AP Biology: The Study of Life flashcards

Question 1

What is the study of life called?

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Biology

Question 2

What is the study of plants called?

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Botany

Question 3

What is the study of animals called?

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Zoology

Question 4

What is the study of the chemistry of living organisms called?

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Biochemistry

Question 5

What is the study of the nervous system's biology called?

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Neurobiology

Question 6

Which field covers microorganisms, both how they are built and how they work?

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Microbiology

Question 7

What is the study of life's history through fossils called?

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Paleontology

Question 8

Which field studies biological processes at the molecular level, including how DNA, RNA and proteins interact?

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Molecular biology

Question 9

What kind of science studies living things, as biology does?

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Life science

Question 10

What kind of science studies nonliving matter, as geology, astronomy, physics and chemistry do?

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Physical science

Question 11

Which field of science relates to the physical world, its phenomena and its processes?

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Natural science

Question 12

What kind of science aims to solve real-world problems?

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Applied science

Question 13

What kind of science seeks to expand knowledge, whatever its short-term use?

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Basic science

Question 14

What is a suggested explanation for an observation that can be tested called?

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Hypothesis

Question 15

Which term names an explanation of observations that has been tested and confirmed?

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Theory

Question 16

What word describes an idea that experimental results could prove wrong?

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Falsifiable

Question 17

Which method of research follows set steps of observing, forming a hypothesis, testing, then confirming or falsifying it?

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Scientific method

Question 18

What kind of reasoning moves from related observations to a general conclusion?

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Inductive reasoning

Question 19

What is a fortunate accident or lucky surprise called?

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Serendipity

Question 20

What is it called to use someone else's work or ideas without citing them, as if they were your own?

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Plagiarism

Question 21

What is a scientific paper that colleagues who are experts in the field have reviewed called?

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Peer-reviewed manuscript

Question 22

What is a paper that summarizes and comments on findings already published as primary literature called?

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Review article

Question 23

Which section opens a scientific paper with a summary of the research and its conclusions?

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Abstract

Question 24

Which section of a scientific paper describes the substances, methods and techniques used to gather data?

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Materials and methods

Question 25

Which section of a scientific paper reports the experimental findings with figures and tables but no further interpretation?

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Results

Question 26

Which section of a scientific paper interprets the results and tries to explain the phenomenon?

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Discussion

Question 27

What is a chemical structure of at least two atoms joined by chemical bonds called?

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Molecule

Question 28

What is a large molecule, typically built by joining smaller molecules, called?

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Macromolecule

Question 29

What are the small structures inside cells that carry out cellular functions called?

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Organelles

Question 30

Which unit is the smallest basic one of both structure and function in living things?

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Cell

Question 31

Which term names a group of similar cells doing related functions?

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Tissue

Question 32

What is a collection of related tissues that share a common function called?

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Organ

Question 33

What level of organization consists of functionally related, interacting organs?

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Organ system

Question 34

What is an individual living entity called?

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Organism

Question 35

What is a set of populations living in a particular area called?

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Community

Question 36

What is a community's living things plus the nonliving parts of their environment called?

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Ecosystem

Question 37

What is the collection of all ecosystems on Earth called?

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Biosphere

Question 38

What is an organism whose cells have nuclei and membrane-bound organelles called?

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Eukaryote

Question 39

What is a single-celled organism with no organelles and no membrane around its nuclear material called?

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Prokaryote

Question 40

What is an organism's ability to keep its internal conditions constant called?

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Homeostasis

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