BIOLOGY 103 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization
(2) energy use and production, metabolism
(3) balance, homeostasis
(4) irritability, adaptation (evolution)
(5) reproduction, growth, development - ANSWER-What are the key characteristics
of living things?
metabolism - ANSWER-The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in the
body is called _____.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet -
ANSWER-Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!)
genus and specific epithet - ANSWER-What two parts make up a scientific name?
The process that scientists use to evaluate ideas and information. - ANSWER-What
is the scientific method?
Observation, Information, Hypothesis, Repeated experimentation, conclusion, retest
conclusions - ANSWER-What are the parts of the scientific method?
The scientific naming and classifying of organisms - ANSWER-What is taxonomy?
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWER-What is the proper term for a scientific name?
Carl Linnaeus - ANSWER-Who developed binomial nomenclature?
scientific theory - ANSWER-A _____ _____ is a hypothesis that has withstood the
test of time and much experimentation
control group - ANSWER-In experiments, a _____ _____ is a group that is the
same as an experimental group except for one variable; used as a standard of
comparison
basic unit of matter - ANSWER-What is an atom?
Protons (nucleus), Neutrons (nucleus), Electrons (electron shells). - ANSWER-What
are the 3 subatomic particles in an atom and where are they found?
, positive - ANSWER-What is the charge of a proton?
neutral - ANSWER-What is the charge of a neutron?
negative - ANSWER-What is the charge of an electron?
It is the atomic number - ANSWER-What is the importance of the proton number in
an atom?
Electrons in the outermost shell, they determine the number of bonds that an atom
will form - ANSWER-What are valence electrons and what do they determine?
Isotopes - ANSWER-_____ are atoms of the same element which have different
atomic weights because they have different numbers of neutrons
Adhesion - ANSWER-_____ is the clinging of one substance to another. This makes
water a particularly good solvent.
III and IV - ANSWER-I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cysosine: From the
list of nitrogenous bases above, which are pyrimidines?
element - ANSWER-A(n) _____ is a substance made of only one kind of atom, and
can't be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions
Starch - ANSWER-_____ is the energy-storing polysaccharide of plants.
lipids - ANSWER-Fats, oils, and waxes are all _____.
Electrons - ANSWER-_____ are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus
of an atom.
covalent - ANSWER-A(n) _____ bond involves the equal sharing of valence
electrons.
unpaired electrons in its outermost electron shell - ANSWER-An atom can form as
many bonds as there are...?
Protons, neutrons - ANSWER-_____ bear a positive electrical charge, while _____
have no electrical charge.
electronegativity - ANSWER-The ability of an atom to attract electrons from another
atom is called _____.
polypeptide - ANSWER-A long chain of many amino acids is called a _____.
protons, neutrons - ANSWER-The nucleus of an atom contains _____ and _____.
dehydration synthesis, disaccharide - ANSWER-When 2 molecules of glucose are
ANSWERS RATED A+
(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization
(2) energy use and production, metabolism
(3) balance, homeostasis
(4) irritability, adaptation (evolution)
(5) reproduction, growth, development - ANSWER-What are the key characteristics
of living things?
metabolism - ANSWER-The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in the
body is called _____.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet -
ANSWER-Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!)
genus and specific epithet - ANSWER-What two parts make up a scientific name?
The process that scientists use to evaluate ideas and information. - ANSWER-What
is the scientific method?
Observation, Information, Hypothesis, Repeated experimentation, conclusion, retest
conclusions - ANSWER-What are the parts of the scientific method?
The scientific naming and classifying of organisms - ANSWER-What is taxonomy?
Binomial Nomenclature - ANSWER-What is the proper term for a scientific name?
Carl Linnaeus - ANSWER-Who developed binomial nomenclature?
scientific theory - ANSWER-A _____ _____ is a hypothesis that has withstood the
test of time and much experimentation
control group - ANSWER-In experiments, a _____ _____ is a group that is the
same as an experimental group except for one variable; used as a standard of
comparison
basic unit of matter - ANSWER-What is an atom?
Protons (nucleus), Neutrons (nucleus), Electrons (electron shells). - ANSWER-What
are the 3 subatomic particles in an atom and where are they found?
, positive - ANSWER-What is the charge of a proton?
neutral - ANSWER-What is the charge of a neutron?
negative - ANSWER-What is the charge of an electron?
It is the atomic number - ANSWER-What is the importance of the proton number in
an atom?
Electrons in the outermost shell, they determine the number of bonds that an atom
will form - ANSWER-What are valence electrons and what do they determine?
Isotopes - ANSWER-_____ are atoms of the same element which have different
atomic weights because they have different numbers of neutrons
Adhesion - ANSWER-_____ is the clinging of one substance to another. This makes
water a particularly good solvent.
III and IV - ANSWER-I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cysosine: From the
list of nitrogenous bases above, which are pyrimidines?
element - ANSWER-A(n) _____ is a substance made of only one kind of atom, and
can't be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions
Starch - ANSWER-_____ is the energy-storing polysaccharide of plants.
lipids - ANSWER-Fats, oils, and waxes are all _____.
Electrons - ANSWER-_____ are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus
of an atom.
covalent - ANSWER-A(n) _____ bond involves the equal sharing of valence
electrons.
unpaired electrons in its outermost electron shell - ANSWER-An atom can form as
many bonds as there are...?
Protons, neutrons - ANSWER-_____ bear a positive electrical charge, while _____
have no electrical charge.
electronegativity - ANSWER-The ability of an atom to attract electrons from another
atom is called _____.
polypeptide - ANSWER-A long chain of many amino acids is called a _____.
protons, neutrons - ANSWER-The nucleus of an atom contains _____ and _____.
dehydration synthesis, disaccharide - ANSWER-When 2 molecules of glucose are
