Bio 1201 Exam 1 (LiCata) UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Qualitative Data - CORRECT ANSWER - uses descriptions/observations rather than
measurements
Quantitative Data - CORRECT ANSWER - using exact numbers
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduction of complex systems into simpler
systems so they are easier to study
Studying DNA structure to understand inheritance is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reductionism
Models behavior of a whole biological system and looks at different interactions between levels
of biological organization - CORRECT ANSWER - systems of biology
Seeing how blood pressure medicine affects multiple organs is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Systems biology
Long version of DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - a genetic blueprint
-Includes genes
What are genes? - CORRECT ANSWER - segments of DNA
-smallest units of inheritance
, What is gene expression - CORRECT ANSWER - converting genetic information from the
gene into a full cellular being
List the scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 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) - CORRECT
ANSWER - molecules
organelles
cells
tissues
organs
organ systems
organism
What is an example of an organelle? - CORRECT ANSWER - lysosome
What is atomic number - CORRECT ANSWER - # of protons
What is mass number - CORRECT ANSWER - # of protons + # of neutrons
How do you tell how many electrons an element has - CORRECT ANSWER - it has the
same number of protons -- except for ions
Describe the electronegativity trend on the periodic table - CORRECT ANSWER - The
table becomes more electronegative the farther to the right, and the farther up you go
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Qualitative Data - CORRECT ANSWER - uses descriptions/observations rather than
measurements
Quantitative Data - CORRECT ANSWER - using exact numbers
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - Reduction of complex systems into simpler
systems so they are easier to study
Studying DNA structure to understand inheritance is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reductionism
Models behavior of a whole biological system and looks at different interactions between levels
of biological organization - CORRECT ANSWER - systems of biology
Seeing how blood pressure medicine affects multiple organs is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Systems biology
Long version of DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - Deoxyribonucleic acid
What is DNA - CORRECT ANSWER - a genetic blueprint
-Includes genes
What are genes? - CORRECT ANSWER - segments of DNA
-smallest units of inheritance
, What is gene expression - CORRECT ANSWER - converting genetic information from the
gene into a full cellular being
List the scientific method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 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) - CORRECT
ANSWER - molecules
organelles
cells
tissues
organs
organ systems
organism
What is an example of an organelle? - CORRECT ANSWER - lysosome
What is atomic number - CORRECT ANSWER - # of protons
What is mass number - CORRECT ANSWER - # of protons + # of neutrons
How do you tell how many electrons an element has - CORRECT ANSWER - it has the
same number of protons -- except for ions
Describe the electronegativity trend on the periodic table - CORRECT ANSWER - The
table becomes more electronegative the farther to the right, and the farther up you go
