BIOLOGY 101 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS &
DETAILED COMPLETE ANSWERS
List the levels of organization from smallest to largest. - correct answer ✔✔atom, molecule,
organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
5 things living organisms have in common: - correct answer ✔✔1. require material and energy,
2. maintain homeostasis, 3. respond to their environment, 4. reproduce and develop, 5. adapt
and evolve
Gene __________ increases diversity in a population. - correct answer ✔✔mutation
Organisms __________ to better function in a particular environment. - correct answer
✔✔adapt
evolution. - correct answer ✔✔result of a series of adaptations over time that lead to changes
in a population
behavior. - correct answer ✔✔how organisms respond to their environment
Evolution is driven by __________. - correct answer ✔✔natural selection
taxonomy. - correct answer ✔✔a grouping method that organizes each organism into categories
(dear king philip came over for good soup)
Who created the taxonomic system? - correct answer ✔✔Carolus Linnaeus
, Name each taxonomic level from largest to smallest. - correct answer ✔✔domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Name the three divisions of the domain. - correct answer ✔✔eukarya, archaea, bacteria
archaea - correct answer ✔✔prokaryote, 3 RNA, includes extremophiles
What does kingdom include? - correct answer ✔✔protista, fungi, plantae, animalia
metabolism. - correct answer ✔✔the sum of chemical reactions that take place in an organism
prokaryote - correct answer ✔✔single-celled, smaller than eukaryotic cells, no nucleus, lack
organelles; i.e. bacteria
eukaryote - correct answer ✔✔single-celled or multicellular, contain a nucleus and other
membrane-bound organelles; i.e. animals and plants
binomial nomenclature - correct answer ✔✔process of standardized naming, ordered as genus,
species
independent variable is aka... - correct answer ✔✔experimental variable
dependent variable is aka... - correct answer ✔✔responding variable
control group - correct answer ✔✔participants who do not receive any experimental treatment
and are matched closely to the experimental group
proton - correct answer ✔✔positive, identifies element
DETAILED COMPLETE ANSWERS
List the levels of organization from smallest to largest. - correct answer ✔✔atom, molecule,
organelle, cell, tissue, organ, system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
5 things living organisms have in common: - correct answer ✔✔1. require material and energy,
2. maintain homeostasis, 3. respond to their environment, 4. reproduce and develop, 5. adapt
and evolve
Gene __________ increases diversity in a population. - correct answer ✔✔mutation
Organisms __________ to better function in a particular environment. - correct answer
✔✔adapt
evolution. - correct answer ✔✔result of a series of adaptations over time that lead to changes
in a population
behavior. - correct answer ✔✔how organisms respond to their environment
Evolution is driven by __________. - correct answer ✔✔natural selection
taxonomy. - correct answer ✔✔a grouping method that organizes each organism into categories
(dear king philip came over for good soup)
Who created the taxonomic system? - correct answer ✔✔Carolus Linnaeus
, Name each taxonomic level from largest to smallest. - correct answer ✔✔domain, kingdom,
phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Name the three divisions of the domain. - correct answer ✔✔eukarya, archaea, bacteria
archaea - correct answer ✔✔prokaryote, 3 RNA, includes extremophiles
What does kingdom include? - correct answer ✔✔protista, fungi, plantae, animalia
metabolism. - correct answer ✔✔the sum of chemical reactions that take place in an organism
prokaryote - correct answer ✔✔single-celled, smaller than eukaryotic cells, no nucleus, lack
organelles; i.e. bacteria
eukaryote - correct answer ✔✔single-celled or multicellular, contain a nucleus and other
membrane-bound organelles; i.e. animals and plants
binomial nomenclature - correct answer ✔✔process of standardized naming, ordered as genus,
species
independent variable is aka... - correct answer ✔✔experimental variable
dependent variable is aka... - correct answer ✔✔responding variable
control group - correct answer ✔✔participants who do not receive any experimental treatment
and are matched closely to the experimental group
proton - correct answer ✔✔positive, identifies element
