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Apologia Biology Study Guide Module 1
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Biology
10th Grade
09/26/2012

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Four Criteria For Life

 

Definition
  • Contain DNA
  • Take energy from surroundings and converts it to useable energy
  • Can sense changes in their surroundings and respond
  • Reproduce
Term
If an organism is classified as a carnivore is it a heterotroph or an autotroph?
Definition
Heterotoph
Term
If an organism is classified as a carnivore, is it a producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Definition
Consumer
Term
If an organism's tentacles that have receptors on them are accidentaly cut off, what will happen to the organism?
Definition
The organism will no longer be able to sense changes to the environment around it and respond to them.
Term
If a parent and two offspring have similarities and differences, do these organisms reproduce sexually or asexually?
Definition
Sexually
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What is wrong with the statement?

 

"Science has proven that energy must always be conserved."

Definition
Science cannot prove anything.
Term
The Scientific Method
Definition
  1. Make an observation
  2. Develop a hypothesis based on observaitons
  3. Test the hypothesis
  4. Collect Data
  5. If a significant amount of data supports the hypothesis, the hypothesis becomes a theory.
  6. After more testing with generations of data, the theory could become a scientific law 
Term
Why does the story of spontaneous generation illustrate the limitaions of science?
Definition
It shows how almost 2,000 years of  executing the scientific method resulted in a law that was clearly wrong. Even scientific laws are can be wrong.
Term
Where does the wise person place his or her faith: Science or the Bible?
Definition
The Bible
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Why is the theory of abiogenesis just another example of the idea of spontaneous generation?
Definition
Because it states that life sprang from non-living chemicals eons ago, which says that life can come from non-life.
Term
What are the classification groups in order from broadest to most specific?
Definition
  • Kingdom
  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species 
Term
What kingdom does a multicellular consumer made of eukaryotic cells belong to?
Definition
Animalia
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What kingdom does a single-celled consumer made of prokaryotic cells belong to?
Definition
Monera
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