BIO 110 TEST 1 (CHAPTERS 1–4) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
The cell theory states that all living organisms - ANS ✔✔are composed of basic units called cells
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living organisms?
a) adaptation to environment
b) reproduction
c) response to stimuli
d) multicellularity
e) metabolism - ANS ✔✔d) multicellularity
If an organism is eukaryotic, then by definition it will - ANS ✔✔possess a nucleus
biological growth involves an increase in - ANS ✔✔both the number and size of cells
homeostasis in living organisms involves processes that - ANS ✔✔maintain a constant internal
environment
in living organisms, chemical reactions responsible for growth, repair, and nutrition are collectively
referred to as - ANS ✔✔metabolism
which one of the following is a characteristic of asexual, as opposed to sexual, reproduction?
a) fusion of egg and sperm
b) a cell splitting in half
c) genes by two parents
d) high degree of genetic variation
e) formation of a fertilized egg - ANS ✔✔b) a cell splitting in half
when tissues organize they form - ANS ✔✔an organ
all members of the same species occupying they same area at the same time constitute - ANS
✔✔population
using the Linnaean system of nomenclature, corn is named Zea mays. In this name the genus is - ANS
✔✔Zea
similar families of organisms are next grouped together in the same - ANS ✔✔order
in darwin's theory of evolution adaptation involves changes in - ANS ✔✔populations
a hypothesis is - ANS ✔✔a tentative explanation
an atom has a six protons and eight neutrons what is the atomic mass? - ANS ✔✔14
isotopes differ from each other with respect to the number of - ANS ✔✔neutrons only
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY TEST 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
The cell theory states that all living organisms - ANS ✔✔are composed of basic units called cells
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of all living organisms?
a) adaptation to environment
b) reproduction
c) response to stimuli
d) multicellularity
e) metabolism - ANS ✔✔d) multicellularity
If an organism is eukaryotic, then by definition it will - ANS ✔✔possess a nucleus
biological growth involves an increase in - ANS ✔✔both the number and size of cells
homeostasis in living organisms involves processes that - ANS ✔✔maintain a constant internal
environment
in living organisms, chemical reactions responsible for growth, repair, and nutrition are collectively
referred to as - ANS ✔✔metabolism
which one of the following is a characteristic of asexual, as opposed to sexual, reproduction?
a) fusion of egg and sperm
b) a cell splitting in half
c) genes by two parents
d) high degree of genetic variation
e) formation of a fertilized egg - ANS ✔✔b) a cell splitting in half
when tissues organize they form - ANS ✔✔an organ
all members of the same species occupying they same area at the same time constitute - ANS
✔✔population
using the Linnaean system of nomenclature, corn is named Zea mays. In this name the genus is - ANS
✔✔Zea
similar families of organisms are next grouped together in the same - ANS ✔✔order
in darwin's theory of evolution adaptation involves changes in - ANS ✔✔populations
a hypothesis is - ANS ✔✔a tentative explanation
an atom has a six protons and eight neutrons what is the atomic mass? - ANS ✔✔14
isotopes differ from each other with respect to the number of - ANS ✔✔neutrons only
