

2) What are the 7 major themes in our book? a)________________ b)_________________________

c) ___________________ d) _______________________________ e)____________________

f)_______________________ g)___________________________

pg 6

3) Define evolution _________________________________________________________

4) Any favorable trait is called an _________________________ Give an example of one of these and how it helps the organism to survive ______________________________________________________

Organisms with many of these traits can ______________________ at a higher rate than other organisms.

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5) What are the two types of reproduction? ______________________ and ____________________

6) Both kinds of reproduction involves transferring __________________________________ from ____________to _____________________. What chemical contains this information? __________

A short piece of this chemical is called a ____________ .

7) Organisms made of only one cell are called ______________________________

Organisms made of many cells are called _________________________________.

Many celled organisms start as one cell and eventually become a mature individual. This process is called

___________________________.

(what do you think determines when an organism is mature? ______________________________)

An organism may look different at different times during its life. This is because different ___________ are active at different times.

pg 8

8) Define morphology____________________________________________________

Define anatomy ________________________________________________________

Give an example of how the structure of something is related to its function

pg 9

9) Organisms that make their own food are called _________________________ The most common kind of these are the __________________

10) Organisms that eat other organisms to get food are called ____________________________

pg 10

11) Define ecology ___________________________________________________________

12) Define bioethics __________________________________________________________

Give an example of an area where bioethics comes into play. _______________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

pg 11-12 Characteristics of Life

13) All living things (organisms) are made of ___________________

 

14) Organisms take in materials from the environment and _____________________ them in complex ways. In a multicellular organism, cells are organized into __________________ which are organized into ___________________ which are organized into _________________

15) All organisms use __________________ for ________________ and maintenance.

16) All organisms _______________________ to the environment. A response is a reaction to a _______________________. Give an example of this from your own life. _____________________

____________________________________________________________________________

A complex set of responses is called _________________________

17) Growth in organisms can occur when cells _______________________ or when cells get __________________

18) Reproduction is not essential for the survival of the ____________________ but it is necessary if the ________________ is going to continue (this last blank is not in the reading)

19) Organisms have _______________________ which are traits that give the organism an

___________________ in their environment

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