SLCC Biology 1090 Unit 1 Exam
Homeostasis - ✅✅ -What is the name for the ability of living things to
maintain a relatively constant internal environment?
Using both a treatment and a control group - ✅✅-Eliminate as many
alternative hypotheses as possible
"Blinding" both the researcher and the participants - ✅✅-Eliminate the
possibility of bias
Using groups as large as possible - ✅✅-Assure that the sampled group
represents the population as a whole
Hypothesis/Prediction - ✅✅-A well stated ___ allows a researcher to
make a/an ____ which can then be tested.
Domain - ✅✅ -In the classification of living organisms, what level of
organization is the group called Archaea?
Genes made from proteins - ✅✅-Each of the following is a feature of all
known living things EXCEPT
Anecdotal evidence. - ✅✅ -Celebrities Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey
are big proponents of anti-vaccination claiming that it causes autism in
children. Their testimonial in news media is a classic example of
___________.
Plasma membrane, ribosome - ✅✅-Which of the following could describe
the contents of a prokaryotic cell?
They all belong to the animal kingdom
✅✅
They all belong to the phylum Chordata
They all belong to the domain Eukarya - -Rabbits, turtles, fish,
humans, and whales all share certain characteristics but also differ from
each other. One of the characteristics (among others) that all of these
particular organisms share is the fact that they all have a backbone. What
level(s) of classification do all of these organisms share?
Short stories from a personal history - ✅✅-Which of the following is an
example of a process that yields anecdotal evidence rather than scientific
evidence?
Eukaryotic -✅✅-What kind of cells are humans composed of?
Proteins - ✅✅-Which of the following macromolecules is/are best
demonstrated by all of the following descriptions?
, • Can be broken down and components utilized in aerobic respiration
• Organic molecule derived primarily of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen
• Monomers are called amino acids
• The sequence of its monomers, and thus its final shape, is determined by
genes
✅✅
Two water molecules are attracted to each other with hydrogen bonds -
-Water is cohesive because
carbon - ✅✅ -The important elements for life include carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus. Which of these is the most
prevalent in the biomolecules because it forms the "backbone" of these
molecules?
Carbon - ✅✅-An organic compound always contains one or more atoms
of ____________.
autotrophs -✅✅ -The process of capturing solar energy and carbon
dioxide to produce biological molecules is done by
✅✅-Atoms are "happy"
The outer electron shell is full
The number of protons and electrons are equal -
and thus most stable when
polypeptide -✅✅ -What is the name of a molecule composed of one or
more amino acids?
✅✅
Unsaturated fats contain carbon-to-carbon double bonds, but saturated fats
don't. - -What is a major difference between saturated and
unsaturated fats?
Matter -✅✅-Chemistry is the study of ____ and energy.
carbon. - ✅✅-The atom that forms the backbone of organic molecules.
Hydrophobic - ✅✅-Molecules that will not dissolve in water are called
____. They are usually made with nonpolar covalent bonds.
Glycogen - ✅✅ -The storage form of carbohydrates found mainly in the
liver and the muscles.
Saturated - ✅✅ -Animal fats are usually solid at room temperature
because their fatty acids are ___.
Homeostasis - ✅✅ -What is the name for the ability of living things to
maintain a relatively constant internal environment?
Using both a treatment and a control group - ✅✅-Eliminate as many
alternative hypotheses as possible
"Blinding" both the researcher and the participants - ✅✅-Eliminate the
possibility of bias
Using groups as large as possible - ✅✅-Assure that the sampled group
represents the population as a whole
Hypothesis/Prediction - ✅✅-A well stated ___ allows a researcher to
make a/an ____ which can then be tested.
Domain - ✅✅ -In the classification of living organisms, what level of
organization is the group called Archaea?
Genes made from proteins - ✅✅-Each of the following is a feature of all
known living things EXCEPT
Anecdotal evidence. - ✅✅ -Celebrities Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey
are big proponents of anti-vaccination claiming that it causes autism in
children. Their testimonial in news media is a classic example of
___________.
Plasma membrane, ribosome - ✅✅-Which of the following could describe
the contents of a prokaryotic cell?
They all belong to the animal kingdom
✅✅
They all belong to the phylum Chordata
They all belong to the domain Eukarya - -Rabbits, turtles, fish,
humans, and whales all share certain characteristics but also differ from
each other. One of the characteristics (among others) that all of these
particular organisms share is the fact that they all have a backbone. What
level(s) of classification do all of these organisms share?
Short stories from a personal history - ✅✅-Which of the following is an
example of a process that yields anecdotal evidence rather than scientific
evidence?
Eukaryotic -✅✅-What kind of cells are humans composed of?
Proteins - ✅✅-Which of the following macromolecules is/are best
demonstrated by all of the following descriptions?
, • Can be broken down and components utilized in aerobic respiration
• Organic molecule derived primarily of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen
• Monomers are called amino acids
• The sequence of its monomers, and thus its final shape, is determined by
genes
✅✅
Two water molecules are attracted to each other with hydrogen bonds -
-Water is cohesive because
carbon - ✅✅ -The important elements for life include carbon, hydrogen,
oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus. Which of these is the most
prevalent in the biomolecules because it forms the "backbone" of these
molecules?
Carbon - ✅✅-An organic compound always contains one or more atoms
of ____________.
autotrophs -✅✅ -The process of capturing solar energy and carbon
dioxide to produce biological molecules is done by
✅✅-Atoms are "happy"
The outer electron shell is full
The number of protons and electrons are equal -
and thus most stable when
polypeptide -✅✅ -What is the name of a molecule composed of one or
more amino acids?
✅✅
Unsaturated fats contain carbon-to-carbon double bonds, but saturated fats
don't. - -What is a major difference between saturated and
unsaturated fats?
Matter -✅✅-Chemistry is the study of ____ and energy.
carbon. - ✅✅-The atom that forms the backbone of organic molecules.
Hydrophobic - ✅✅-Molecules that will not dissolve in water are called
____. They are usually made with nonpolar covalent bonds.
Glycogen - ✅✅ -The storage form of carbohydrates found mainly in the
liver and the muscles.
Saturated - ✅✅ -Animal fats are usually solid at room temperature
because their fatty acids are ___.
