BIOL 1201 TEST 1: Licata; ch 1-5
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of change that has transformed life on
Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today.
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - Fundamental organizing principle of biology and the
core theme of this book
Biology - CORRECT ANSWER - Scientific study of life
Organization, Energy Use, Development, Reproduction, Evolve, Respond to the Environment -
CORRECT ANSWER - Characteristics of a living system
Emergent Properties - CORRECT ANSWER - result from the arrangement and interaction
of parts within a system; can characterize nonbiological entities as well. For example, a
functioning bicycle emerges only when all of the necessary parts connect in the correct way
Cells;
for example, a skin cell - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the lowest level of biological
organization that can perform all the activities required for life?
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - the reduction of complex systems to simpler
components that are more manageable to study; for example: studying the molecular structure of
DNA to help understand inheritance
Systems biology - CORRECT ANSWER - constructs models for behavior of whole
biological systems--and interactions across/between levels of biological organization
,Systems Biology - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach that attempts to model the
dynamic behavior of whole biological systems based on a study of interactions among the
system's parts.
Non-living factors and other organisms - CORRECT ANSWER - Every organism interacts
with its environment, including _____ and _____
Energy - CORRECT ANSWER - A fundamental characteristic of living organism's is their
use of ____ to carry out life's activities.
Energy - CORRECT ANSWER - Living organisms transform ___ from one form to
another
Structure and Function - CORRECT ANSWER - ___ and ___ are correlated at all levels of
biological organization.
Cells
"The Cell Theory" - CORRECT ANSWER - the lowest level of organization that can
perform all activities required for life
ALL CELLS - CORRECT ANSWER - enclosed by a membrane, use DNA as their genetic
information
Eukaryotic Cells - CORRECT ANSWER - Greatly larger than prokaryotic cells
(prokaryotic cells are just DNA enclosed by a cell membrane--non nucleus)
DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - the substance of genes
Genes - CORRECT ANSWER - the units of inheritance that transmit information from
parents to offspring
,the ability of cells to divide and duplicate their DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - the basis of
all reproduction, growth, and repair of multicellular organisms
Gene expression - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of converting information from
gene to cellular product
Negative Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER - means that the product of a process inhibits
the process; accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process; The most common
form of regulation in a living system
positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER - in which an end product speeds up its on
process
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - explains patterns of unity and diversity in living
organisms; similar traits among organisms are explained by descent from common ancestors; the
overarching theme of biology
accumulation of heritable changes - CORRECT ANSWER - Differences among organisms
are explained by
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Bacteria, Archaea bacteria, and Eukarya - CORRECT ANSWER - Three domains of life
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Predictions or hypothesis--> Test-->
Observation (Data)--> Generalization or Model
Data - CORRECT ANSWER - recorded observations or items of information
Qualitative and Quantitative - CORRECT ANSWER - Two categories of data
, Qualitative data - CORRECT ANSWER - data: descriptions rather than measurements
Quantitative data - CORRECT ANSWER - data: recorded measurements, which are
sometimes organized into tables and graphs
Inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - draws general conclusions through
observations of specific/many examples; taking a lot of different data and trying to find a pattern
to it (Hypothesis formation & model building); REASONING
Deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - uses general premises to make specific
predictions; take those general principles and speculate what will happen next (hypothesis testing
& syllogisms); generally used after the hypothesis has been developed and involves logic that
flows in the opposite direction, from general to specific; REASONING
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A ____ must be testable and falsifiable
controlled experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - compares an experimental group with a
control group
Theory (in the context of science) - CORRECT ANSWER - -broader in scope than a
hypothesis
-general and can lead to new, testable hypothesis
-supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
understand natural phenomena - CORRECT ANSWER - The goal of science is to...
technology - CORRECT ANSWER - The goal of ____ is to apply scientific knowledge for
some specific purpose.
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of change that has transformed life on
Earth from its earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today.
