Essentials of Biology
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024221
Author: Sylvia S. Mader Dr., Michael Windelspecht
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Videos
Question
Chapter 4, Problem S1.1BYB
Summary Introduction
To determine:
General characteristics that separate life from nonliving things.
Introduction:
Life or living and nonliving things are made up of elements, but there are various differences that exists between living and nonliving things.
Expert Solution & Answer
Explanation of Solution
There are 7 characteristics unique to the living things. These features of life are absent in the non living beings. The characteristics of the living things are given below:
Nutrition: To perform various
Respiration: All living organism perform the process of respiration. In this process, they release the energy by braking down the food substances. This energy is used to carry out different processes.
Movement/ locomotion: All living things can move themselves.
Response to stimulus: Living organism can sense and respond to the different stimulus, such as light, temperature, chemical substances, etc.
Reproduction: All the living organism reproduce and give rise to offspring similar to them. They pass the genetic information, which code for all the characteristics of the organism.
Growth: Growth is observed in all living organisms. The multicellular organisms grow by increase in the cell size and cell count and the unicellular organisms grow by increasing their cell size.
Excretion: All living organism produce some metabolic wastes which need to be excreted out of their body.
Conclusion
Hence, life or living organisms perform the basic function of life that are respiration, locomotion, obtaining nutrition, response to stimulus, reproduction, growth and excretion, thus, distinguishing them from non living entities.
Want to see more full solutions like this?
Subscribe now to access step-by-step solutions to millions of textbook problems written by subject matter experts!
Students have asked these similar questions
Can you please help me answer these questions?
Skryf n kortkuns van die Egyptians pyramids vertel ñ story. Maximum 500 woorde
1.)What cross will result in half homozygous dominant offspring and half heterozygous offspring?
2.) What cross will result in all heterozygous offspring?
Chapter 4 Solutions
Essentials of Biology
Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 1LOCh. 4.1 - Prob. 2LOCh. 4.1 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 4.1 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 4.1 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 4.1 - Prob. 1ACh. 4.1 - Prob. 2ACh. 4.2 - Prob. 1LOCh. 4.2 - Prob. 2LOCh. 4.2 - Describe the diverse functions of the proteins...
Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 4.2 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 4.2 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 4.2 - Prob. 3ACh. 4.2 - Prob. 4ACh. 4.3 - Prob. 1LOCh. 4.3 - Prob. 2LOCh. 4.3 - Prob. 3LOCh. 4.3 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 4.3 - Identify the major distinctions between a...Ch. 4.3 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 4.3 - Prob. 5ACh. 4.3 - Prob. 6ACh. 4.4 - Prob. 1LOCh. 4.4 - State the components of the endomembrane system....Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 3LOCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4LOCh. 4.4 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 4.4 - List the components of the endomembrane system....Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 4.4 - Prob. 4CYPCh. 4.4 - Prob. 5CYPCh. 4.4 - Prob. 7ACh. 4.4 - Prob. 8ACh. 4.4 - Prob. 9ACh. 4.4 - Prob. 10ACh. 4.4 - Prob. 11ACh. 4.4 - Prob. 12ACh. 4.5 - Prob. 1LOCh. 4.5 - Prob. 2LOCh. 4.5 - Prob. 3LOCh. 4.5 - Prob. 1CYPCh. 4.5 - Prob. 2CYPCh. 4.5 - Prob. 3CYPCh. 4.5 - Prob. 13ACh. 4.5 - Prob. 14ACh. 4.5 - Prob. 15ACh. 4 - Prob. S1.1BYBCh. 4 - Prob. S2.2BYBCh. 4 - Prob. S3.2BYBCh. 4 - Prob. 1BYBCh. 4 - What is the purpose of compartmentalization in a...Ch. 4 - Prob. S8.2CTCCh. 4 - Prob. S17.3CTCCh. 4 - Prob. S22.1CTCCh. 4 - Prob. 1TCCh. 4 - Prob. 2TCCh. 4 - Prob. 3TC
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- 1.Steroids like testosterone and estrogen are nonpolar and large (~18 carbons). Steroids diffuse through membranes without transporters. Compare and contrast the remaining substances and circle the three substances that can diffuse through a membrane the fastest, without a transporter. Put a square around the other substance that can also diffuse through a membrane (1000x slower but also without a transporter). Molecule Steroid H+ CO₂ Glucose (C6H12O6) H₂O Na+ N₂ Size (Small/Big) Big Nonpolar/Polar/ Nonpolar lonizedarrow_forwardwhat are the answer from the bookarrow_forwardwhat is lung cancer why plants removes liquid water intead water vapoursarrow_forward
- *Example 2: Tracing the path of an autosomal dominant trait Trait: Neurofibromatosis Forms of the trait: The dominant form is neurofibromatosis, caused by the production of an abnormal form of the protein neurofibromin. Affected individuals show spots of abnormal skin pigmentation and non-cancerous tumors that can interfere with the nervous system and cause blindness. Some tumors can convert to a cancerous form. i The recessive form is a normal protein - in other words, no neurofibromatosis.moovi A typical pedigree for a family that carries neurofibromatosis is shown below. Note that carriers are not indicated with half-colored shapes in this chart. Use the letter "N" to indicate the dominant neurofibromatosis allele, and the letter "n" for the normal allele. Nn nn nn 2 nn Nn A 3 N-arrow_forwardI want to be a super nutrition guy what u guys like recommend mearrow_forwardPlease finish the chart at the bottom. Some of the answers have been filled in.arrow_forward
