BIO 172 - Exam 1 Material Questions with
correct Answers
The
/study
/of /__________ /is /a /point /of /convergence /for /the /information /and /tools /from /all /other /natural
/resources. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Biology
Plants,
/algae,
/and
/certain
/microbes /harness /what /kind /of /energy /to /produce /their /own /nutrients /using /photosynthesis?
/(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Radiant
______________ /is /the /scientific /study /of /living /things. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Biology
Which /of /the /following /is /NOT /a /characteristic /of /life?
A) /All /organisms /take /in /energy /and /use /it /to /perform /many /types /of /work.
B)
/All
/organisms
/maintain /relatively /constant /internal /conditions /that /are /different /from /their /environment.
C) /All /populations /are /the /product /of /evolution /and /have /the /potential /to /continue /evolving.
,D)
/All
/organisms
/are
/multicellular /and /grow /by /producing /new /cells. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /D) /All /organisms
/are /multicellular /and /grow /by /producing /new /cells.
(Many /living /organisms /are /unicellular.)
All
/organisms
/consist
/of
/one
/ore
/more /_______, /which /carry /out /the /basic /activities /of /life. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Cells
How /does /biology /compare /with /other /fields /of /science?
A) /Biology /is /a /descriptive /science /while /chemistry /and /physics /are /experimental /sciences.
B) /Only /biology /involves /the /study /of /natural /laws.
C) /Biology /provides /the /fundamental /principles /that /all /other /natural /sciences /are /based /on.
D)
/Biology
/is /a /point /of /convergence /for /the /information /and /tools /from /all /other /natural /sciences.
E)
/Only
,/biology
/relies
/on
/both
/inductive
/and
/deductive
/reasoning.
/(Ch.
/1) /-
/correct
/answers✔✔
/D)
/Biology
/is /a /point /of /convergence /for /the /information /and /tools /from /all /other /natural /sciences.
Photosynthesis
/is
/the
/process
/by
/which
/plants
/and
/algae
/use /energy /from /the /sun /to /synthesize? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Organic /molecules.
Which
/of
/the
/following
/best
/describes
/the
/complexity
, /of /living /systems? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Living /systems /are /more /complex /than /non-
living /systems.
Biology
/is
/defined /as /the /scientific /study /of /which /of /the /following? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Life.
Because
/genetic
/information
/is
/transmitted
/from
/one
/generation
/to
/the
/next
/which
/of
/the
/following
/is
/observed? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Offspring /tend /to /have /traits /similar /to /their /parents.
Which
/of
/the
/following
/are
/(choose /all /that /apply) /characteristics /of /all /living /things /(used /by /scientists /to /define /life)?
- /Capable /of /growth /and /reproduction
- /Composed /of /one /or /more /tissues
correct Answers
The
/study
/of /__________ /is /a /point /of /convergence /for /the /information /and /tools /from /all /other /natural
/resources. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Biology
Plants,
/algae,
/and
/certain
/microbes /harness /what /kind /of /energy /to /produce /their /own /nutrients /using /photosynthesis?
/(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Radiant
______________ /is /the /scientific /study /of /living /things. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Biology
Which /of /the /following /is /NOT /a /characteristic /of /life?
A) /All /organisms /take /in /energy /and /use /it /to /perform /many /types /of /work.
B)
/All
/organisms
/maintain /relatively /constant /internal /conditions /that /are /different /from /their /environment.
C) /All /populations /are /the /product /of /evolution /and /have /the /potential /to /continue /evolving.
,D)
/All
/organisms
/are
/multicellular /and /grow /by /producing /new /cells. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /D) /All /organisms
/are /multicellular /and /grow /by /producing /new /cells.
(Many /living /organisms /are /unicellular.)
All
/organisms
/consist
/of
/one
/ore
/more /_______, /which /carry /out /the /basic /activities /of /life. /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Cells
How /does /biology /compare /with /other /fields /of /science?
A) /Biology /is /a /descriptive /science /while /chemistry /and /physics /are /experimental /sciences.
B) /Only /biology /involves /the /study /of /natural /laws.
C) /Biology /provides /the /fundamental /principles /that /all /other /natural /sciences /are /based /on.
D)
/Biology
/is /a /point /of /convergence /for /the /information /and /tools /from /all /other /natural /sciences.
E)
/Only
,/biology
/relies
/on
/both
/inductive
/and
/deductive
/reasoning.
/(Ch.
/1) /-
/correct
/answers✔✔
/D)
/Biology
/is /a /point /of /convergence /for /the /information /and /tools /from /all /other /natural /sciences.
Photosynthesis
/is
/the
/process
/by
/which
/plants
/and
/algae
/use /energy /from /the /sun /to /synthesize? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Organic /molecules.
Which
/of
/the
/following
/best
/describes
/the
/complexity
, /of /living /systems? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Living /systems /are /more /complex /than /non-
living /systems.
Biology
/is
/defined /as /the /scientific /study /of /which /of /the /following? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Life.
Because
/genetic
/information
/is
/transmitted
/from
/one
/generation
/to
/the
/next
/which
/of
/the
/following
/is
/observed? /(Ch. /1) /- /correct /answers✔✔ /Offspring /tend /to /have /traits /similar /to /their /parents.
Which
/of
/the
/following
/are
/(choose /all /that /apply) /characteristics /of /all /living /things /(used /by /scientists /to /define /life)?
- /Capable /of /growth /and /reproduction
- /Composed /of /one /or /more /tissues
