FAU BSC 1005 EXAM 1 COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What are the scales of biological inquiry
(Largest to smallest)
Answer: 1. Biosphere
2. Ecosystem
3. Community
4. Population
5. Organism
6. Organ system
7. Organ
8. Tissue
9. Cell
10. Organelle
11. Molecule
12. Atom
◉ What is the biosphere?
Answer: Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in
which life exists (including land, water, and the atmosphere)
,◉ What is an ecosystem?
Answer: Living and nonliving components
◉ What is a community?
Answer: All the interacting populations in an ecosystem
◉ What is a population?
Answer: Group of interacting individuals in ONE species
◉ What is an organism?
Answer: Individual living being
◉ What is an organ system?
Answer: Group of organs working together
◉ What is an organ?
Answer: Multiple tissues working together to perform a specific task
◉ What is a tissue?
Answer: Integrated group of similar cells working together
,◉ What is a cell?
Answer: The fundamental unit of life
◉ What is an organelle?
Answer: Component of the cell that performs a specific function
◉ What is a molecule?
Answer: Group of atoms bonded together
◉ What is an atom?
Answer: The fundamental unit of life
◉ What are the unifying themes of biological inquiry?
Answer: 1. Structure and function
2. Energy and matter pathways
3. Information flow
4. Interconnectedness
5. Evolution
◉ Structure and function:
Answer: STRUCTURE CORRELATES WITH FUNCTION!
, Within biological systems, structure (shape) and function (what it
does) often provide insight into one another
◉ Energy and matter pathways:
Answer: Energy and matter flow through all levels of biological
organization
Energy and matter from the environment are transformed by living
organisms to be used for the process of life (Eating, breathing, etc.)
◉ Information flow:
Answer: Evident at ALL levels of biological organization!
Information in all genes/DNA is encoded in an identical language
common to all organisms
Your genes are consistently directing the production of different
proteins controlling your body and its responses
◉ Interconnectedness:
Answer: Connections between and within levels of organization
from microscopic to global levels
GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ What are the scales of biological inquiry
(Largest to smallest)
Answer: 1. Biosphere
2. Ecosystem
3. Community
4. Population
5. Organism
6. Organ system
7. Organ
8. Tissue
9. Cell
10. Organelle
11. Molecule
12. Atom
◉ What is the biosphere?
Answer: Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in
which life exists (including land, water, and the atmosphere)
,◉ What is an ecosystem?
Answer: Living and nonliving components
◉ What is a community?
Answer: All the interacting populations in an ecosystem
◉ What is a population?
Answer: Group of interacting individuals in ONE species
◉ What is an organism?
Answer: Individual living being
◉ What is an organ system?
Answer: Group of organs working together
◉ What is an organ?
Answer: Multiple tissues working together to perform a specific task
◉ What is a tissue?
Answer: Integrated group of similar cells working together
,◉ What is a cell?
Answer: The fundamental unit of life
◉ What is an organelle?
Answer: Component of the cell that performs a specific function
◉ What is a molecule?
Answer: Group of atoms bonded together
◉ What is an atom?
Answer: The fundamental unit of life
◉ What are the unifying themes of biological inquiry?
Answer: 1. Structure and function
2. Energy and matter pathways
3. Information flow
4. Interconnectedness
5. Evolution
◉ Structure and function:
Answer: STRUCTURE CORRELATES WITH FUNCTION!
, Within biological systems, structure (shape) and function (what it
does) often provide insight into one another
◉ Energy and matter pathways:
Answer: Energy and matter flow through all levels of biological
organization
Energy and matter from the environment are transformed by living
organisms to be used for the process of life (Eating, breathing, etc.)
◉ Information flow:
Answer: Evident at ALL levels of biological organization!
Information in all genes/DNA is encoded in an identical language
common to all organisms
Your genes are consistently directing the production of different
proteins controlling your body and its responses
◉ Interconnectedness:
Answer: Connections between and within levels of organization
from microscopic to global levels
