RUTGERS GENERAL BIOLOGY 115 EXAM
REVIEW 1 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ what is Neuronal Plasticity. Answer: modifications to nervous
system after birth; activity dependent; "use it or lose it"
◉ what are Synapses. Answer: junction between neurons that tell
the brain memories. When broken, the memory is "lost"
◉ What's the first step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Stimulus
◉ What's the second step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Sensory Memory
◉ What's the third step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Short-Term Memory
◉ What's the fourth step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Long-Term Memory
,◉ What process is it when you retrieve memory from the long-term
memory into the short-term?. Answer: Long-Term Potentiation
(LTP)
◉ What happens when sensory memory and short-term memory is
not encoded?. Answer: Forgotten
◉ what is Long-Term Potentiation (LTP). Answer: encoding and
reencoding memories; changes the brain (stronger
synapses/memory)
◉ what is a Neuron. Answer: Nerve cell
◉ what is Emergence. Answer: the whole is more than just the sum
of its parts (ex: H2O)
◉ what are the Levels of Biological Organization (largest to
smallest). Answer: Biosphere > Ecosystems > Communities >
Populations > Organisms > Organs & Organ Systems > Tissues >
Cells > Organelles > Molecule
◉ what does BECPO(OS)TCOM mean. Answer: an acronym for the
levels of biological organization
,◉ What's 1st the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Biosphere
◉ What's 2nd the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Ecosystems
◉ What's 3rd the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Communities
◉ What's 4th the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Populations
◉ What's the 5th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Organisms
◉ What's 6th the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Organs/Organ Systems
◉ What's 7th the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Tissues
◉ What's the 8th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Cells
, ◉ What's the 9th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Organelles
◉ What's the 10th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Molecules
◉ Hypothesis. Answer: testable explanation for observations based
on available data
◉ what is a Prediction. Answer: what you expect to see when you
test your hypothesis
◉ what is a Theory. Answer: broad explanation with significant
support
◉ what is a Law. Answer: statement of what always occurs under
certain circumstances
◉ what is The Scientific Method. Answer: Observation, Hypothesis,
Experiment, Data Collection, Conclusion, and Retest (if needed)
◉ what are Electrons (e-). Answer: a subatomic particle with a
negative charge, move rapidly, determine how element reacts
REVIEW 1 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ what is Neuronal Plasticity. Answer: modifications to nervous
system after birth; activity dependent; "use it or lose it"
◉ what are Synapses. Answer: junction between neurons that tell
the brain memories. When broken, the memory is "lost"
◉ What's the first step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Stimulus
◉ What's the second step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Sensory Memory
◉ What's the third step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Short-Term Memory
◉ What's the fourth step in the process of memory formation?.
Answer: Long-Term Memory
,◉ What process is it when you retrieve memory from the long-term
memory into the short-term?. Answer: Long-Term Potentiation
(LTP)
◉ What happens when sensory memory and short-term memory is
not encoded?. Answer: Forgotten
◉ what is Long-Term Potentiation (LTP). Answer: encoding and
reencoding memories; changes the brain (stronger
synapses/memory)
◉ what is a Neuron. Answer: Nerve cell
◉ what is Emergence. Answer: the whole is more than just the sum
of its parts (ex: H2O)
◉ what are the Levels of Biological Organization (largest to
smallest). Answer: Biosphere > Ecosystems > Communities >
Populations > Organisms > Organs & Organ Systems > Tissues >
Cells > Organelles > Molecule
◉ what does BECPO(OS)TCOM mean. Answer: an acronym for the
levels of biological organization
,◉ What's 1st the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Biosphere
◉ What's 2nd the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Ecosystems
◉ What's 3rd the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Communities
◉ What's 4th the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Populations
◉ What's the 5th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Organisms
◉ What's 6th the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Organs/Organ Systems
◉ What's 7th the level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Tissues
◉ What's the 8th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Cells
, ◉ What's the 9th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Organelles
◉ What's the 10th level of biological organization? (from largest to
smallest). Answer: Molecules
◉ Hypothesis. Answer: testable explanation for observations based
on available data
◉ what is a Prediction. Answer: what you expect to see when you
test your hypothesis
◉ what is a Theory. Answer: broad explanation with significant
support
◉ what is a Law. Answer: statement of what always occurs under
certain circumstances
◉ what is The Scientific Method. Answer: Observation, Hypothesis,
Experiment, Data Collection, Conclusion, and Retest (if needed)
◉ what are Electrons (e-). Answer: a subatomic particle with a
negative charge, move rapidly, determine how element reacts
