BIO 109 STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE QUESTIONS 2026/2027
Which of the following is not a general characteristic of living things? - Correct answer ✔✔
Cognitive Processes
The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two
squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent - Correct answer
✔✔ A community
At which level of organization do the properties of life emerge? - Correct answer ✔✔ In cells
What are the 2 major types of cells? - Correct answer ✔✔ Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Biologist A says all cells are surrounded by a membrane. Biologist B says that all cells use DNA to
carry genetic information. Who is right? - Correct answer ✔✔ Both are right
Biologist A says that nutriets flow through ecosystems and energy is recycled in ecosystems.
Biologist B says that energy flows through ecosystems and nutrients are recycled in ecosystems.
Who is right? - Correct answer ✔✔ Biologist B
Higher levels of organization exhibit novel characteristics that weren't present at lower levels.
This novel characteristics are called - Correct answer ✔✔ emergent properties
Which one of the following statements is correct? - Correct answer ✔✔ Differences among
organisms reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA.
Domains were added to the classification system of organisms as a result of - Correct answer
✔✔ Comparisons of the DNA of many organisms including bacteria, animals, plants, fungi and
protists
,Organisms that are not prokaryotes are in the Domain - Correct answer ✔✔ Eukarya
Organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae - Correct answer ✔✔ are photosynthetic
Members of the kingdom Fungi - Correct answer ✔✔ include the mushrooms, and decompose
the remains of dead organisms and absorb nutrients from the leftovers
Darwin proposed that the mechanism responsible for evolution is - Correct answer ✔✔ natural
selection
Which one of the following statements is Not consistent with Darwin's mechanism of natural
selection? - Correct answer ✔✔ Individual organisms exhibit genetic change during their life
spans to better fit their environment
Science is - Correct answer ✔✔ an approach to understanding natural phenomena in the world
Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are
vertebrates, then turtles have backbones." This statement is an example of - Correct answer
✔✔ deductive reasoning
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a new
style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself, maybe the bookstore has recently started
selling this new sweatshirt style. This is - Correct answer ✔✔ An example of a hypothesis
If a light switch is moved from the "off" to the "on" position, then the light will go on. This
statement - Correct answer ✔✔ All of the choices are correct. ( is the result of deductive
reasoning, is a conclusion, can be tested, can be falsified.)
, The scientist performs method is an idealized, but not entirely accurate, description of science. -
Correct answer ✔✔ True
A scientist performs a controlled experiment. This means that - Correct answer ✔✔ The
experiment consisted of an experiment group and a control group that were compared
A control group should differ from an experiment group - Correct answer ✔✔ in only one factor
or variable
What is the Difference between science and technology ? - Correct answer ✔✔ Science
focusses on understanding natural phenomena, and technology applies that knowledge for
specific purposes
Which of the following is true of a typical animal? (Chapter 18:Animal Diversity Study Guide) -
Correct answer ✔✔ homeotic genes play important roles in the development of the organism
from zygote to adult
Animals probably evolved from - Correct answer ✔✔ protists
During the Cambrian explosion approximately 535 to 525 million years ago, - Correct answer
✔✔ animals rapidly diversified in the oceans
Which of the following items demonstrates radial symmetry ? - Correct answer ✔✔ an apple pie
Which of the following statements about deuterostomes is true ? - Correct answer ✔✔ The
opening that forms during deuterostome gastrulation becomes the anus
Which of the following are not included among the Bilateria, a clade of animals with bilateral
symmetry at some stage of development ? - Correct answer ✔✔ Sea anemones ( Cnidaria)
Which of the following is not a general characteristic of living things? - Correct answer ✔✔
Cognitive Processes
The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two
squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent - Correct answer
✔✔ A community
At which level of organization do the properties of life emerge? - Correct answer ✔✔ In cells
What are the 2 major types of cells? - Correct answer ✔✔ Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Biologist A says all cells are surrounded by a membrane. Biologist B says that all cells use DNA to
carry genetic information. Who is right? - Correct answer ✔✔ Both are right
Biologist A says that nutriets flow through ecosystems and energy is recycled in ecosystems.
Biologist B says that energy flows through ecosystems and nutrients are recycled in ecosystems.
Who is right? - Correct answer ✔✔ Biologist B
Higher levels of organization exhibit novel characteristics that weren't present at lower levels.
This novel characteristics are called - Correct answer ✔✔ emergent properties
Which one of the following statements is correct? - Correct answer ✔✔ Differences among
organisms reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA.
Domains were added to the classification system of organisms as a result of - Correct answer
✔✔ Comparisons of the DNA of many organisms including bacteria, animals, plants, fungi and
protists
,Organisms that are not prokaryotes are in the Domain - Correct answer ✔✔ Eukarya
Organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae - Correct answer ✔✔ are photosynthetic
Members of the kingdom Fungi - Correct answer ✔✔ include the mushrooms, and decompose
the remains of dead organisms and absorb nutrients from the leftovers
Darwin proposed that the mechanism responsible for evolution is - Correct answer ✔✔ natural
selection
Which one of the following statements is Not consistent with Darwin's mechanism of natural
selection? - Correct answer ✔✔ Individual organisms exhibit genetic change during their life
spans to better fit their environment
Science is - Correct answer ✔✔ an approach to understanding natural phenomena in the world
Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are
vertebrates, then turtles have backbones." This statement is an example of - Correct answer
✔✔ deductive reasoning
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a new
style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself, maybe the bookstore has recently started
selling this new sweatshirt style. This is - Correct answer ✔✔ An example of a hypothesis
If a light switch is moved from the "off" to the "on" position, then the light will go on. This
statement - Correct answer ✔✔ All of the choices are correct. ( is the result of deductive
reasoning, is a conclusion, can be tested, can be falsified.)
, The scientist performs method is an idealized, but not entirely accurate, description of science. -
Correct answer ✔✔ True
A scientist performs a controlled experiment. This means that - Correct answer ✔✔ The
experiment consisted of an experiment group and a control group that were compared
A control group should differ from an experiment group - Correct answer ✔✔ in only one factor
or variable
What is the Difference between science and technology ? - Correct answer ✔✔ Science
focusses on understanding natural phenomena, and technology applies that knowledge for
specific purposes
Which of the following is true of a typical animal? (Chapter 18:Animal Diversity Study Guide) -
Correct answer ✔✔ homeotic genes play important roles in the development of the organism
from zygote to adult
Animals probably evolved from - Correct answer ✔✔ protists
During the Cambrian explosion approximately 535 to 525 million years ago, - Correct answer
✔✔ animals rapidly diversified in the oceans
Which of the following items demonstrates radial symmetry ? - Correct answer ✔✔ an apple pie
Which of the following statements about deuterostomes is true ? - Correct answer ✔✔ The
opening that forms during deuterostome gastrulation becomes the anus
Which of the following are not included among the Bilateria, a clade of animals with bilateral
symmetry at some stage of development ? - Correct answer ✔✔ Sea anemones ( Cnidaria)
