BYU BIOLOGY FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
How has technology affected the study of science?
A.) Technology made studying and understanding the world around us harder.
B.) Technology has had no significant impact on our study of the world around us.
C.) Technology helped us break science down into its many different branches.
D.) Technology increased our ability to study and understand the world around us. -
ANSWER-D
Biology is the study of
A.) weather patterns
B.) the universe
C.) rocks
D.) living things - ANSWER-D
In the 1700s scientists believed frogs came from damp soil (mud). Now scientists
understand that frogs only come from other frogs. This is an example of what
characteristic of science?
A.) that scientific knowledge is different in different cultures
B.) that science only deals with nonliving things
C.) that science only deals with living things
D.) that our understanding of science is always changing - ANSWER-D
Why is the study of science broken down into different branches?
A.) because there is too much information to study all at once
B.) to understand where life originated
C.) because many things in science aren't related to each other
D.) to develop more advanced technologies - ANSWER-A
Which of the following best describes the purpose of science?
A.) to identify harmful bacteria
B.) to discover cures for natural diseases
C.) to explain the natural world around us
D.) to create higher living standards around the world - ANSWER-C
What is the name of the process whereby some organisms are able to keep their
internal conditions suitable for living?
, A.) homeostasis
B.) reproduction
C.) metabolism
D.) photosynthesis - ANSWER-A
The process of obtaining and using energy is called
A.) photosynthesis
B.) metabolism
C.) homeostasis
D.) reproduction - ANSWER-B
All living things must
A.) talk
B.) eat
C.) grow
D.) see
E.) move - ANSWER-C
In order to keep a steady population, animals in a population must reproduce at a
rate that is at least equal to
A.) the rate of deaths
B.) twice the number of births from the previous year
C.) the current population
D.) half the number of deaths - ANSWER-A
Plants make their own energy through a process called
A.) metabolism
B.) reproduction
C.) homeostasis
D.) photosynthesis - ANSWER-D
Because you are a combination of DNA from two different people's cells, you are a
product of what type of reproduction?
A.) asexual reproduction
B.) sexual reproduction
C.) unicellular reproduction
D.) multicellular reproduction - ANSWER-B
What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?
A.) hypothesize, test, observe, conclude, identify law or theory
B.) hypothesize, observe, test, conclude, identify law or theory
C.) observe, hypothesize, test, conclude, identify law or theory
ANSWERS RATED A+
How has technology affected the study of science?
A.) Technology made studying and understanding the world around us harder.
B.) Technology has had no significant impact on our study of the world around us.
C.) Technology helped us break science down into its many different branches.
D.) Technology increased our ability to study and understand the world around us. -
ANSWER-D
Biology is the study of
A.) weather patterns
B.) the universe
C.) rocks
D.) living things - ANSWER-D
In the 1700s scientists believed frogs came from damp soil (mud). Now scientists
understand that frogs only come from other frogs. This is an example of what
characteristic of science?
A.) that scientific knowledge is different in different cultures
B.) that science only deals with nonliving things
C.) that science only deals with living things
D.) that our understanding of science is always changing - ANSWER-D
Why is the study of science broken down into different branches?
A.) because there is too much information to study all at once
B.) to understand where life originated
C.) because many things in science aren't related to each other
D.) to develop more advanced technologies - ANSWER-A
Which of the following best describes the purpose of science?
A.) to identify harmful bacteria
B.) to discover cures for natural diseases
C.) to explain the natural world around us
D.) to create higher living standards around the world - ANSWER-C
What is the name of the process whereby some organisms are able to keep their
internal conditions suitable for living?
, A.) homeostasis
B.) reproduction
C.) metabolism
D.) photosynthesis - ANSWER-A
The process of obtaining and using energy is called
A.) photosynthesis
B.) metabolism
C.) homeostasis
D.) reproduction - ANSWER-B
All living things must
A.) talk
B.) eat
C.) grow
D.) see
E.) move - ANSWER-C
In order to keep a steady population, animals in a population must reproduce at a
rate that is at least equal to
A.) the rate of deaths
B.) twice the number of births from the previous year
C.) the current population
D.) half the number of deaths - ANSWER-A
Plants make their own energy through a process called
A.) metabolism
B.) reproduction
C.) homeostasis
D.) photosynthesis - ANSWER-D
Because you are a combination of DNA from two different people's cells, you are a
product of what type of reproduction?
A.) asexual reproduction
B.) sexual reproduction
C.) unicellular reproduction
D.) multicellular reproduction - ANSWER-B
What is the correct order of steps in the scientific method?
A.) hypothesize, test, observe, conclude, identify law or theory
B.) hypothesize, observe, test, conclude, identify law or theory
C.) observe, hypothesize, test, conclude, identify law or theory
