BIOL 1201 TEST 1: LICATA; CH 1-5
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
Evolution - ANSWER-the process of change that has transformed life on Earth from its
earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today.
Evolution - ANSWER-Fundamental organizing principle of biology and the core theme
of this book
Biology - ANSWER-Scientific study of life
Organization, Energy Use, Development, Reproduction, Evolve, Respond to the
Environment - ANSWER-Characteristics of a living system
Emergent Properties - ANSWER-result from the arrangement and interaction of parts
within a system; can characterize nonbiological entities as well. For example, a
functioning bicycle emerges only when all of the necessary parts connect in the correct
way
Cells;
for example, a skin cell - ANSWER-What is the lowest level of biological organization
that can perform all the activities required for life?
Reductionism - ANSWER-the reduction of complex systems to simpler components that
are more manageable to study; for example: studying the molecular structure of DNA to
help understand inheritance
Systems biology - ANSWER-constructs models for behavior of whole biological
systems--and interactions across/between levels of biological organization
Negative Feedback - ANSWER-means that the product of a process inhibits the
process; accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process; The most
common form of regulation in a living system
positive feedback - ANSWER-in which an end product speeds up its on process
Evolution - ANSWER-explains patterns of unity and diversity in living organisms; similar
traits among organisms are explained by descent from common ancestors; the
overarching theme of biology
,accumulation of heritable changes - ANSWER-Differences among organisms are
explained by
Evolution - ANSWER-accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Systems Biology - ANSWER-an approach that attempts to model the dynamic behavior
of whole biological systems based on a study of interactions among the system's parts.
Non-living factors and other organisms - ANSWER-Every organism interacts with its
environment, including _____ and _____
Energy - ANSWER-A fundamental characteristic of living organism's is their use of ____
to carry out life's activities.
Energy - ANSWER-Living organisms transform ___ from one form to another
Structure and Function - ANSWER-___ and ___ are correlated at all levels of biological
organization.
Cells
"The Cell Theory" - ANSWER-the lowest level of organization that can perform all
activities required for life
ALL CELLS - ANSWER-enclosed by a membrane, use DNA as their genetic information
Eukaryotic Cells - ANSWER-Greatly larger than prokaryotic cells (prokaryotic cells are
just DNA enclosed by a cell membrane--non nucleus)
DNA - ANSWER-the substance of genes
Qualitative data - ANSWER-data: descriptions rather than measurements
Quantitative data - ANSWER-data: recorded measurements, which are sometimes
organized into tables and graphs
Inductive reasoning - ANSWER-draws general conclusions through observations of
specific/many examples; taking a lot of different data and trying to find a pattern to it
(Hypothesis formation & model building); REASONING
Deductive reasoning - ANSWER-uses general premises to make specific predictions;
take those general principles and speculate what will happen next (hypothesis testing &
syllogisms); generally used after the hypothesis has been developed and involves logic
that flows in the opposite direction, from general to specific; REASONING
Genes - ANSWER-the units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to
offspring
, the ability of cells to divide and duplicate their DNA - ANSWER-the basis of all
reproduction, growth, and repair of multicellular organisms
Gene expression - ANSWER-the process of converting information from gene to cellular
product
Bacteria, Archaea bacteria, and Eukarya - ANSWER-Three domains of life
Scientific Method - ANSWER-Predictions or hypothesis--> Test--> Observation (Data)--
> Generalization or Model
Data - ANSWER-recorded observations or items of information
Qualitative and Quantitative - ANSWER-Two categories of data
Hypothesis - ANSWER-A ____ must be testable and falsifiable
controlled experiment - ANSWER-compares an experimental group with a control group
Theory (in the context of science) - ANSWER--broader in scope than a hypothesis
-general and can lead to new, testable hypothesis
-supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
understand natural phenomena - ANSWER-The goal of science is to...
Hypotheses; theories - ANSWER-____ usually are relatively narrow in scope; ____
have broad explanatory power (think scientific method)
Biosphere - ANSWER-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 and rocks many kilometers
below Earth's surface
Ecosystems - ANSWER-consists of all living things in a particular area, along with all
the nonliving components of the environment with which life interacts, such as soil.
EX: Grasslands, deserts, and the ocean's coral reefs
Ecosystems - ANSWER-All of Earth's ___ combined make up the biosphere.
technology - ANSWER-The goal of ____ is to apply scientific knowledge for some
specific purpose.
Interdependent - ANSWER-Science and technology are ____.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
ACCURATE
Evolution - ANSWER-the process of change that has transformed life on Earth from its
earliest beginnings to the diversity of organisms living today.
