BSC 1005 Exam 1 Review (latest update)
questions n answers
What is biology? - correct answer ✔✔The study of life
What are the scales of biological inquiry
(Largest to smallest) - correct answer ✔✔1. Biosphere
2. Ecosystem
3. Community
4. Population
5. Organism
6. Organ system
7. Organ
8. Tissue
9. Cell
10. Organelle
11. Molecule
12. Atom
What is the biosphere? - correct answer ✔✔Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the
Earth in which life exists (including land, water, and the atmosphere)
What is an ecosystem? - correct answer ✔✔Living and nonliving components
What is a community? - correct answer ✔✔All the interacting populations in an ecosystem
,What is a population? - correct answer ✔✔Group of interacting individuals in ONE species
What is an organism? - correct answer ✔✔Individual living being
What is an organ system? - correct answer ✔✔Group of organs working together
What is an organ? - correct answer ✔✔Multiple tissues working together to perform a specific
task
What is a tissue? - correct answer ✔✔Integrated group of similar cells working together
What is a cell? - correct answer ✔✔The fundamental unit of life
What is an organelle? - correct answer ✔✔Component of the cell that performs a specific
function
What is a molecule? - correct answer ✔✔Group of atoms bonded together
What is an atom? - correct answer ✔✔The fundamental unit of life
What are the unifying themes of biological inquiry? - correct answer ✔✔1. Structure and
function
2. Energy and matter pathways
3. Information flow
4. Interconnectedness
5. Evolution
, Structure and function: - correct answer ✔✔STRUCTURE CORRELATES WITH FUNCTION!
Within biological systems, structure (shape) and function (what it does) often provide insight
into one another
Energy and matter pathways: - correct answer ✔✔Energy and matter flow through all levels of
biological organization
Energy and matter from the environment are transformed by living organisms to be used for the
process of life (Eating, breathing, etc.)
Information flow: - correct answer ✔✔Evident at ALL levels of biological organization!
Information in all genes/DNA is encoded in an identical language common to all organisms
Your genes are consistently directing the production of different proteins controlling your body
and its responses
Interconnectedness: - correct answer ✔✔Connections between and within levels of
organization from microscopic to global levels
Interactions between different systems
Both living and non-living things in an ecosystem affect each other
Evolution: - correct answer ✔✔Explains similarities of diverse species
questions n answers
What is biology? - correct answer ✔✔The study of life
What are the scales of biological inquiry
(Largest to smallest) - correct answer ✔✔1. Biosphere
2. Ecosystem
3. Community
4. Population
5. Organism
6. Organ system
7. Organ
8. Tissue
9. Cell
10. Organelle
11. Molecule
12. Atom
What is the biosphere? - correct answer ✔✔Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the
Earth in which life exists (including land, water, and the atmosphere)
What is an ecosystem? - correct answer ✔✔Living and nonliving components
What is a community? - correct answer ✔✔All the interacting populations in an ecosystem
,What is a population? - correct answer ✔✔Group of interacting individuals in ONE species
What is an organism? - correct answer ✔✔Individual living being
What is an organ system? - correct answer ✔✔Group of organs working together
What is an organ? - correct answer ✔✔Multiple tissues working together to perform a specific
task
What is a tissue? - correct answer ✔✔Integrated group of similar cells working together
What is a cell? - correct answer ✔✔The fundamental unit of life
What is an organelle? - correct answer ✔✔Component of the cell that performs a specific
function
What is a molecule? - correct answer ✔✔Group of atoms bonded together
What is an atom? - correct answer ✔✔The fundamental unit of life
What are the unifying themes of biological inquiry? - correct answer ✔✔1. Structure and
function
2. Energy and matter pathways
3. Information flow
4. Interconnectedness
5. Evolution
, Structure and function: - correct answer ✔✔STRUCTURE CORRELATES WITH FUNCTION!
Within biological systems, structure (shape) and function (what it does) often provide insight
into one another
Energy and matter pathways: - correct answer ✔✔Energy and matter flow through all levels of
biological organization
Energy and matter from the environment are transformed by living organisms to be used for the
process of life (Eating, breathing, etc.)
Information flow: - correct answer ✔✔Evident at ALL levels of biological organization!
Information in all genes/DNA is encoded in an identical language common to all organisms
Your genes are consistently directing the production of different proteins controlling your body
and its responses
Interconnectedness: - correct answer ✔✔Connections between and within levels of
organization from microscopic to global levels
Interactions between different systems
Both living and non-living things in an ecosystem affect each other
Evolution: - correct answer ✔✔Explains similarities of diverse species
