BIO 100 EXAM 1 ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following groups does seaweed belong?
Answer: Protists
◉ Taxonomists today tend to group organisms into the same
category based on similar___
Answer: biochemical traits
◉ In science, if a result is deemed statistically significant, that
means___
Answer: it has a low probability of being skewed by sampling error
◉ The emergent property of "life" appears at the level of the ___,
when many molecules become organized
Answer: Cell
◉ The process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a
multicelled adult is called ___
Answer: Development
, ◉ Who developed the two-part naming system scientists use today
to classify newly found organisms?
Answer: Carolus Linnaeus
◉ After rigorous statistical analyses have shown a very low
likelihood (usually 5% or less) of a result having occurred by chance
alone, the result is said to be ____.
Answer: statistically significant
◉ The final step in the scientific method for a scientist is ____
Answer: Reporting his or her results
◉ An experimenter wanted to test the effects of cigarette smoking
on rats. She infused the cages of 50 rats with cigarette smoke and
the cages of another 50 rats with pure, clean air. The rats that
received the clean air were the ___
Answer: Control group
◉ Often found in extreme environments while having no nucleus,
these organisms are closer genetically to eukaryotes
Answer: Protists
◉ In this eukaryotic group, members range from single-celled
consumers to giant, multicelled producers
AND SOLVED ANSWERS
◉ Which of the following groups does seaweed belong?
Answer: Protists
◉ Taxonomists today tend to group organisms into the same
category based on similar___
Answer: biochemical traits
◉ In science, if a result is deemed statistically significant, that
means___
Answer: it has a low probability of being skewed by sampling error
◉ The emergent property of "life" appears at the level of the ___,
when many molecules become organized
Answer: Cell
◉ The process by which the first cell of a new individual becomes a
multicelled adult is called ___
Answer: Development
, ◉ Who developed the two-part naming system scientists use today
to classify newly found organisms?
Answer: Carolus Linnaeus
◉ After rigorous statistical analyses have shown a very low
likelihood (usually 5% or less) of a result having occurred by chance
alone, the result is said to be ____.
Answer: statistically significant
◉ The final step in the scientific method for a scientist is ____
Answer: Reporting his or her results
◉ An experimenter wanted to test the effects of cigarette smoking
on rats. She infused the cages of 50 rats with cigarette smoke and
the cages of another 50 rats with pure, clean air. The rats that
received the clean air were the ___
Answer: Control group
◉ Often found in extreme environments while having no nucleus,
these organisms are closer genetically to eukaryotes
Answer: Protists
◉ In this eukaryotic group, members range from single-celled
consumers to giant, multicelled producers
