GENERAL BIOLOGY: EXAM 1
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Atomsf-sfANS--Fundamentalsfbuildingsfblocksfofsfallsfmatter
Moleculesf-sfANS--Twosforsfmoresfatoms
Cellsf-sfANS--Basicsfformsfofsflife;sfsmallestsfunitsfofsflife
Organsf-sfANS--Asfgroupingsfofsftissuessfengagedsfinsfasfcollectivesftask
Tissuesf-sfANS--Specializedsfcellssforganizedsfinsfasfpattern
Organellesf-sfANS--
Structuresfthatsfcarriessfoutsfasfspecializedsfmetabolicsffunctionsfwithinsfasflivingsfcell
OrgansfSystemsf-sfANS--
Asfsetsfofsforganssfengagedsfinsfasfcollectivesftasksfthatsfkeepssfthesfbodysffunctioningsfproperly
Organismsf-sfANS--Individualsfthatsfconsistssfofsfofsfonesforsfmoresfcells
Populationsf-sfANS--Groupingsfofsfthesfsamesfspecies
Communitysf-sfANS--
Allsfpopulationssfofsfallsfspeciessfinsfasfgivensfarea;sflookssfatsfinteractionsfbetweensfthesfspecie
s
Ecosystemsf-sfANS--
Allsfbioticsfandsfabioticsfthings;sfasfcommunitysfinteractingsfwithsfitssfenvironment
Biospheresf-sfANS--Allsfecosystemssfonsfthesfplanet
*GaiasfTheory:sfplanetsfissfonesfbigsforganism
CharacteristicssfofsfLifesf-sfANS--Allsflivingsfthings:
1)sfAresfmadesfupsfofsfcellssf*
2)sfHavesfdifferentsflevelssfofsforganization
3)sfObtainsfandsfconvertsfenergysffromsfenvironmentsf*
4)sfRespondsftosftheirsfenvironmentsf*
, 5)sfGetsflargersfandsfmoresfcomplexsfthroughoutsflife
6)sfReproducesf*
7)sfAdaptsftosftheirsfenvironment;sfHomeostasissf*
Carbohydratessf-sfANS--1:2:1sfCH2O
-sfMonosaccharides:sfsimplesfsugarssf(glucose)
-sfOligosaccharides:sffewsfsugarssf(sucrose)
-sfPolysaccharides:sfcomplexsfcarbs;sfstoragesf&sfstructuresf(starch)
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Proteinssf-sfANS--Composedsfofsfaminosfacidsfmonomers
-sfComplex
-sf3Dsfenzymes
-sfDiverse
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Lipidssf-sfANS--Nonsfpolar;sfdoesn'tsfdissolvesfinsfH2O
-sfTriglycerides:sfmonomerssfofsffattysfacidssf&sfglycerol
-sfPhospholipids:sfbipolarsfmolecule
-sfSteroids:sf4sfcarbonsfrings
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Nucleotidessf-sfANS--Monomersfofsfnucleicsfacids;sf
Hassfasffive-carbonsfsugar,sfasfnitrogen-containingsfbase,sfandsfphosphatesfgroups
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Producerssf-sfANS--Autotrophs:sforganismsfthatsfmakessfitssfownsffood
Consumerssf-sfANS--
Heterotrophs:sforganismsfthatsfgetssfenergysfandsfnutrientssffromsfbysffeedingsfonsfothersforga
nisms
Hypothesissf-sfANS--Clear,sfshortsfstatementsfthatsfanswerssfquestionsfandsfcansfbesftested
Predictionsf-sfANS--"If..Then.."sfstatementsfbasedsfonsfhypothesis
Experimentsf-sfANS--Testsftosfsupportsforsffalsifysfasfprediction
IndependentsfVariablesf-sfANS--Thesfvariablesfthat'ssfmanipulated
DependentsfVariablesf-sfANS--Thesfvariablesfthat'ssfmeasured
