BIO 101: FINAL EXAM (Illinois State University) Questions and Answers 2025

BIO 101: FINAL EXAM (Illinois State
University) Questions and Answers 2025
-AitAisAheavilyAoversimplifiedA
-AaAscientistAcannotAexplainAaAhypothesisAwithAoneAexperimentA
-AscienceAisAnotAatAallAlinearA(itAisAaA"sloppyAcircle")A
-AthisAimpliesAthatAitAisAanAindependentAeffort,AwhichAitAisAnotA
-AitAisn'tAalwaysAaAplannedAexperimentA(serendipity)
-AitAignoresAtechnologyAandAandAsocietiesAdevelopingAnatureA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
DescribeAwhyAtheAscientificAmethodAisAinadequateAofAdescribingAwhatAscienceAis.
-AitAisAnotAjustAaAtheory
-AanAindividualAorganismAcannotAjustAevolveA
-AevolutionAdoesAnotAexplainAtheAoriginAofAlifeA
-AorganismsAcannotAevolveAonApurposeAifAthey'reAsmartAenoughA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-

ExplainAwhyAtheAclaimAthatAevolutionaryAtheoryAisA"justAaAtheory"AreflectsAincorrectAunderst
andingAofAwhatAscienceAis.
communityAanalysisAandAfeedbackA(howAscienceAworks)A-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
thisAareaAconsistsAofAfeedbackAandApeerAreview,AreplicationAand/orApublication,AandAdiscu
ssion/motivationAwithAmutualAcolleagues
1.AcomposedAofAorganizedAcellsA
2.AusesAenergy/hasAmetabolismA
3.ArespondAtoAenvironmentalAchanges/stimuliA
4.Aregulation/homeostasisA
5.AgrowthAandAdevelopmentA
6.AreproductionA
7.AbiologicalAevolutionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
IdentifyApropertiesAthatAareAsharedAbyAallAlifeAasAweAknowAit
prokaryoteA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-cellsAdoAnotAcontainAmembrane-boundAorganelles
eukaryoteA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-cellsAcontainAmembrane-
boundAorganellesAandAareAorganizedAintoAcomplexAstructuresAbyAinternalAmembranesAand
AaAcytoskeleton

processAwhereAgeneticAinformationAinAaApopulationAcausesAdifferentialAreproductionAbutAis
AminimizedAtoAtheAbetterAadaptedAorganismsAwhoAcanAsustainAlifeAinAtheirAenvironment,Ath

oseAwhoAdoAnotAdieAoffAleavingAtheAbetterAheredityAtoAreproduceAandAleaveAgenerationsAofA
changingAadaptionsAtoADNAA(theAstrongestAandAtheAfittestAsurvive)A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-explainAhowAnaturalAselectionAhappens

mutationAallowsAsomeAgenesAtoAbeAmodifiedAandAcanAbeAusefulAorAharmful.AmutationAisAaA
changeAinAtheADNAAsequenceAcausingAerrorAinADNAAreplicationAandAmutagens.A-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-explainAtheAroleAofAmutationAinAevolution

-ApopulationsAbecomeAgeographicallyAseparatedA
-AgeneAflowAisAinterruptedA

, -AgeneticAandAphenotypicAchangesAaccumulateA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhatAoccursAinAallopatricAspeciation?
-ApolyploidyAgivesAriseAtoAnewAspecies
-AparasiteAshortAspecificityAgivesAtoAaAnewAspeciesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
WhatAoccursAinAsympatricAspeciation?
whenAaAspeciesAexperiencesAdifferentAenvironmentalApressures,AtheyAadaptAdifferentlyAan
dAoverAtimeAthisAwillAcreateAaAnewAandAuniqueAspeciesA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
explainAhowAspeciationAhappens
predictAtheAlikelihoodAofAinheritanceAusingAaApungentAsquareA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
pAP
pAppApP

PApPAPP
molecularAcloning,AfirstAofAall,AisAwhenAyouAextractAaAgeneAfromAoneAspecies,AinsertAitAintoA
aAvector,AitAwillAgrowAbacterialAcolonies,AandAthenAtheAbacterialAcellsAthatAtookAupAtheAgene
AexpressAtheAproteinAproductAofAtheAgene.




canAhelpAlivestockAandAcrops/medicines
fermentation
treatmentAofAoilAspillsA
biofuelAproductionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
explainAhowAmolecularAcloningAcanAbeAusedAtoAhelpAsolveAproblemsAinAareasAsuchAasAagri
cultureAandAmedicine
mutualismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
interactionAbetweenAtwoAspeciesAandAbothAspeciesAreceiveAaAbenefitAfromAtheAinteraction
predationA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAanAorganismAeatsAanotherAforAenergyAandAnutrients
competitionA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAlivingAinAtheAsameAenvironment,AtwoAspeciesAcannotAcoexistAinAaAcommunityAifAthey'
reAcompetingAforAallAofAtheAsameAresources
commensalismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
whenAoneAspeciesAbenefitsAfromAtheArelationshipAandAtheAotherAisAunaffectedA(birdAnestin
gAinAaAtree)
parasitismA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
livingAinAanotherAorganismAandAlivingAoffAofAtheirAnutrients
-AlosingAMiamiAandANewAOrleansAtoAiceAmeltingA
-ASeaAlevelAriseA
-AglacialAandAiceAcapAmeltingA
-AmoreAsevereAweatherA
-AeconomicAlossesAsuchAasAtourismA
-AcancerAcausingAchemicalsAtrappedAinAtheAozoneA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
identifyAconsequencesAofAclimateAchangeAonAsociety
theAcarbonAlevelsAhaveArapidlyArisenAasAwellAasAtheAtemperatureA-
ACORRECTAANSWERSA-counteractAdenialAofAclimateAchangeAwithAdata

GeneticAbiodiversityA-ACORRECTAANSWERSA-
theAsumAofAgeneticAinformationAcontainedAinAtheAgenesAofAindividualAplants,Aanimals,AandA