No, different interpretations do not necessarily mean that one is right and the other is wrong.
A huge meteorite impact and massive volcanic eruptions.
Sunlight.
Structures composed of different types of tissues that work together to perform specific functions.
It maintains the balance of nutrients necessary for life.
The application of biological and physiological principles to clinical practice.
Background knowledge and personal beliefs.
To survive in specific environments.
An interaction where species compete for the same resources, which can be detrimental to one or both.
Modern humans migrated from Africa to other parts of the world.
A community refers to multiple species, while a habitat refers to the physical environment of a single species.
Subatomic particles.
The process of removing waste products from the body.
Organisms.
All swans are white.
Carbon.
Knowledge developed by the scientific method.
Systematic observation, experimentation, and analysis.
Viruses cannot reproduce or carry out metabolic processes independently.
By regulating their internal environment to maintain stable conditions.
A system of organization in which entities are ranked one above the other based on levels of complexity.
Land, water, and the atmosphere.
The movement of substances within an organism, such as blood circulation.
An observation found in a certain period.
No charge (neutral).
Examples include predation, competition, mutualism, and parasitism.
The cell membrane.
A type of cell that has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
The study of life.
An unexpected event that challenges existing beliefs, such as the existence of non-white swans.
Glucose, amino acids, fatty acids.
Through food chains and food webs.
The spread of human populations across the globe.
Growth, size, number, specialization, and differentiation.
Fossil records and genetic studies.
Light, temperature, sound, chemicals, and physical touch.
Research aimed at understanding diseases and developing treatments.
Organisms.
Kidneys, lungs, and skin.
The systematic approach to research and experimentation in science.
Cytoplasm.
The sun rises in the East and sets in the West every day, repeating every 24 hours.
Cell fluid maintenance.
Digestion and waste removal.
To transfer genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein synthesis.
Yes, they may interpret the same set of data in different ways.
C, H, O, N, P, S.
The Out of Africa theory.
Massive and violent volcanic eruptions.
Growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, and homeostasis.
An interaction where one species benefits at the expense of another, often harming it.
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Reproduction ensures the continuation of a species.
It covers concepts of ecosystems and evolution.
Through movement, physiological changes, or behavioral adaptations.
They contribute to the cycling of nutrients and energy within ecosystems.
Atom.
Human activities can lead to habitat destruction, pollution, and introduction of invasive species.
To take up digested nutrients into the organism's body.
A tentative explanation about the current phenomenon leading to deductions that can be tested.
The Foucault Pendulum.
A double helix formed by two strands of nucleotides.
Sexual reproduction.
The study of life.
Adaptations are the result of evolutionary processes.
A type of interaction where both species benefit.
The study of basic information concerning life.
118 elements.
The ability of an organism to respond to stimuli in its environment.
Locomotion and internal movement.
A systematic approach to research that includes observation, hypothesis formulation, experimentation, and conclusion.
A community is a group of different species living together in a specific area.
The maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely.
It enhances research capabilities and data analysis in studying living systems.
An observation that has been repeatedly confirmed and accepted as 'true' for all practical purposes.
To filter blood and produce urine, removing waste and excess substances.
Barrier function.
1: Sun rises in the East; 2: Sun sets in the West.
To transmit signals and process information throughout the body.
Brain.
Chloroplasts.
Breathing for gas exchange.
An entity that exhibits characteristics of life, such as growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli.
Inorganic nutrition involves non-carbon-based compounds, while organic nutrition involves carbon-based compounds.
A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.
No, it is classified as a virus, which is not considered a living organism.
A group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.
The study of chemical machines inside our cells.
Energy input, energy flow, and energy loss.
The number of individuals per unit area or volume.
They react to changes in their environment to survive.
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
Biodiversity enhances ecosystem resilience and stability.
To cover and protect surfaces, both inside and outside the body.
To break down food into smaller, absorbable components.
It stores genetic material and controls cellular activities.
They include growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, metabolism, and homeostasis.
They digest and break down waste materials and cellular debris.
To catalyze biochemical reactions and increase reaction rates.
An entity that exhibits the characteristics of life, such as growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli.
Carbon-based compounds.
A living organism is characterized by the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, and maintain homeostasis.
An interaction where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
It is lost as heat at each trophic level.
They require a host cell to replicate and reproduce.
Protons, neutrons, and electrons.
Organs work together in organ systems to perform complex functions necessary for life.
Through biogeochemical cycles, energy flow, and ecological interactions.
It helps in understanding how populations change over time and the factors influencing these changes.
It involves understanding the natural world through observation and experimentation.
All ecosystems on Earth, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
Cell.