- 9. Aerobic respiration of one lipid molecule. The lipid is composed of one glycerol molecule connected to two fatty acid tails. One fatty acid is 12 carbons long and the other fatty acid is 18 carbons long in the figure below. Use the information below to determine how much ATP will be produced from the glycerol part of the lipid. Then, in part B, determine how much ATP is produced from the 2 fatty acids of the lipid. Finally put the NADH and ATP yields together from the glycerol and fatty acids (part A and B) to determine your total number of ATP produced per lipid. Assume no other carbon source is available. 18 carbons fatty acids 12 carbons 9 glycerol A. Glycerol is broken down to glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, a glycolysis intermediate via the following pathway shown in the figure below. Notice this process costs one ATP but generates one FADH2. Continue generating ATP with glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate using the standard pathway and aerobic respiration. glycerol glycerol-3- phosphate…arrow_forwardNormal dive (for diving humans) normal breathing dive normal breathing Oz level CO2 level urgent need to breathe Oz blackout zone high CO2 triggers breathing 6. This diagram shows rates of oxygen depletion and carbon dioxide accumulation in the blood in relation to the levels needed to maintain consciousness and trigger the urgent need to breathe in diving humans. How might the location and slope of the O₂ line differ for diving marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? • How might the location and slope of the CO₂ line differ for diving marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? • • Draw in predicted lines for O2 and CO2, based on your reasoning above. How might the location of the Urgent Need to Breathe line and the O2 Blackout Zone line differ for diving marine mammals? What physiological mechanisms account for each of these differences, resulting in the ability of marine mammals to stay submerged for long periods of time?arrow_forwardforaging/diet type teeth tongue stomach intestines cecum Insectivory numerous, spiky, incisors procumbentExample: moleExample: shrew -- simple short mostly lacking Myrmecophagy absent or reduced in numbers, peg-likeExample: tamandua anteater extremely long simple, often roughened short small or lacking Terrestrial carnivory sharp incisors; long, conical canines; often carnassial cheek teeth; may have crushing molarsExample: dog -- simple short small Aquatic carnivory homodont, spiky, numerousExample: common dolphin -- simple or multichambered (cetaceans only) variable small or absent Sanguinivory very sharp upper incisors; reduced cheek teethExample: vampire bat grooved tubular, highly extensible long small or lacking Herbivory (except nectivores) incisors robust or absent; canines reduced or absent; diastema; cheek teeth enlarged with complex occlusal surfacesExample: beaver -- simple (hindgut fermenters) or multichambered (ruminants) long large Filter feeding none…arrow_forward
- 3. Shown below is the dental formula and digestive tract anatomy of three mammalian species (A, B, and C). What kind of diet would you expect each species to have? Support your answers with what you can infer from the dental formula and what you can see in the diagram. Broadly speaking, what accounts for the differences? Species A 3/3, 1/1, 4/4, 3/3 པར『ན་ cm 30 Species B 4/3, 1/1, 2/2, 4/4 cm 10 Species C 0/4, 0/0,3/3, 3/3 020arrow_forward3. Shown below is the dental formula and digestive tract anatomy of three mammalian species (A, B, and C). What kind of diet would you expect each species to have? Support your answers with what you can infer from the dental formula and what you can see in the diagram. Broadly speaking, what accounts for the differences? Species A 3/3, 1/1, 4/4, 3/3 cm 30 Species B 0/4, 0/0, 3/3, 3/3 cm 10 Species C 4/3, 1/1, 2/2, 4/4 E 0 cm 20 AILarrow_forwardNormal dive (for diving humans) normal breathing dive normal breathing Oz level CO₂ level urgent need to breathe Oz blackout zone high CO₂ triggers breathing 6. This diagram shows rates of oxygen depletion and carbon dioxide accumulation in the blood in relation to the levels needed to maintain consciousness and trigger the urgent need to breathe in diving humans. • How might the location and slope of the O2 line differ for diving marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? • How might the location and slope of the CO2 line differ for diving marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? • • Draw in predicted lines for O2 and CO2, based on your reasoning above. How might the location of the Urgent Need to Breathe line and the O2 Blackout Zone line differ for diving marine mammals? What physiological mechanisms account for each of these differences, resulting in the ability of marine mammals to stay submerged for long periods of time?arrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)BiologyISBN:9780134580999Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. HoehnPublisher:PEARSON
Biology 2eBiologyISBN:9781947172517Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann ClarkPublisher:OpenStax
Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781259398629Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa StouterPublisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)BiologyISBN:9780815344322Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter WalterPublisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & PhysiologyBiologyISBN:9781260159363Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, CynthiaPublisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)BiologyISBN:9781260231700Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael WindelspechtPublisher:McGraw Hill Education
Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780134580999
Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn
Publisher:PEARSON
Biology 2e
Biology
ISBN:9781947172517
Author:Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
Publisher:OpenStax
Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781259398629
Author:McKinley, Michael P., O'loughlin, Valerie Dean, Bidle, Theresa Stouter
Publisher:Mcgraw Hill Education,
Molecular Biology of the Cell (Sixth Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9780815344322
Author:Bruce Alberts, Alexander D. Johnson, Julian Lewis, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company
Laboratory Manual For Human Anatomy & Physiology
Biology
ISBN:9781260159363
Author:Martin, Terry R., Prentice-craver, Cynthia
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Inquiry Into Life (16th Edition)
Biology
ISBN:9781260231700
Author:Sylvia S. Mader, Michael Windelspecht
Publisher:McGraw Hill Education
Theory of Spontaneous generation | Abiogenesis and Biogenesis |; Author: subrata das;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcyESFngVPk;License: Standard YouTube License, CC-BY