UA BSC 108 EXAM 1 MOCK TEST WITH
ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ order, regulation, growth and development, energy usage,
response to environment, reproduction, evolution; have cells and
DNA.
Answer: list the 7 properties of all living things; other characteristics
◉ homeostasis.
Answer: the process of keeping internal conditions such as
temperature constant in an organism
◉ cell.
Answer: the smallest level of organization that maintains all the
characteristics of life
◉ Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya.
Answer: three domains of living organisms
◉ Bacteria.
Answer: Domain made up of single-celled organisms with
prokaryotic cells; can live everywhere
,◉ Archaea.
Answer: domain made up of single-celled organisms with
prokaryotic cells; prefer extreme environments
◉ Eukarya.
Answer: domain made up of mostly multicellular organisms with
eukaryotic cells
◉ Kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, and Fungi, and the Protists.
Answer: four groups of Domain Eukarya
◉ Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Prediction, Test/Experiment,
Results/Repeat.
Answer: steps of the scientific method
◉ experimental/variable group.
Answer: group in an experiment that is/has the factor you are
testing
◉ control group.
, Answer: group in an experiment that cancels out all other factors
than the one being tested; differs from experimental group in only
one varible
◉ theory.
Answer: comprehensive explanation for natural phenomena
supported by abundant evidence; broad
◉ hypothesis.
Answer: tentative, testable answer to a question, or an explanation
on trial; very specific; not yet been proven
◉ element.
Answer: a substance that cannot be broken down into another
substance by any ordinary means
◉ protons (+), electrons (-), and neutrons (=).
Answer: three components of an atom
◉ protons and neutrons.
Answer: particles located in the nucleus of an atom
◉ electron cloud.
ANSWER RATIONALES 2026
◉ order, regulation, growth and development, energy usage,
response to environment, reproduction, evolution; have cells and
DNA.
Answer: list the 7 properties of all living things; other characteristics
◉ homeostasis.
Answer: the process of keeping internal conditions such as
temperature constant in an organism
◉ cell.
Answer: the smallest level of organization that maintains all the
characteristics of life
◉ Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya.
Answer: three domains of living organisms
◉ Bacteria.
Answer: Domain made up of single-celled organisms with
prokaryotic cells; can live everywhere
,◉ Archaea.
Answer: domain made up of single-celled organisms with
prokaryotic cells; prefer extreme environments
◉ Eukarya.
Answer: domain made up of mostly multicellular organisms with
eukaryotic cells
◉ Kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, and Fungi, and the Protists.
Answer: four groups of Domain Eukarya
◉ Observation, Question, Hypothesis, Prediction, Test/Experiment,
Results/Repeat.
Answer: steps of the scientific method
◉ experimental/variable group.
Answer: group in an experiment that is/has the factor you are
testing
◉ control group.
, Answer: group in an experiment that cancels out all other factors
than the one being tested; differs from experimental group in only
one varible
◉ theory.
Answer: comprehensive explanation for natural phenomena
supported by abundant evidence; broad
◉ hypothesis.
Answer: tentative, testable answer to a question, or an explanation
on trial; very specific; not yet been proven
◉ element.
Answer: a substance that cannot be broken down into another
substance by any ordinary means
◉ protons (+), electrons (-), and neutrons (=).
Answer: three components of an atom
◉ protons and neutrons.
Answer: particles located in the nucleus of an atom
◉ electron cloud.
