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SLCC Biology 1090 Unit 1 Exam
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Question:What is the name for the ability of living things to maintain a
relatively constant internal environment?
Ans: Homeostasis
Question: Eliminate as many alternative hypotheses as possible
Ans: Using both a treatment and a control group
Question: Eliminate the possibility of bias
Ans: "Blinding" both the researcher and the participants
Question: Assure that the sampled group represents the population as a
whole
Ans: Using groups as large as possible
Question: A well stated ___ allows a researcher to make a/an ____ which can
then be tested.
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Ans: Hypothesis/Prediction
Question: In the classification of living organisms, what level of organization
is the group called Archaea?
Ans: Domain
Question: Each of the following is a feature of all known living things EXCEPT
Ans: Genes made from proteins
Question: Celebrities Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are big proponents of
anti-vaccination claiming that it causes autism in children. Their testimonial in
news media is a classic example of ___________.
Ans: Anecdotal evidence.
Question: Which of the following could describe the contents of a prokaryotic
cell?
Ans: Plasma membrane, ribosome
Question: Rabbits, turtles, fish, humans, and whales all share certain
characteristics but also differ from each other. One of the characteristics
(among others) that all of these particular organisms share is the fact that they
all have a backbone. What level(s) of classification do all of these organisms
share?
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Ans: They all belong to the animal kingdom
They all belong to the phylum Chordata
They all belong to the domain Eukarya
Question: Which of the following is an example of a process that yields
anecdotal evidence rather than scientific evidence?
Ans: Short stories from a personal history
Question: What kind of cells are humans composed of?
Ans: Eukaryotic
Question: Which of the following macromolecules is/are best demonstrated
by all of the following descriptions?
• Can be broken down and components utilized in aerobic respiration
• Organic molecule derived primarily of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen
• Monomers are called amino acids
• The sequence of its monomers, and thus its final shape, is determined by
genes
Ans: Proteins
Question: Water is cohesive because
SLCC Biology 1090 Unit 1 Exam
Questions with Detailed Verified
Answers
Question:What is the name for the ability of living things to maintain a
relatively constant internal environment?
Ans: Homeostasis
Question: Eliminate as many alternative hypotheses as possible
Ans: Using both a treatment and a control group
Question: Eliminate the possibility of bias
Ans: "Blinding" both the researcher and the participants
Question: Assure that the sampled group represents the population as a
whole
Ans: Using groups as large as possible
Question: A well stated ___ allows a researcher to make a/an ____ which can
then be tested.
, Page | 2
Ans: Hypothesis/Prediction
Question: In the classification of living organisms, what level of organization
is the group called Archaea?
Ans: Domain
Question: Each of the following is a feature of all known living things EXCEPT
Ans: Genes made from proteins
Question: Celebrities Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey are big proponents of
anti-vaccination claiming that it causes autism in children. Their testimonial in
news media is a classic example of ___________.
Ans: Anecdotal evidence.
Question: Which of the following could describe the contents of a prokaryotic
cell?
Ans: Plasma membrane, ribosome
Question: Rabbits, turtles, fish, humans, and whales all share certain
characteristics but also differ from each other. One of the characteristics
(among others) that all of these particular organisms share is the fact that they
all have a backbone. What level(s) of classification do all of these organisms
share?
, Page | 3
Ans: They all belong to the animal kingdom
They all belong to the phylum Chordata
They all belong to the domain Eukarya
Question: Which of the following is an example of a process that yields
anecdotal evidence rather than scientific evidence?
Ans: Short stories from a personal history
Question: What kind of cells are humans composed of?
Ans: Eukaryotic
Question: Which of the following macromolecules is/are best demonstrated
by all of the following descriptions?
• Can be broken down and components utilized in aerobic respiration
• Organic molecule derived primarily of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and
nitrogen
• Monomers are called amino acids
• The sequence of its monomers, and thus its final shape, is determined by
genes
Ans: Proteins
Question: Water is cohesive because
