Biology 121 EXAM 1 Chapters 1-3 questions with complete solution graded A+

A good hypothesis is always - 1. Testable 2. Falsifiable Bioinformatics - the collection, classification, storage, and analysis of biological information using computers Biology - The scientific study of life Biosphere - The global ecosystem: the entire portion of Earth inhabited by life; all of life and where it lives at Cell - A basic unit of living matter separated from its environment by a plasma membrane; the fundamental structural unit of life Cell - The smallest unit of organization that can perform all activities required for life Community - All the organisms inhabiting and potentially interacting in a particular area; an assemblage of populations of different species Consumers - Organisms such as animals that feed on producers and other consumers Controlled experiment - an experiment designed to compare the experimental group with a control group, ideally the groups only differ in the one factor the experiment is designed to test Data (numbers) - items of information on which scientific inquiry is based deductive reasoning - finding evidence to support or disprove conclusions ex:all apples are fruits, and a Granny Smith is an apple. Therefore, the Granny Smith has to be a fruit