Evolution - ANSWER-Fundamental organizing principle of biology and the core theme
of this book
Biology - ANSWER-Scientific study of life
Organization, Energy Use, Development, Reproduction, Evolve, Respond to the
Environment - ANSWER-Characteristics of a living system
Emergent Properties - ANSWER-result from the arrangement and interaction of parts
within a system; can characterize nonbiological entities as well. For example, a
functioning bicycle emerges only when all of the necessary parts connect in the correct
way
Cells;
for example, a skin cell - ANSWER-What is the lowest level of biological organization
that can perform all the activities required for life?
Reductionism - ANSWER-the reduction of complex systems to simpler components that
are more manageable to study; for example: studying the molecular structure of DNA to
help understand inheritance
Systems biology - ANSWER-constructs models for behavior of whole biological
systems--and interactions across/between levels of biological organization
Negative Feedback - ANSWER-means that the product of a process inhibits the
process; accumulation of an end product of a process slows that process; The most
common form of regulation in a living system
positive feedback - ANSWER-in which an end product speeds up its on process
Evolution - ANSWER-explains patterns of unity and diversity in living organisms; similar
traits among organisms are explained by descent from common ancestors; the
overarching theme of biology
,accumulation of heritable changes - ANSWER-Differences among organisms are
explained by
Evolution - ANSWER-accounts for the unity and diversity of life
Systems Biology - ANSWER-an approach that attempts to model the dynamic behavior
of whole biological systems based on a study of interactions among the system's parts.
Non-living factors and other organisms - ANSWER-Every organism interacts with its
environment, including _____ and _____
Energy - ANSWER-A fundamental characteristic of living organism's is their use of ____
to carry out life's activities.
Energy - ANSWER-Living organisms transform ___ from one form to another
Structure and Function - ANSWER-___ and ___ are correlated at all levels of biological
organization.
Cells
"The Cell Theory" - ANSWER-the lowest level of organization that can perform all
activities required for life
ALL CELLS - ANSWER-enclosed by a membrane, use DNA as their genetic information
Eukaryotic Cells - ANSWER-Greatly larger than prokaryotic cells (prokaryotic cells are
just DNA enclosed by a cell membrane--non nucleus)
DNA - ANSWER-the substance of genes
Qualitative data - ANSWER-data: descriptions rather than measurements
Quantitative data - ANSWER-data: recorded measurements, which are sometimes
organized into tables and graphs
Inductive reasoning - ANSWER-draws general conclusions through observations of
specific/many examples; taking a lot of different data and trying to find a pattern to it
(Hypothesis formation & model building); REASONING
Deductive reasoning - ANSWER-uses general premises to make specific predictions;
take those general principles and speculate what will happen next (hypothesis testing &
syllogisms); generally used after the hypothesis has been developed and involves logic
that flows in the opposite direction, from general to specific; REASONING
Genes - ANSWER-the units of inheritance that transmit information from parents to
offspring
, the ability of cells to divide and duplicate their DNA - ANSWER-the basis of all
reproduction, growth, and repair of multicellular organisms
Gene expression - ANSWER-the process of converting information from gene to cellular
product
Bacteria, Archaea bacteria, and Eukarya - ANSWER-Three domains of life
Scientific Method - ANSWER-Predictions or hypothesis--> Test--> Observation (Data)--
> Generalization or Model
Data - ANSWER-recorded observations or items of information
Qualitative and Quantitative - ANSWER-Two categories of data
Hypothesis - ANSWER-A ____ must be testable and falsifiable
controlled experiment - ANSWER-compares an experimental group with a control group
Theory (in the context of science) - ANSWER--broader in scope than a hypothesis
-general and can lead to new, testable hypothesis
-supported by a large body of evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
understand natural phenomena - ANSWER-The goal of science is to...
Hypotheses; theories - ANSWER-____ usually are relatively narrow in scope; ____
have broad explanatory power (think scientific method)
Biosphere - ANSWER-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 and rocks many kilometers
below Earth's surface
Ecosystems - ANSWER-consists of all living things in a particular area, along with all
the nonliving components of the environment with which life interacts, such as soil.
EX: Grasslands, deserts, and the ocean's coral reefs
Ecosystems - ANSWER-All of Earth's ___ combined make up the biosphere.
technology - ANSWER-The goal of ____ is to apply scientific knowledge for some
specific purpose.
Interdependent - ANSWER-Science and technology are ____.
