BIL 150 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
The core concepts of the study of biology include which of the following?
a. evolution
b. structure and function of cells
c. genetic expression
d. energy transformation
e. choose this answer if all of the above are core concepts in biology - Correct Answers
-e. choose this answer if all of the above are core concepts in biology
A primary reason for the increase in federal funding to the NIH (National Institutes of
Health) budget in the early 1980s was most likely to
a. lowering of the federal deficit the Human genome was sequenced
b. the emergence of the Human disease AIDS
c. an decrease in the death rate
d. none of these - Correct Answers -the emergence of the Human disease AIDS
An inquiry based research approach in biology includes?
a. seeing what motivated the researchers to do this experiment
b. understanding how the experiments are designed
c. determining what new techniques or methodologies were used in the experiments
d. seeing if the results influenced the future course of this type of research
e. choose this answer if all of the above are aspects on inquiry based research in
biology - Correct Answers -choose this answer if all of the above are aspects on inquiry
based research in biology
The scientific method involves the construction of knowledge based upon observation,
testing, and measurement. Which is experimentally based?
a. alcohol consumption by pregnant women causes retardation & other birth defects.
b. the sun rises in the East each morning
c. 4 out of 5 dentists recommend Crest toothpaste.
the Sars2-CoV2 virus may infect other Human cells that just lung cells.
d. choose this answer if all of the above statements are experimentally based. - Correct
Answers -choose this answer if all of the above statements are experimentally based.
, Ribosomes are a universally present organelle in all cells and are primarily composed of
which of the following molecules?
a. DNA and proteins
b.RNA and proteins
c.proteins only
d.DNA and membranes
e.proteins and membranes - Correct Answers -RNA and proteins
Of just the following which provides the strongest evidence for a common ancestry of all
known cellular life?
a.the structure of chloroplasts
b.the universality of the genetic code
c.the structure of the nucleus
d.the use of catalysts in chemical reactions
e.none of these does - Correct Answers -the universality of the genetic code
An experimental study is conducted to determine whether or not 10 milligrams of the
drug somatostatin can overcome the effect of dwarfism in humans. The height of the
participants in the clinical trial represents the?
a. independent variable
b. dependent variable
c. hypothesis theory
d. controls - Correct Answers -dependent variable
Inanimate molecules like glucose and fructose can be part of an interactive chemical
system that builds complex interactive molecular system that?
a. may show the absence of life (die)
b. may exhibit emergent properties
c. will only decompose
d. be at equilibrium, where no work can be done
e. none of these is correct - Correct Answers -may exhibit emergent properties
Which of the following is likely to be a step within the scientific method in biology?
a. observation of a phenomena in natural world
b. identifying a process for an observation
c. experimentation
d. a detailed literature search about an observation
e. all of these can be a part of the scientific method - Correct Answers -all of these can
be a part of the scientific method
CORRECT ANSWERS
The core concepts of the study of biology include which of the following?
a. evolution
b. structure and function of cells
c. genetic expression
d. energy transformation
e. choose this answer if all of the above are core concepts in biology - Correct Answers
-e. choose this answer if all of the above are core concepts in biology
A primary reason for the increase in federal funding to the NIH (National Institutes of
Health) budget in the early 1980s was most likely to
a. lowering of the federal deficit the Human genome was sequenced
b. the emergence of the Human disease AIDS
c. an decrease in the death rate
d. none of these - Correct Answers -the emergence of the Human disease AIDS
An inquiry based research approach in biology includes?
a. seeing what motivated the researchers to do this experiment
b. understanding how the experiments are designed
c. determining what new techniques or methodologies were used in the experiments
d. seeing if the results influenced the future course of this type of research
e. choose this answer if all of the above are aspects on inquiry based research in
biology - Correct Answers -choose this answer if all of the above are aspects on inquiry
based research in biology
The scientific method involves the construction of knowledge based upon observation,
testing, and measurement. Which is experimentally based?
a. alcohol consumption by pregnant women causes retardation & other birth defects.
b. the sun rises in the East each morning
c. 4 out of 5 dentists recommend Crest toothpaste.
the Sars2-CoV2 virus may infect other Human cells that just lung cells.
d. choose this answer if all of the above statements are experimentally based. - Correct
Answers -choose this answer if all of the above statements are experimentally based.
, Ribosomes are a universally present organelle in all cells and are primarily composed of
which of the following molecules?
a. DNA and proteins
b.RNA and proteins
c.proteins only
d.DNA and membranes
e.proteins and membranes - Correct Answers -RNA and proteins
Of just the following which provides the strongest evidence for a common ancestry of all
known cellular life?
a.the structure of chloroplasts
b.the universality of the genetic code
c.the structure of the nucleus
d.the use of catalysts in chemical reactions
e.none of these does - Correct Answers -the universality of the genetic code
An experimental study is conducted to determine whether or not 10 milligrams of the
drug somatostatin can overcome the effect of dwarfism in humans. The height of the
participants in the clinical trial represents the?
a. independent variable
b. dependent variable
c. hypothesis theory
d. controls - Correct Answers -dependent variable
Inanimate molecules like glucose and fructose can be part of an interactive chemical
system that builds complex interactive molecular system that?
a. may show the absence of life (die)
b. may exhibit emergent properties
c. will only decompose
d. be at equilibrium, where no work can be done
e. none of these is correct - Correct Answers -may exhibit emergent properties
Which of the following is likely to be a step within the scientific method in biology?
a. observation of a phenomena in natural world
b. identifying a process for an observation
c. experimentation
d. a detailed literature search about an observation
e. all of these can be a part of the scientific method - Correct Answers -all of these can
be a part of the scientific method