The nucleus.
Heliocentrism.
A community and its physical environment.
They provide energy and serve as structural components.
A polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals.
Binary fission.
It shows that scientific knowledge can be tentative and uncertain.
A huge meteorite hit the Earth.
The natural environment where an organism lives.
The study of living organisms and their interactions with the environment.
It provides a structured approach to inquiry and helps validate findings.
The global sum of all ecosystems, where life exists on Earth.
Life Science includes a broader range of disciplines, including ecology, genetics, and microbiology.
The specific language and vocabulary used in scientific disciplines to ensure clear communication.
Urea, carbon dioxide, and excess salts.
It allows them to find food, escape predators, and reproduce.
Epidermis, dermis, hypodermis, associated glands, hair, and nails.
A fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior.
To facilitate movement through contraction.
Mitochondria.
Golgi apparatus.
All ecosystems on Earth together.
Amino acids.
A type of lipid characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings, often acting as hormones.
Specific traits that help them survive in specific environments.
A group of different species living in the same area and interacting with each other.
Interactions can include competition, predation, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
A group of different species living together in a specific area.
It highlights the limitations and uncertainties in scientific understanding.
An interaction where one species (the predator) hunts and consumes another species (the prey).
Non-carbon-based compounds.
Carbon (C) and Nitrogen (N).
1. Chemical machines inside our cells, 2. Functions of our body and health, 3. Concepts of ecosystems and evolution.
Mitosis.
The ability of an organism to change its position or location.
Introductory Basic Biology (IBB)
The heart, lungs, or liver.
It involves understanding the natural world through observation and experimentation.
Birth rates, death rates, immigration, and emigration.
It allows them to adapt and survive in changing environments.
It studies the functions of our body and our health.
It is tentative and subject to revision based on new evidence.
The process by which cells become specialized for specific functions.
The movement of an organism from one place to another.
It helps maintain homeostasis and prevents the buildup of toxic substances.
Cells, tissues, organs, organ systems, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere.
By increasing the number of cells.
Groups of cells that work together to perform a specific function.
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They range from atoms and molecules to cells, tissues, organs, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere.
A mode of nutrition where organisms derive nutrients from a host, often harming it in the process.
Epithelial, connective, muscle, and nervous tissues.
To pump blood throughout the body.
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A mode of nutrition where organisms obtain nutrients from dead organic matter.
Negative charge.
Population.
Through various mechanisms such as sweating and blood flow regulation.
A statement that is accepted as true without needing a proof.
Protein synthesis.
Organisms of the same kind.
Complex carbohydrates made up of long chains of monosaccharides, such as starch and glycogen.
A mode of nutrition where organisms ingest solid food, digest it, and absorb the nutrients.
Positive charge.
Factors include environmental conditions, species interactions, and resource availability.
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The cell.
It provides a clear and precise language for communication in science.
Mitochondria.
Geocentrism and heliocentrism.
Organs organized to perform specific functions.
The simplest form of carbohydrates, such as glucose and fructose.
Saturated fats have no double bonds between carbon atoms, while unsaturated fats have one or more double bonds.
They include growth, reproduction, response to stimuli, metabolism, homeostasis, and cellular organization.
It enhances ecosystem resilience and stability.
The process where nutrients are taken up without prior digestion.
Simple inorganic and complex organic.
It synthesizes Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight.
Different kinds of cells with specific functions.
Synthesis of proteins and lipids.
A type of lipid formed from glycerol and three fatty acids, used for energy storage.
To provide structural support in the cell walls of fungi and the exoskeletons of arthropods.
Ingestion, digestion, and absorption.
A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.
It supports, binds together, and protects tissues and organs.
A statement of the meaning of a word or word group or a sign or symbol.
They range from molecules to cells, tissues, organs, organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere.
Tested and verified explanations.
Populations at a specific place.
To serve as building blocks for tissues and to facilitate biochemical reactions as enzymes.
It determines the protein's structure and function.
In the East.
Relationships among observable phenomena.
The rotation of the Earth.
It helps in understanding living organisms and their interactions with the environment.
Detection of stimuli.
The Golgi apparatus.
It regulates the movement of substances in and out of the cell.
Hydrophobic biomolecules that store energy, form cell membranes, and act as signaling molecules.
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Bacteria and yeast.
It synthesizes proteins and lipids.
They are the sites of protein synthesis.
Molecules that are essential for life, including proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.
Lipids that form the bilayer of cell membranes, consisting of hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails.
Biomolecules that store and transmit genetic information; the main types are DNA and RNA.
Nucleotides.
They serve as markers on cell surfaces for recognition and signaling.
