UNCW Bio 201 exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Main characteristics of life - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. All life must regulate structure and
function
2. Energy and matter flow through living systems
3. Living things must sense and respond
4. Organisms must reproduce, grow, and divide
Types of Life (Domains) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Bacteria
2. Archaea
3. Eukarya
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized
nucleus, were some of the first forms of life on earth
Archaea - CORRECT ANSWER - Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that
do not contain peptidoglycan
Eukarya - CORRECT ANSWER - Domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei,
including protists, plants, fungi, and animals
Prokaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Single cell organisms with no true nucleus ex. Bacteria
or Archaea
Eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - single or multi cell with a true nucleus
Levels of organization (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. Organelles
11. Molecules
12. Atoms (Elements)
13. Subatomic Particles
Canonical pathway of protein synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA (genes) -> RNA
(transcript of DNA) -> Protein
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Make many observation and use them to make
a model
2. Hypothesis
3. Test hypothesis (experiments)
4. Analyze data
5. Use analysis to modify model
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER - Anything that
takes up space
and has mass. Made of elements
Element - CORRECT ANSWER - An
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Main characteristics of life - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. All life must regulate structure and
function
2. Energy and matter flow through living systems
3. Living things must sense and respond
4. Organisms must reproduce, grow, and divide
Types of Life (Domains) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Bacteria
2. Archaea
3. Eukarya
Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER - have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized
nucleus, were some of the first forms of life on earth
Archaea - CORRECT ANSWER - Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that
do not contain peptidoglycan
Eukarya - CORRECT ANSWER - Domain of all organisms whose cells have nuclei,
including protists, plants, fungi, and animals
Prokaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - Single cell organisms with no true nucleus ex. Bacteria
or Archaea
Eukaryotic - CORRECT ANSWER - single or multi cell with a true nucleus
Levels of organization (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. Organelles
11. Molecules
12. Atoms (Elements)
13. Subatomic Particles
Canonical pathway of protein synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - DNA (genes) -> RNA
(transcript of DNA) -> Protein
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Make many observation and use them to make
a model
2. Hypothesis
3. Test hypothesis (experiments)
4. Analyze data
5. Use analysis to modify model
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER - Anything that
takes up space
and has mass. Made of elements
Element - CORRECT ANSWER - An
