ATI TEAS 7 FULL STUDY GUIDE (SMART EDITION): SCIENCE -
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
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Whatciscbiology?c-cThecstudycorcsciencecofclivingcthings.
Definechomeostasis.c-
cThecbody'scabilityctocmaintaincacconstantcinternalcenvironmentcdespitecchangescthatcoccurcincthecexternalc
environment.
Thiscsystemciscusedcforcclassifica on,cdescrip on,candcnaming.c-cTaxonomycsystem.
Howcmanycclassifica onclevelscarectherecincthecclassicalcLinnaeancsystem?c-c7.
Listcthec7ctaxonomicclevelscfromcleastcspecificctocmostcspecific.c-c1.cKingdom.
2.cPhylum.
3.cClass.
4.cOrder.
5.cFamily.
6.cGenus.
7.cSpecies.
T/F:cThecclassifica oncsystemciscbasedconcphysicalcsimilari escacrossclivingcthings.cItcdoescnotcaccountcforcm
olecularcorcgene ccsimilari es.c-cTrue.
Whocwascthecclassifica oncsystemccreatedcby?c-cCarlcLinnaeus.
Thec7cstepscofcthecscien ficcmethod.c-
c1.cStatecthecproblem.cThecques onccreatedcbecausecofcancobserva on.
2.cResearchcreliablecinforma oncaboutcwhatciscobserved.
, 3.cHypothesis.cStatecacpredictedcsolu onctocthecques oncorcproblem.c
4.cExperiment.cAcseriescofctestscusedctocevaluatecthechypothesis.cExperimentscconsistscofcancindependentcv
ariablecthatcthecresearchercmodifiescandcacdependentcvariablecthatcchangescduectocthecindependentcvaria
ble.cThereciscalsocaccontrolcgroup.c
5.cObserve.cAnalyzecdataccollectedcduringcancexperimentctocobservecpa erns.c
6.cConclusion.cStatecwhethercthechypothesisciscrejectedcorcacceptedcandcsummarizecallcresults.c
7.cCommunicate.cReportcfindingscsocothersccancreplicatecandcverifycthecresults.
Whatciscaclaw?c-cAcrulecthatcdescribescpa ernscobservedcincnature.
Whatciscacscien ficctheory?c-
cThecexplana oncofcthechowcandcwhycofcthingscthatchappenscincnaturecthroughcobserva onscandcexperime
nts.
incacstudycacresearchercdescribescwhatchaschappenedctocacplantcbeingcexposedctocacdrycandchotcenvironme
nt.cWhatcstepcofcthecscien ficcmethodcdoescthiscmostclikelycdescribe?c-cMakingcancobserva on.
Proper escofcwater.c-cPolar.c
Oxygencatomciscslightlycnega velyccharged.c
Bothchydrogencatomscarecslightlycposi velyccharged.
Acsinglecwatercmoleculecformsc_________________cwithcnearbycwatercmolecules.c-chydrogencbonds
T/F:cWaterciscacuniversalcsolvent.c-cTrue.
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THE FOUNDATIONS OF BIOLOGY
c c c c
Whatciscbiology?c-cThecstudycorcsciencecofclivingcthings.
Definechomeostasis.c-
cThecbody'scabilityctocmaintaincacconstantcinternalcenvironmentcdespitecchangescthatcoccurcincthecexternalc
environment.
Thiscsystemciscusedcforcclassifica on,cdescrip on,candcnaming.c-cTaxonomycsystem.
Howcmanycclassifica onclevelscarectherecincthecclassicalcLinnaeancsystem?c-c7.
Listcthec7ctaxonomicclevelscfromcleastcspecificctocmostcspecific.c-c1.cKingdom.
2.cPhylum.
3.cClass.
4.cOrder.
5.cFamily.
6.cGenus.
7.cSpecies.
T/F:cThecclassifica oncsystemciscbasedconcphysicalcsimilari escacrossclivingcthings.cItcdoescnotcaccountcforcm
olecularcorcgene ccsimilari es.c-cTrue.
Whocwascthecclassifica oncsystemccreatedcby?c-cCarlcLinnaeus.
Thec7cstepscofcthecscien ficcmethod.c-
c1.cStatecthecproblem.cThecques onccreatedcbecausecofcancobserva on.
2.cResearchcreliablecinforma oncaboutcwhatciscobserved.
, 3.cHypothesis.cStatecacpredictedcsolu onctocthecques oncorcproblem.c
4.cExperiment.cAcseriescofctestscusedctocevaluatecthechypothesis.cExperimentscconsistscofcancindependentcv
ariablecthatcthecresearchercmodifiescandcacdependentcvariablecthatcchangescduectocthecindependentcvaria
ble.cThereciscalsocaccontrolcgroup.c
5.cObserve.cAnalyzecdataccollectedcduringcancexperimentctocobservecpa erns.c
6.cConclusion.cStatecwhethercthechypothesisciscrejectedcorcacceptedcandcsummarizecallcresults.c
7.cCommunicate.cReportcfindingscsocothersccancreplicatecandcverifycthecresults.
Whatciscaclaw?c-cAcrulecthatcdescribescpa ernscobservedcincnature.
Whatciscacscien ficctheory?c-
cThecexplana oncofcthechowcandcwhycofcthingscthatchappenscincnaturecthroughcobserva onscandcexperime
nts.
incacstudycacresearchercdescribescwhatchaschappenedctocacplantcbeingcexposedctocacdrycandchotcenvironme
nt.cWhatcstepcofcthecscien ficcmethodcdoescthiscmostclikelycdescribe?c-cMakingcancobserva on.
Proper escofcwater.c-cPolar.c
Oxygencatomciscslightlycnega velyccharged.c
Bothchydrogencatomscarecslightlycposi velyccharged.
Acsinglecwatercmoleculecformsc_________________cwithcnearbycwatercmolecules.c-chydrogencbonds
T/F:cWaterciscacuniversalcsolvent.c-cTrue.
