BIO 100 Exam 1 Questions And
Answers.
Which property of life (e.g. homeostasis) is illustrated by each of the following examples:
A. The Venus flytrap's ability to close it's trap rapidly after detecting the presence of an insect
__________________
B. A puffin eating a fish and using the energy for swimming ______________
C. The formation of tissue from cells and organs from tissues ________________
D. The evolution of camouflage coloration in the katydid ________________
E. Thermoregulation in a polar bear _______________ - Answer A. The Venus flytrap's ability
to close it's trap rapidly after detecting the presence of an insect ______sensitivity or response
to stimuli________
B. A puffin eating a fish and using the energy for swimming _____energy processing_________
C. The formation of tissue from cells and organs from tissues _____growth and
development___________
D. The evolution of camouflage coloration in the katydid _____adaptation___________
E. Thermoregulation in a polar bear ______homeostasis_____________
*Biologists study life at many different levels. Which level of life (e.g. population) is illustrated
by:
A. All organisms living in Roosevelt Lake _______________
B. All the Largemouth Bass living in Roosevelt Lake _______________
C. Roosevelt Lake _________________
D. One Largemouth Bass _______________ - Answer Biologists study life at many different
levels. Which level of life (e.g. population) is illustrated by:
A. All organisms living in Roosevelt Lake ___ecosystem____________
B. All the Largemouth Bass living in Roosevelt Lake ___organisms, populations and
community____________
C. Roosevelt Lake ____ecosystem_____________
D. One Largemouth Bass ____organisms, populations and community___________
An important aspect of any biological study is to communicate ideas clearly. Identify the
following statements as observations (O), hypotheses (H), or predictions (P).
Answers.
Which property of life (e.g. homeostasis) is illustrated by each of the following examples:
A. The Venus flytrap's ability to close it's trap rapidly after detecting the presence of an insect
__________________
B. A puffin eating a fish and using the energy for swimming ______________
C. The formation of tissue from cells and organs from tissues ________________
D. The evolution of camouflage coloration in the katydid ________________
E. Thermoregulation in a polar bear _______________ - Answer A. The Venus flytrap's ability
to close it's trap rapidly after detecting the presence of an insect ______sensitivity or response
to stimuli________
B. A puffin eating a fish and using the energy for swimming _____energy processing_________
C. The formation of tissue from cells and organs from tissues _____growth and
development___________
D. The evolution of camouflage coloration in the katydid _____adaptation___________
E. Thermoregulation in a polar bear ______homeostasis_____________
*Biologists study life at many different levels. Which level of life (e.g. population) is illustrated
by:
A. All organisms living in Roosevelt Lake _______________
B. All the Largemouth Bass living in Roosevelt Lake _______________
C. Roosevelt Lake _________________
D. One Largemouth Bass _______________ - Answer Biologists study life at many different
levels. Which level of life (e.g. population) is illustrated by:
A. All organisms living in Roosevelt Lake ___ecosystem____________
B. All the Largemouth Bass living in Roosevelt Lake ___organisms, populations and
community____________
C. Roosevelt Lake ____ecosystem_____________
D. One Largemouth Bass ____organisms, populations and community___________
An important aspect of any biological study is to communicate ideas clearly. Identify the
following statements as observations (O), hypotheses (H), or predictions (P).
