Bio 109 Study Guide Exam Questions and
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Which of the following is not a general characteristic of living things? - ✔✔Cognitive
Processes
The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two
squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent - ✔✔A
community
At which level of organization do the properties of life emerge? - ✔✔In cells
What are the 2 major types of cells? - ✔✔Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Biologist A says all cells are surrounded by a membrane. Biologist B says that all cells
use DNA to carry genetic information. Who is right? - ✔✔Both are right
Biologist A says that nutriets flow through ecosystems and energy is recycled in
ecosystems. Biologist B says that energy flows through ecosystems and nutrients are
recycled in ecosystems. Who is right? - ✔✔Biologist B
Higher levels of organization exhibit novel characteristics that weren't present at lower
levels. This novel characteristics are called - ✔✔emergent properties
Which one of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔Differences among organisms
reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA.
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, Domains were added to the classification system of organisms as a result of -
✔✔Comparisons of the DNA of many organisms including bacteria, animals, plants,
fungi and protists
Organisms that are not prokaryotes are in the Domain - ✔✔Eukarya
Organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae - ✔✔are photosynthetic
Members of the kingdom Fungi - ✔✔include the mushrooms, and decompose the
remains of dead organisms and absorb nutrients from the leftovers
Darwin proposed that the mechanism responsible for evolution is - ✔✔natural selection
Which one of the following statements is Not consistent with Darwin's mechanism of
natural selection? - ✔✔Individual organisms exhibit genetic change during their life
spans to better fit their environment
Science is - ✔✔an approach to understanding natural phenomena in the world
Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are
vertebrates, then turtles have backbones." This statement is an example of -
✔✔deductive reasoning
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a
new style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself, maybe the bookstore has recently
started selling this new sweatshirt style. This is - ✔✔An example of a hypothesis
If a light switch is moved from the "off" to the "on" position, then the light will go on.
This statement - ✔✔All of the choices are correct. ( is the result of deductive reasoning,
is a conclusion, can be tested, can be falsified.)
The scientist performs method is an idealized, but not entirely accurate, description of
science. - ✔✔True
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Which of the following is not a general characteristic of living things? - ✔✔Cognitive
Processes
The tree in your backyard is home to two cardinals, a colony of ants, a wasp's nest, two
squirrels, and millions of bacteria. Together, all of these organisms represent - ✔✔A
community
At which level of organization do the properties of life emerge? - ✔✔In cells
What are the 2 major types of cells? - ✔✔Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Biologist A says all cells are surrounded by a membrane. Biologist B says that all cells
use DNA to carry genetic information. Who is right? - ✔✔Both are right
Biologist A says that nutriets flow through ecosystems and energy is recycled in
ecosystems. Biologist B says that energy flows through ecosystems and nutrients are
recycled in ecosystems. Who is right? - ✔✔Biologist B
Higher levels of organization exhibit novel characteristics that weren't present at lower
levels. This novel characteristics are called - ✔✔emergent properties
Which one of the following statements is correct? - ✔✔Differences among organisms
reflect different nucleotide sequences in their DNA.
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, Domains were added to the classification system of organisms as a result of -
✔✔Comparisons of the DNA of many organisms including bacteria, animals, plants,
fungi and protists
Organisms that are not prokaryotes are in the Domain - ✔✔Eukarya
Organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae - ✔✔are photosynthetic
Members of the kingdom Fungi - ✔✔include the mushrooms, and decompose the
remains of dead organisms and absorb nutrients from the leftovers
Darwin proposed that the mechanism responsible for evolution is - ✔✔natural selection
Which one of the following statements is Not consistent with Darwin's mechanism of
natural selection? - ✔✔Individual organisms exhibit genetic change during their life
spans to better fit their environment
Science is - ✔✔an approach to understanding natural phenomena in the world
Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are
vertebrates, then turtles have backbones." This statement is an example of -
✔✔deductive reasoning
You notice that over the past month, many students on campus have started wearing a
new style of school sweatshirt. You think to yourself, maybe the bookstore has recently
started selling this new sweatshirt style. This is - ✔✔An example of a hypothesis
If a light switch is moved from the "off" to the "on" position, then the light will go on.
This statement - ✔✔All of the choices are correct. ( is the result of deductive reasoning,
is a conclusion, can be tested, can be falsified.)
The scientist performs method is an idealized, but not entirely accurate, description of
science. - ✔✔True
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