UA BSC 108 End Year Exam Study Guide (2025/2026) – Study Smart
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What is Biology? - study of life
What are the 3 domains? - Eukarya, Bacteria, Archae
What are the 4 kingdoms in Eukarya? - Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protists
What are the properties of life? - order, regulation, grow & develop, use energy, respond to environ.,
reproduce, evolve
How do you define something as living? - by what they do
What are some common themes in biology? - ...
What is the scientific method? Know the components of it. - observation, question, hypothesis,
experiment, collect data, conclusion
What is a hypothesis? - Tentative answers to a well framed questions
What are the components of a good hypothesis? - be specific, "if, then" statements, testable
What is a theory in science? - they are supported by an accumulation of extensive and varied
evidence (from multiple hypotheses).
What is an atom? - is smallest unit of an element that has all its properties
What is an atom composed of? - protons, neutrons, electrons
What is an ion? - a charged atom
, What is the difference between an ion and isotope? - ion is a charged atom and isotope is an atom
ith irregular number of nuetrons
What is the association between isotopes and fossils? - ...
What is energy? - capacity to do work, make a change in matter
What is a neutral atom? - #protons = #electrons
What is a trace element? - ...
What is a radioactive isotope? - The nucleus decays, giving off particles and energy.
How many electrons are found in the first energy shell? Second? Third? - 2
What is the difference between atomic number and atomic mass? - atomin number is how many
protons, atomic mass is how many neutrons + protons
What are the different types of chemical bonds? - ionic, covalent, hydrogen
How are they formed? - ionic is formed by one atom giving or receiving one electron, covalent is
sharing electron(s), & hydrogen is unequal sharing of electrons
Which bond is the strongest, weakest? - ionic=strong, covalent=middle, hydrogen=weak
How does the hydrogen bond contribute to the properties of water? - bonds are weak and are
broken and reformed constantly
In a chemical reaction what is beginning material known as? - reactants
In a chemical reaction what is the ending material referred to as? - products
with 100% Correct Answers! Graded A+
What is Biology? - study of life
What are the 3 domains? - Eukarya, Bacteria, Archae
What are the 4 kingdoms in Eukarya? - Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, Protists
What are the properties of life? - order, regulation, grow & develop, use energy, respond to environ.,
reproduce, evolve
How do you define something as living? - by what they do
What are some common themes in biology? - ...
What is the scientific method? Know the components of it. - observation, question, hypothesis,
experiment, collect data, conclusion
What is a hypothesis? - Tentative answers to a well framed questions
What are the components of a good hypothesis? - be specific, "if, then" statements, testable
What is a theory in science? - they are supported by an accumulation of extensive and varied
evidence (from multiple hypotheses).
What is an atom? - is smallest unit of an element that has all its properties
What is an atom composed of? - protons, neutrons, electrons
What is an ion? - a charged atom
, What is the difference between an ion and isotope? - ion is a charged atom and isotope is an atom
ith irregular number of nuetrons
What is the association between isotopes and fossils? - ...
What is energy? - capacity to do work, make a change in matter
What is a neutral atom? - #protons = #electrons
What is a trace element? - ...
What is a radioactive isotope? - The nucleus decays, giving off particles and energy.
How many electrons are found in the first energy shell? Second? Third? - 2
What is the difference between atomic number and atomic mass? - atomin number is how many
protons, atomic mass is how many neutrons + protons
What are the different types of chemical bonds? - ionic, covalent, hydrogen
How are they formed? - ionic is formed by one atom giving or receiving one electron, covalent is
sharing electron(s), & hydrogen is unequal sharing of electrons
Which bond is the strongest, weakest? - ionic=strong, covalent=middle, hydrogen=weak
How does the hydrogen bond contribute to the properties of water? - bonds are weak and are
broken and reformed constantly
In a chemical reaction what is beginning material known as? - reactants
In a chemical reaction what is the ending material referred to as? - products
