Bio 1201 Exam 1 (LiCata) QUESTIONS
& ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Qualitative Data - ANSWERuses descriptions/observations rather than
measurements
Quantitative Data - ANSWERusing exact numbers
Reductionism - ANSWERReduction of complex systems into simpler systems so
they are easier to study
Studying DNA structure to understand inheritance is an example of what? -
ANSWERReductionism
Models behavior of a whole biological system and looks at different interactions
between levels of biological organization - ANSWERsystems of biology
Seeing how blood pressure medicine affects multiple organs is an example of what?
- ANSWERSystems biology
Long version of DNA - ANSWERDeoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA - ANSWERa genetic blueprint
-Includes genes
What are genes? - ANSWERsegments of DNA
-smallest units of inheritance
What is gene expression - ANSWERconverting genetic information from the gene
into a full cellular being
List the scientific method - ANSWER1. Observation
2. Make a model - set up what you plan on doing
3. Form a hypothesis
4. Test
List the levels of biological organization? (from smallest to largest) -
ANSWERmolecules
organelles
cells
tissues
organs
organ systems
organism
What is an example of an organelle? - ANSWERlysosome
, What is atomic number - ANSWER# of protons
What is mass number - ANSWER# of protons + # of neutrons
How do you tell how many electrons an element has - ANSWERit has the same
number of protons -- except for ions
Describe the electronegativity trend on the periodic table - ANSWERThe table
becomes more electronegative the farther to the right, and the farther up you go
Which element is the most electronegative? - ANSWERFluorine
How many electrons are required to fill shell one; shell two; shell three -
ANSWERtwo
eight
eight
Describe a hydrogen bond - ANSWERa hydrogen bonding with an electronegative
atom
Is an H bond strong or weak? - ANSWERone of the weakest bonds
Hydrogen bonds usually happen with which elements? - ANSWERNitrogen, Oxygen,
or Fluorine
Describe a Covalent Bond - ANSWERthe sharing of electrons
Is a covalent bond stronger or weaker than an H bond - ANSWERStronger then H
bonds
_____ bonds are not stronger than ionic bonds, but are stronger than H bonds -
ANSWERCovalent bonds
What is another name for covalent bonds - ANSWERmolecular bonds
Describe ionic bonds - ANSWERthe transfer of electrons
What is the strongest bond - ANSWERionic bond
How do ions form? - ANSWERthrough ionic bonds
What is the weakest bond? - ANSWERVan der Waals
Describe Van der Waals interaction - ANSWERattraction between atoms because
they are close together
-Wouldn't normally be attracted to one another
Strongest to weakest bonds - ANSWERIonic - Covalent - H Bond - Van der Waals
Element, molecule, ion, or isotope?
& ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!!
Qualitative Data - ANSWERuses descriptions/observations rather than
measurements
Quantitative Data - ANSWERusing exact numbers
Reductionism - ANSWERReduction of complex systems into simpler systems so
they are easier to study
Studying DNA structure to understand inheritance is an example of what? -
ANSWERReductionism
Models behavior of a whole biological system and looks at different interactions
between levels of biological organization - ANSWERsystems of biology
Seeing how blood pressure medicine affects multiple organs is an example of what?
- ANSWERSystems biology
Long version of DNA - ANSWERDeoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA - ANSWERa genetic blueprint
-Includes genes
What are genes? - ANSWERsegments of DNA
-smallest units of inheritance
What is gene expression - ANSWERconverting genetic information from the gene
into a full cellular being
List the scientific method - ANSWER1. Observation
2. Make a model - set up what you plan on doing
3. Form a hypothesis
4. Test
List the levels of biological organization? (from smallest to largest) -
ANSWERmolecules
organelles
cells
tissues
organs
organ systems
organism
What is an example of an organelle? - ANSWERlysosome
, What is atomic number - ANSWER# of protons
What is mass number - ANSWER# of protons + # of neutrons
How do you tell how many electrons an element has - ANSWERit has the same
number of protons -- except for ions
Describe the electronegativity trend on the periodic table - ANSWERThe table
becomes more electronegative the farther to the right, and the farther up you go
Which element is the most electronegative? - ANSWERFluorine
How many electrons are required to fill shell one; shell two; shell three -
ANSWERtwo
eight
eight
Describe a hydrogen bond - ANSWERa hydrogen bonding with an electronegative
atom
Is an H bond strong or weak? - ANSWERone of the weakest bonds
Hydrogen bonds usually happen with which elements? - ANSWERNitrogen, Oxygen,
or Fluorine
Describe a Covalent Bond - ANSWERthe sharing of electrons
Is a covalent bond stronger or weaker than an H bond - ANSWERStronger then H
bonds
_____ bonds are not stronger than ionic bonds, but are stronger than H bonds -
ANSWERCovalent bonds
What is another name for covalent bonds - ANSWERmolecular bonds
Describe ionic bonds - ANSWERthe transfer of electrons
What is the strongest bond - ANSWERionic bond
How do ions form? - ANSWERthrough ionic bonds
What is the weakest bond? - ANSWERVan der Waals
Describe Van der Waals interaction - ANSWERattraction between atoms because
they are close together
-Wouldn't normally be attracted to one another
Strongest to weakest bonds - ANSWERIonic - Covalent - H Bond - Van der Waals
Element, molecule, ion, or isotope?
