NVCC BIO 101 Exam 1 061N Questions
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Biological organization - ✔✔atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Prokaryote - ✔✔a small unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and
membrane bound organelles; bacteria and archaea
Eukaryote - ✔✔a cell (or often multiple cells) with a nucleus and membrane-
enclosed organelles that have specified functions
What creates unity in the diversity of life? - ✔✔DNA
Unified because all organisms have DNA
Diverse because of the differences in DNA sequence
hierarchical organization - ✔✔Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family,
Genus, Species
What are the three domains? - ✔✔Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What are the kingdoms of Eukarya? - ✔✔Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Scientific Method - ✔✔observation, hypothesis, experiment, data collection,
data analysis, publication, peer review
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, Flexibility of the Scientific Process - ✔✔Scientists work through the first five
steps repeatedly until it is time to publish, when the researchers in that field
build consensus and then work toward societal benefits, at which point the
scientists may return to forming and testing hypotheses
control group - ✔✔In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the
treatment; serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
standard variable - ✔✔held constant for all subjects in an experiment
scientific theory - ✔✔a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of
observations
7 common properties of life - ✔✔order (functional purpose for structures),
reproduction, growth and development, energy processing, regulation,
response to the environment, evolutionary adaptation
What characteristic of life is unique to life? - ✔✔Growth and development
bulk elements of the human body - ✔✔Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen;
96% of human body mass
Major elements of the human body - ✔✔Calcium, phosphorus, potassium,
sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium; required for critical processes
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and Verified Detailed Answers | Already
Graded A+
Biological organization - ✔✔atom, molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ
system, organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
Prokaryote - ✔✔a small unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and
membrane bound organelles; bacteria and archaea
Eukaryote - ✔✔a cell (or often multiple cells) with a nucleus and membrane-
enclosed organelles that have specified functions
What creates unity in the diversity of life? - ✔✔DNA
Unified because all organisms have DNA
Diverse because of the differences in DNA sequence
hierarchical organization - ✔✔Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family,
Genus, Species
What are the three domains? - ✔✔Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
What are the kingdoms of Eukarya? - ✔✔Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Scientific Method - ✔✔observation, hypothesis, experiment, data collection,
data analysis, publication, peer review
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©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
, Flexibility of the Scientific Process - ✔✔Scientists work through the first five
steps repeatedly until it is time to publish, when the researchers in that field
build consensus and then work toward societal benefits, at which point the
scientists may return to forming and testing hypotheses
control group - ✔✔In an experiment, the group that is not exposed to the
treatment; serves as a comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
standard variable - ✔✔held constant for all subjects in an experiment
scientific theory - ✔✔a well-tested concept that explains a wide range of
observations
7 common properties of life - ✔✔order (functional purpose for structures),
reproduction, growth and development, energy processing, regulation,
response to the environment, evolutionary adaptation
What characteristic of life is unique to life? - ✔✔Growth and development
bulk elements of the human body - ✔✔Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen;
96% of human body mass
Major elements of the human body - ✔✔Calcium, phosphorus, potassium,
sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium; required for critical processes
2|Page
©KERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2025.
