Bio100 Mid-Term || solved correctly.
In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture? correct answers
Helping us understand evolution to human health, revealing mutations in genes can lead to
disease, provides new tools for forensic investigations.
What is Biology? correct answers The scientific study of life.
Which of the following is not a property of life? correct answers Populations of organisms rarely
change over time.
Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life? correct answers
Cells
Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells usually ____. correct answers Larger and more
complex.
Humans are composed of _____ cells. correct answers Eukaryotic
What are eukaryotic genes composed of? correct answers DNA
What is a gene? correct answers A unit of inheritance.
The human genome consists of about ____ chemical letters. correct answers 3 Billion
Taxonomy is the ____. correct answers Naming and classifying of species.
How does taxonomy assist biologists? correct answers By categorizing diverse items into smaller
and smaller numbers of groups.
, Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells? correct answers Bacteria and Archaea
The branch of biology that explains both the diversity and the unity of life is ____. correct
answers Evolution
Which of these is the most closely associated with Darwin? correct answers Natural Selection
Which of these is required for natural selection to occur? correct answers Inheritance, unequal
reproductive success, individual variation.
Discovery science is primarily based on _____. correct answers Observation
Which of these would be a valid hypothesis? correct answers Humans and bacteria share a
common genetic code.
A hypothesis is a(n) ____. correct answers Tentative answer to a question.
Which of the following are the proper components of the scientific method? correct answers
Observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, results, conclusion.
In a scientific experiment, the control group ____. correct answers Serves as a basis of
comparison with the experimental group.
How do hypotheses differ from theories? correct answers Theories are more comprehensive than
hypotheses.
Antibiotic resistance evolves in bacteria because ____. correct answers The presence of
antibiotic favors bacteria that already have genes for resistance.
In what way(s) is the science of biology influencing and changing our culture? correct answers
Helping us understand evolution to human health, revealing mutations in genes can lead to
disease, provides new tools for forensic investigations.
What is Biology? correct answers The scientific study of life.
Which of the following is not a property of life? correct answers Populations of organisms rarely
change over time.
Which of the following structures can perform all the activities required for life? correct answers
Cells
Relative to prokaryotic cells, eukaryotic cells usually ____. correct answers Larger and more
complex.
Humans are composed of _____ cells. correct answers Eukaryotic
What are eukaryotic genes composed of? correct answers DNA
What is a gene? correct answers A unit of inheritance.
The human genome consists of about ____ chemical letters. correct answers 3 Billion
Taxonomy is the ____. correct answers Naming and classifying of species.
How does taxonomy assist biologists? correct answers By categorizing diverse items into smaller
and smaller numbers of groups.
, Which domain(s) consist(s) of prokaryotic cells? correct answers Bacteria and Archaea
The branch of biology that explains both the diversity and the unity of life is ____. correct
answers Evolution
Which of these is the most closely associated with Darwin? correct answers Natural Selection
Which of these is required for natural selection to occur? correct answers Inheritance, unequal
reproductive success, individual variation.
Discovery science is primarily based on _____. correct answers Observation
Which of these would be a valid hypothesis? correct answers Humans and bacteria share a
common genetic code.
A hypothesis is a(n) ____. correct answers Tentative answer to a question.
Which of the following are the proper components of the scientific method? correct answers
Observation, question, hypothesis, prediction, experiment, results, conclusion.
In a scientific experiment, the control group ____. correct answers Serves as a basis of
comparison with the experimental group.
How do hypotheses differ from theories? correct answers Theories are more comprehensive than
hypotheses.
Antibiotic resistance evolves in bacteria because ____. correct answers The presence of
antibiotic favors bacteria that already have genes for resistance.