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Atomsf-sfANS--Fundamentalsfbuildingsfblocksfofsfallsfmatter
Moleculesf-sfANS--Twosforsfmoresfatoms
Cellsf-sfANS--Basicsfformsfofsflife;sfsmallestsfunitsfofsflife
Organsf-sfANS--Asfgroupingsfofsftissuessfengagedsfinsfasfcollectivesftask
Tissuesf-sfANS--Specializedsfcellssforganizedsfinsfasfpattern
Organellesf-sfANS--
Structuresfthatsfcarriessfoutsfasfspecializedsfmetabolicsffunctionsfwithinsfasflivingsfcell
OrgansfSystemsf-sfANS--
Asfsetsfofsforganssfengagedsfinsfasfcollectivesftasksfthatsfkeepssfthesfbodysffunctioningsfproperly
Organismsf-sfANS--Individualsfthatsfconsistssfofsfofsfonesforsfmoresfcells
Populationsf-sfANS--Groupingsfofsfthesfsamesfspecies
Communitysf-sfANS--
Allsfpopulationssfofsfallsfspeciessfinsfasfgivensfarea;sflookssfatsfinteractionsfbetweensfthesfspecie
s
Ecosystemsf-sfANS--
Allsfbioticsfandsfabioticsfthings;sfasfcommunitysfinteractingsfwithsfitssfenvironment
Biospheresf-sfANS--Allsfecosystemssfonsfthesfplanet
*GaiasfTheory:sfplanetsfissfonesfbigsforganism
CharacteristicssfofsfLifesf-sfANS--Allsflivingsfthings:
1)sfAresfmadesfupsfofsfcellssf*
2)sfHavesfdifferentsflevelssfofsforganization
3)sfObtainsfandsfconvertsfenergysffromsfenvironmentsf*
4)sfRespondsftosftheirsfenvironmentsf*
, 5)sfGetsflargersfandsfmoresfcomplexsfthroughoutsflife
6)sfReproducesf*
7)sfAdaptsftosftheirsfenvironment;sfHomeostasissf*
Carbohydratessf-sfANS--1:2:1sfCH2O
-sfMonosaccharides:sfsimplesfsugarssf(glucose)
-sfOligosaccharides:sffewsfsugarssf(sucrose)
-sfPolysaccharides:sfcomplexsfcarbs;sfstoragesf&sfstructuresf(starch)
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Proteinssf-sfANS--Composedsfofsfaminosfacidsfmonomers
-sfComplex
-sf3Dsfenzymes
-sfDiverse
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Lipidssf-sfANS--Nonsfpolar;sfdoesn'tsfdissolvesfinsfH2O
-sfTriglycerides:sfmonomerssfofsffattysfacidssf&sfglycerol
-sfPhospholipids:sfbipolarsfmolecule
-sfSteroids:sf4sfcarbonsfrings
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Nucleotidessf-sfANS--Monomersfofsfnucleicsfacids;sf
Hassfasffive-carbonsfsugar,sfasfnitrogen-containingsfbase,sfandsfphosphatesfgroups
*Biologicallysfimportantsfmolecule
Producerssf-sfANS--Autotrophs:sforganismsfthatsfmakessfitssfownsffood
Consumerssf-sfANS--
Heterotrophs:sforganismsfthatsfgetssfenergysfandsfnutrientssffromsfbysffeedingsfonsfothersforga
nisms
Hypothesissf-sfANS--Clear,sfshortsfstatementsfthatsfanswerssfquestionsfandsfcansfbesftested
Predictionsf-sfANS--"If..Then.."sfstatementsfbasedsfonsfhypothesis
Experimentsf-sfANS--Testsftosfsupportsforsffalsifysfasfprediction
IndependentsfVariablesf-sfANS--Thesfvariablesfthat'ssfmanipulated
DependentsfVariablesf-sfANS--Thesfvariablesfthat'ssfmeasured