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - Fundamental organizing principle of biology and the
core theme of this book
Biology - CORRECT ANSWER - Scientific study of life
Organization, Energy Use, Development, Reproduction, Evolve, Respond to the Environment -
CORRECT ANSWER - Characteristics of a living system
Emergent Properties - CORRECT ANSWER - result from the arrangement and interaction
of parts within a system; can characterize nonbiological entities as well. For example, a
functioning bicycle emerges only when all of the necessary parts connect in the correct way
Cells;
for example, a skin cell - CORRECT ANSWER - What is the lowest level of biological
organization that can perform all the activities required for life?
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - the reduction of complex systems to simpler
components that are more manageable to study; for example: studying the molecular structure of
DNA to help understand inheritance
Systems biology - CORRECT ANSWER - constructs models for behavior of whole
biological systems--and interactions across/between levels of biological organization
,Systems Biology - CORRECT ANSWER - an approach that attempts to model the
dynamic behavior of whole biological systems based on a study of interactions among the
system's parts.
Non-living factors and other organisms - CORRECT ANSWER - Every organism interacts
with its environment, including _____ and _____
Energy - CORRECT ANSWER - A fundamental characteristic of living organism's is their
use of ____ to carry out life's activities.
Energy - CORRECT ANSWER - Living organisms transform ___ from one form to
another
Structure and Function - CORRECT ANSWER - ___ and ___ are correlated at all levels of
biological organization.
Cells
"The Cell Theory" - CORRECT ANSWER - the lowest level of organization that can
perform all activities required for life
ALL CELLS - CORRECT ANSWER - enclosed by a membrane, use DNA as their genetic
information
Eukaryotic Cells - CORRECT ANSWER - Greatly larger than prokaryotic cells
(prokaryotic cells are just DNA enclosed by a cell membrane--non nucleus)
DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - the substance of genes
Genes - CORRECT ANSWER - the units of inheritance that transmit information from
parents to offspring
,the ability of cells to divide and duplicate their DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - the basis of
all reproduction, growth, and repair of multicellular organisms
Gene expression - CORRECT ANSWER - the process of converting information from
gene to cellular product
Negative Feedback - CORRECT ANSWER - means that the product of a process inhibits
the process; accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process; The most common
form of regulation in a living system
positive feedback - CORRECT ANSWER - in which an end product speeds up its on
process
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - explains patterns of unity and diversity in living
organisms; similar traits among organisms are explained by descent from common ancestors; the
overarching theme of biology
accumulation of heritable changes - CORRECT ANSWER - Differences among organisms
are explained by
Evolution - CORRECT ANSWER - accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Bacteria, Archaea bacteria, and Eukarya - CORRECT ANSWER - Three domains of life
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - Predictions or hypothesis--> Test-->
Observation (Data)--> Generalization or Model
Data - CORRECT ANSWER - recorded observations or items of information
Qualitative and Quantitative - CORRECT ANSWER - Two categories of data
, Qualitative data - CORRECT ANSWER - data: descriptions rather than measurements
Quantitative data - CORRECT ANSWER - data: recorded measurements, which are
sometimes organized into tables and graphs
Inductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - draws general conclusions through
observations of specific/many examples; taking a lot of different data and trying to find a pattern
to it (Hypothesis formation & model building); REASONING
Deductive reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - uses general premises to make specific
predictions; take those general principles and speculate what will happen next (hypothesis testing
& syllogisms); generally used after the hypothesis has been developed and involves logic that
flows in the opposite direction, from general to specific; REASONING
Hypothesis - CORRECT ANSWER - A ____ must be testable and falsifiable
controlled experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - compares an experimental group with a
control group
Theory (in the context of science) - CORRECT ANSWER - -broader in scope than a
hypothesis
-general and can lead to new, testable hypothesis
-supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
understand natural phenomena - CORRECT ANSWER - The goal of science is to...
technology - CORRECT ANSWER - The goal of ____ is to apply scientific knowledge for
some specific purpose.
