BIOLOGY 1610 FINAL EXAM (UVU) | COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE 2026
What are the 10 Levels of Biological Organizations? - correct answer ✔✔Biosphere
Ecosystem
Communities
Populations
Organisms
Organs
Tissues
Cells
Organelles
Molecules
(B.E.C.P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
The ____ consists of all life on earth and all the places where life exists: most regions of land,
most bodies of water, the atmosphere to an altitude of several kilometers, and even sediments
far below the ocean floor. - correct answer ✔✔biosphere ("B".E.C.P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
An ____ consists of all the living things in a particular area, along with all the nonliving
components of the environment with which life interacts, such as soil, water, atmospheric
gases, and light. - correct answer ✔✔ecosystem (B."E".C.P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
The array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem is called a biological ____. - correct
answer ✔✔community (B.E."C".P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
,A ____ consists of all the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area. -
correct answer ✔✔population (B.E.C."P".O.O.T.C.O.M)
Individual living things are called ____. Each plant in the meadow, each animal, fungi, and
bacterium are all called ____. - correct answer ✔✔organisms (B.E.C.P."O".O.T.C.O.M)
A body part that is made up of multiple tissues and has specific functions in the body is called
an ____. - correct answer ✔✔organ (B.E.C.P.O."O".T.C.O.M)
Each ____ is a group of cells that work together, performing a specialized function. - correct
answer ✔✔tissue (B.E.C.P.O.O."T".C.O.M)
The ____ is life's fundamental unit of structure and function. Some organisms consist of a single
____, which performs all the functions of life. Other organisms are ____ and feature a division
of labor among specialized ____. - correct answer ✔✔cell
multicellular
cells
(B.E.C.P.O.O.T."C".O.M)
____ are the various (membrane bound) functional components of cells. - correct answer
✔✔Organelles (B.E.C.P.O.O.T.C."O".M)
A ____ is a chemical structure consisting of two or more units called atoms. - correct answer
✔✔Molecule (B.E.C.P.O.O.T.C.O."M")
Subatomic particles that form an atom. - correct answer ✔✔Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
, Electrons (e⁻)
Charge is....
Resides in....
Mass = - correct answer ✔✔negative
electron shells/cloud outside of the nucleus
1/2000 of a proton
Protons (P⁺)
Charge is....
Resides in....
Mass = - correct answer ✔✔positive
the nucleus
1 atomic mass unit (amu)
Neutrons
Charge is....
Resides in....
Mass = - correct answer ✔✔neutral
the nucleus
1 atomic mass unit (amu)
What subatomic particle determines the element? - correct answer ✔✔Protons
AND ANSWERS | STUDY GUIDE 2026
What are the 10 Levels of Biological Organizations? - correct answer ✔✔Biosphere
Ecosystem
Communities
Populations
Organisms
Organs
Tissues
Cells
Organelles
Molecules
(B.E.C.P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
The ____ consists of all life on earth and all the places where life exists: most regions of land,
most bodies of water, the atmosphere to an altitude of several kilometers, and even sediments
far below the ocean floor. - correct answer ✔✔biosphere ("B".E.C.P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
An ____ consists of all the living things in a particular area, along with all the nonliving
components of the environment with which life interacts, such as soil, water, atmospheric
gases, and light. - correct answer ✔✔ecosystem (B."E".C.P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
The array of organisms inhabiting a particular ecosystem is called a biological ____. - correct
answer ✔✔community (B.E."C".P.O.O.T.C.O.M)
,A ____ consists of all the individuals of a species living within the bounds of a specified area. -
correct answer ✔✔population (B.E.C."P".O.O.T.C.O.M)
Individual living things are called ____. Each plant in the meadow, each animal, fungi, and
bacterium are all called ____. - correct answer ✔✔organisms (B.E.C.P."O".O.T.C.O.M)
A body part that is made up of multiple tissues and has specific functions in the body is called
an ____. - correct answer ✔✔organ (B.E.C.P.O."O".T.C.O.M)
Each ____ is a group of cells that work together, performing a specialized function. - correct
answer ✔✔tissue (B.E.C.P.O.O."T".C.O.M)
The ____ is life's fundamental unit of structure and function. Some organisms consist of a single
____, which performs all the functions of life. Other organisms are ____ and feature a division
of labor among specialized ____. - correct answer ✔✔cell
multicellular
cells
(B.E.C.P.O.O.T."C".O.M)
____ are the various (membrane bound) functional components of cells. - correct answer
✔✔Organelles (B.E.C.P.O.O.T.C."O".M)
A ____ is a chemical structure consisting of two or more units called atoms. - correct answer
✔✔Molecule (B.E.C.P.O.O.T.C.O."M")
Subatomic particles that form an atom. - correct answer ✔✔Electrons
Protons
Neutrons
, Electrons (e⁻)
Charge is....
Resides in....
Mass = - correct answer ✔✔negative
electron shells/cloud outside of the nucleus
1/2000 of a proton
Protons (P⁺)
Charge is....
Resides in....
Mass = - correct answer ✔✔positive
the nucleus
1 atomic mass unit (amu)
Neutrons
Charge is....
Resides in....
Mass = - correct answer ✔✔neutral
the nucleus
1 atomic mass unit (amu)
What subatomic particle determines the element? - correct answer ✔✔Protons
