BIOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW EXPECTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
abiotic
ANSWER
non-living
Question 2.
autotroph
ANSWER
An organism that makes its own food.
Question 3.
asexual reproduction
ANSWER
a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical
to the parent
Question 4.
biotic
ANSWER
living
Question 5.
biosphere
ANSWER
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water,
and the atmosphere.
,Question 6.
cell specialization
ANSWER
Cells throughout an organism can develop in different ways to perform different tasks.
Question 7.
cell differentation
ANSWER
Process by which cells become different types of cells
Question 8.
carbon cycle
ANSWER
Cyclic movement of carbon in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms
and then back to the environment.
Question 9.
cell differentiation
ANSWER
the process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Question 10.
chemical bond
ANSWER
the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together where the energy in a compound is
stored
Question 11.
chromosome pair
ANSWER
identical copies of a single chromosome copy of mom chromosome 1 next to mom
chromosome 1
, Question 12.
consumer
ANSWER
an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Question 13.
deletion
ANSWER
the loss of a part of DNA from a chromosome
Question 14.
detritivore
ANSWER
Question 15.
DNA
ANSWER
deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism that is
passed from parent to offspring AND is used by an individual as the recipe for making proteins
Question 16.
DNA sequence
ANSWER
The sequence, or order, in which the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G),
and thymine (T) are arranged in a gene or a DNA fragment, or in an organism's genome.
Question 17.
double helix
ANSWER
two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Question 1.
abiotic
ANSWER
non-living
Question 2.
autotroph
ANSWER
An organism that makes its own food.
Question 3.
asexual reproduction
ANSWER
a reproductive process that involves only one parent and produces offspring that are identical
to the parent
Question 4.
biotic
ANSWER
living
Question 5.
biosphere
ANSWER
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water,
and the atmosphere.
,Question 6.
cell specialization
ANSWER
Cells throughout an organism can develop in different ways to perform different tasks.
Question 7.
cell differentation
ANSWER
Process by which cells become different types of cells
Question 8.
carbon cycle
ANSWER
Cyclic movement of carbon in different chemical forms from the environment to organisms
and then back to the environment.
Question 9.
cell differentiation
ANSWER
the process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function
Question 10.
chemical bond
ANSWER
the attractive force that holds atoms or ions together where the energy in a compound is
stored
Question 11.
chromosome pair
ANSWER
identical copies of a single chromosome copy of mom chromosome 1 next to mom
chromosome 1
, Question 12.
consumer
ANSWER
an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms
Question 13.
deletion
ANSWER
the loss of a part of DNA from a chromosome
Question 14.
detritivore
ANSWER
Question 15.
DNA
ANSWER
deoxyribonucleic acid; the genetic material that carries information about an organism that is
passed from parent to offspring AND is used by an individual as the recipe for making proteins
Question 16.
DNA sequence
ANSWER
The sequence, or order, in which the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G),
and thymine (T) are arranged in a gene or a DNA fragment, or in an organism's genome.
Question 17.
double helix
ANSWER
two strands of nucleotides wound about each other; structure of DNA
