Review for Exam 1 Speers Biology 1610
SLCC UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
emergent properties - CORRECT ANSWER - results from the arrangement and interaction
of parts within a system
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - Complex systems are reduced to simpler
components
Evolution- two precepts - CORRECT ANSWER - Descent with modification (gradual
change)
Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Prokaryotic- simple cells with no
nucleus
Eukaryotic- complex cells with nucleus and much bigger
The 3 biological domains - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
The 4 groups of eukaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER - animals, plants, fungi, protist
Darwin- what is it and what is it NOT - CORRECT ANSWER - Natural selection- it is
NOT survival of the fittest
Deduction vs. Induction - CORRECT ANSWER - deduction: general to specific
induction- specific to general
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of steps to plan and carry out
investigations
, Hypothesis vs. Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypothesis- a testable observation
Theory- supported by a large body of evidence
What is true about a good hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - It must be testable
What does falsifiable mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be ruled out by data
4 main elements of life - CORRECT ANSWER - carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Trace elements - CORRECT ANSWER - an element indispensable for life but required in
extremely minute amounts.
Elements & Isotopes - CORRECT ANSWER - Elements- any substance that cannot be
broken down to any other substance by chemical reactions
Isotopes- Different forms of the same element. Different number of neutrons.
Atoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest unit of matter
Where is a proton located and what is the electrical charge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Proton is located in nucleus of an atom and is a single positive electrical charge
Where is the neutron located and what is the electrical charge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Neutron is found in the nucleus of an atom and has a neutral charge
Where is the electron located and what is the electrical charge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Electrons revolve around the nucleus and is negatively charged
SLCC UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
emergent properties - CORRECT ANSWER - results from the arrangement and interaction
of parts within a system
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - Complex systems are reduced to simpler
components
Evolution- two precepts - CORRECT ANSWER - Descent with modification (gradual
change)
Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Prokaryotic- simple cells with no
nucleus
Eukaryotic- complex cells with nucleus and much bigger
The 3 biological domains - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
The 4 groups of eukaryotes - CORRECT ANSWER - animals, plants, fungi, protist
Darwin- what is it and what is it NOT - CORRECT ANSWER - Natural selection- it is
NOT survival of the fittest
Deduction vs. Induction - CORRECT ANSWER - deduction: general to specific
induction- specific to general
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - A series of steps to plan and carry out
investigations
, Hypothesis vs. Theory - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypothesis- a testable observation
Theory- supported by a large body of evidence
What is true about a good hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER - It must be testable
What does falsifiable mean? - CORRECT ANSWER - Can be ruled out by data
4 main elements of life - CORRECT ANSWER - carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen
Trace elements - CORRECT ANSWER - an element indispensable for life but required in
extremely minute amounts.
Elements & Isotopes - CORRECT ANSWER - Elements- any substance that cannot be
broken down to any other substance by chemical reactions
Isotopes- Different forms of the same element. Different number of neutrons.
Atoms - CORRECT ANSWER - Smallest unit of matter
Where is a proton located and what is the electrical charge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Proton is located in nucleus of an atom and is a single positive electrical charge
Where is the neutron located and what is the electrical charge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Neutron is found in the nucleus of an atom and has a neutral charge
Where is the electron located and what is the electrical charge? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Electrons revolve around the nucleus and is negatively charged
