MMBIO 121 Exam 1 Study Guide Questions With
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Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |biology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |life
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |evolution |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-changes |over |time
Do |you |know |the |following |terms:natural |selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-survival |of |the |
fittest
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-changes |in |an |
experiment
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |entropy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disorder |and |chaos |
(always |increases)
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |Malthusian |Catastrophe |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |
when |population |growth |outpaces |agricultural |production
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |spontaneous |generation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
supposed |production |of |living |organisms |from |nonliving |matter
nucleus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |dense |organelle |present |in |most |eukaryotic |cells, |typically |a
|single |rounded |structure |bounded |by |a |double |membrane, |containing |the |genetic |material
cytoplasm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fluid |that |fills |the |cell
, amino |acid |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |simple |organic |compound |containing |both |a |carboxyl |
(—COOH) |and |an |amino |(—NH2)
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science: |Charles |Darwin |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1859, |discovered |the |idea |of |natural |selection
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science:Rev. |Thomas |Robert |Malthus |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Malthusian |Catastrophe, |reason |for |the |start |of |the |Census |Act |of |1801
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science:Ignaz |Semmelweis |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-hand |washing
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science: |Luis |Pasteur |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-came |up |with |the |idea |of |pasteurization, |1865.
What |are |the |six |main |themes |we |will |explore |while |studying |biology |and |to |what |do |each |of |
these |themes |refer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemistry, |cells, |scientific |inquiry, |ecology, |
evolution, |human |influence
Name |and |describe |each |of |the |main |steps |to |the |scientific |method. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Formulate |hypothesis, |makes |predictions, |experiments~ |make |new |observations,
|gather/interpret |data~analyze |the |data, |establish |theory~ |if |results |are |consistent |each |time |
the |experiment |is |done |then |a |theory |can |be |established
When |formulating |a |hypothesis, |what |features |should |be |included |in |the |statement? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Predictions, |observations, |experiment
What |is |the |difference |between |a |hypothesis |and |a |theory? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |
hypothesis |leads |to |a |theory |
theory |has |been |accepted |as |a |fact
Correct Answers
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |biology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |life
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |evolution |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-changes |over |time
Do |you |know |the |following |terms:natural |selection |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-survival |of |the |
fittest
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |variables |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-changes |in |an |
experiment
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |entropy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-disorder |and |chaos |
(always |increases)
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |Malthusian |Catastrophe |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-occurs |
when |population |growth |outpaces |agricultural |production
Do |you |know |the |following |terms: |spontaneous |generation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |
supposed |production |of |living |organisms |from |nonliving |matter
nucleus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |dense |organelle |present |in |most |eukaryotic |cells, |typically |a
|single |rounded |structure |bounded |by |a |double |membrane, |containing |the |genetic |material
cytoplasm |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fluid |that |fills |the |cell
, amino |acid |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |simple |organic |compound |containing |both |a |carboxyl |
(—COOH) |and |an |amino |(—NH2)
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science: |Charles |Darwin |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-1859, |discovered |the |idea |of |natural |selection
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science:Rev. |Thomas |Robert |Malthus |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Malthusian |Catastrophe, |reason |for |the |start |of |the |Census |Act |of |1801
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science:Ignaz |Semmelweis |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-hand |washing
Do |you |know |what |the |following |people |contributed |to |science: |Luis |Pasteur |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-came |up |with |the |idea |of |pasteurization, |1865.
What |are |the |six |main |themes |we |will |explore |while |studying |biology |and |to |what |do |each |of |
these |themes |refer? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Chemistry, |cells, |scientific |inquiry, |ecology, |
evolution, |human |influence
Name |and |describe |each |of |the |main |steps |to |the |scientific |method. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Formulate |hypothesis, |makes |predictions, |experiments~ |make |new |observations,
|gather/interpret |data~analyze |the |data, |establish |theory~ |if |results |are |consistent |each |time |
the |experiment |is |done |then |a |theory |can |be |established
When |formulating |a |hypothesis, |what |features |should |be |included |in |the |statement? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Predictions, |observations, |experiment
What |is |the |difference |between |a |hypothesis |and |a |theory? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |
hypothesis |leads |to |a |theory |
theory |has |been |accepted |as |a |fact
