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College Biology 101 Exam 1 Study Guide
2026 | Practice Questions & Answers |
Intro Biology Test Prep
What are the three components to the cell theory? -- Verified--Solution--
--1. All living things are made of cells
2. The smallest unit of life is the cell
3. New cells from old cells by reproduction or replication
What are the two types of cells? -- Verified--Solution----+ prokaryotic
+ eukaryotic
What are prokaryotic cells and what do they entail? -- Verified--
Solution----+ are bacteria
+ has no nucleus
+ no organelles
+ free circular DNA
+ has simple DNA
+ contain a cell membrane but no organelles with a membrane
+ organizes DNA into chromosomes
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What are eukaryotic cells and what do they entail? -- Verified--Solution-
---+ DNA is inside of nucleus
+ has complex linear DNA structure
+ contains a cell membrane, and membrane bound organelles
+ organizes DNA into chromosomes
+ typically larger than prokaryotic cells
What do prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells both entail? -- Verified--
Solution----+ contain DNA
+ organize cells into chromosomes
+ have a cell membrane
How does the classification of living things occur? -- Verified--Solution-
---+ in a hierarchy
How many domains are there in the living things hierarchy? -- Verified--
Solution----+ 3
What are the three domains in the living things hierarchy? -- Verified--
Solution----+ Archaea
+ Bacteria
+ Eukarya
What is archaea? -- Verified--Solution----+ bacteria that can live in
extreme environments
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What type of cells are in the archaea domain? -- Verified--Solution----+
prokaryotic
What type of cells are in the bacteria domain? -- Verified--Solution----+
eukaryotic
What type of cells are in the eukarya domain? -- Verified--Solution----+
eukaryotic cells
What is the order of the classification of living things from top to
bottom? -- Verified--Solution----1. Domain
2. Kingdom
3. Phylum
4. Class
5. Order
6. Family
7. Genus
8. Species
How many kingdoms are there? What are they? -- Verified--Solution----
+6
1. Eubacteria
2. Archaebacteria
3. Protista
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4. Fungi
5. Plantae
6. Animalia
What type of cell structure does the kingdom eubacteria contain? --
Verified--Solution----+ contains cell walls with peptidoglycan
What type of cell structure does the kingdom archaebacterica contain? --
Verified--Solution----+ contains cell walls without peptidoglycan
What type of cell structure does the kindgom protista contain? --
Verified--Solution----+ contains cell walls of cellulose in some and
some of them have chloroplasts.
What type of cell structure does the kingdom fungi contain? -- Verified--
Solution----+ contains cell walls of chitin
Which kingdoms have unicellular organisms? -- Verified--Solution----1.
Eubacteria
2. Archaeabacteria
3. Protista
4. Fungi
College Biology 101 Exam 1 Study Guide
2026 | Practice Questions & Answers |
Intro Biology Test Prep
What are the three components to the cell theory? -- Verified--Solution--
--1. All living things are made of cells
2. The smallest unit of life is the cell
3. New cells from old cells by reproduction or replication
What are the two types of cells? -- Verified--Solution----+ prokaryotic
+ eukaryotic
What are prokaryotic cells and what do they entail? -- Verified--
Solution----+ are bacteria
+ has no nucleus
+ no organelles
+ free circular DNA
+ has simple DNA
+ contain a cell membrane but no organelles with a membrane
+ organizes DNA into chromosomes
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What are eukaryotic cells and what do they entail? -- Verified--Solution-
---+ DNA is inside of nucleus
+ has complex linear DNA structure
+ contains a cell membrane, and membrane bound organelles
+ organizes DNA into chromosomes
+ typically larger than prokaryotic cells
What do prokaryotic cells and eukaryotic cells both entail? -- Verified--
Solution----+ contain DNA
+ organize cells into chromosomes
+ have a cell membrane
How does the classification of living things occur? -- Verified--Solution-
---+ in a hierarchy
How many domains are there in the living things hierarchy? -- Verified--
Solution----+ 3
What are the three domains in the living things hierarchy? -- Verified--
Solution----+ Archaea
+ Bacteria
+ Eukarya
What is archaea? -- Verified--Solution----+ bacteria that can live in
extreme environments
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What type of cells are in the archaea domain? -- Verified--Solution----+
prokaryotic
What type of cells are in the bacteria domain? -- Verified--Solution----+
eukaryotic
What type of cells are in the eukarya domain? -- Verified--Solution----+
eukaryotic cells
What is the order of the classification of living things from top to
bottom? -- Verified--Solution----1. Domain
2. Kingdom
3. Phylum
4. Class
5. Order
6. Family
7. Genus
8. Species
How many kingdoms are there? What are they? -- Verified--Solution----
+6
1. Eubacteria
2. Archaebacteria
3. Protista
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4. Fungi
5. Plantae
6. Animalia
What type of cell structure does the kingdom eubacteria contain? --
Verified--Solution----+ contains cell walls with peptidoglycan
What type of cell structure does the kingdom archaebacterica contain? --
Verified--Solution----+ contains cell walls without peptidoglycan
What type of cell structure does the kindgom protista contain? --
Verified--Solution----+ contains cell walls of cellulose in some and
some of them have chloroplasts.
What type of cell structure does the kingdom fungi contain? -- Verified--
Solution----+ contains cell walls of chitin
Which kingdoms have unicellular organisms? -- Verified--Solution----1.
Eubacteria
2. Archaeabacteria
3. Protista
4. Fungi
