BIOLOGY 100: MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is science? -Kcorrect answer-process of investigation
-discover things about the world around us
All scientists employ scientific method - correct answer-True
Scientific Method - correct answer-1. Observation
2. Hypothesis
3. Predictions
4. Test Hypothesis
5. Conclusion
Hypothesis - correct answer-tentative explanation that's testable (can be disproven by experiment)
Predictions - correct answer-expected results if hypothesis is correct
Test Hypothesis - correct answer-conduct experiments
Conclusions - correct answer-
based on results, may eliminate hypotheses, but can't confirm with certainty
One specific component of scientific process is. .... ? - correct answer-control
Scientists conduct 2 tests. .. - correct answer-Experimental and control group
Placebo - correct answer-Experimental group differs by one factor
,After hypothesis confirmed by many experiments accept as.... - correct answer-Theory
A theory is different from a hypothesis in that it is - correct answer-scientific fact
Theory - correct answer-based on current evidence, accept as fact until better explanation arises
Theories become. .. when supported with out exception - correct answer-law
Relatively few laws in biology because of variable nature of life - correct answer-True
Biology is the study of - correct answer-life
Viruses are not living - correct answer-True
Characteristics of life - correct answer-organization
metabolism
energy utilization
reproduction
growth and development
response to environment
homeostasis
cells
evolutionary adaptation
organization - correct answer-
molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organism, population, species, community, ecosystem, bioshpere
Molecule - correct answer-atoms joined together (DNA)
, Organelle - correct answer-specialized structures in cells (nucleus, mitochandra)
Cell -Kcorrect answer-contain organelles and basic units of life
Tissue - correct answer-groups of similar cells
Organ - correct answer-groups of tissues
Organism - correct answer-entity with organ system
Population - correct answer-group organisms of same species in area
Species - correct answer-population of same type of organism
Community - correct answer-all different types of species in an area
Ecosystem - correct answer-community and physical (nonliving) features of an area
Biosphere - correct answer-land, water, atmosphere of planet
Metabolism - correct answer-chemical reactions within living being
Energy Utilization - correct answer-acquisition and use energy for life
Reproduction - correct answer-organisms reproduce own kind; life originates from life
Growth and Development - correct answer--DNA directs growth and development
-genetic code same in all organisms; DNA is DNA is DNA
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is science? -Kcorrect answer-process of investigation
-discover things about the world around us
All scientists employ scientific method - correct answer-True
Scientific Method - correct answer-1. Observation
2. Hypothesis
3. Predictions
4. Test Hypothesis
5. Conclusion
Hypothesis - correct answer-tentative explanation that's testable (can be disproven by experiment)
Predictions - correct answer-expected results if hypothesis is correct
Test Hypothesis - correct answer-conduct experiments
Conclusions - correct answer-
based on results, may eliminate hypotheses, but can't confirm with certainty
One specific component of scientific process is. .... ? - correct answer-control
Scientists conduct 2 tests. .. - correct answer-Experimental and control group
Placebo - correct answer-Experimental group differs by one factor
,After hypothesis confirmed by many experiments accept as.... - correct answer-Theory
A theory is different from a hypothesis in that it is - correct answer-scientific fact
Theory - correct answer-based on current evidence, accept as fact until better explanation arises
Theories become. .. when supported with out exception - correct answer-law
Relatively few laws in biology because of variable nature of life - correct answer-True
Biology is the study of - correct answer-life
Viruses are not living - correct answer-True
Characteristics of life - correct answer-organization
metabolism
energy utilization
reproduction
growth and development
response to environment
homeostasis
cells
evolutionary adaptation
organization - correct answer-
molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organism, population, species, community, ecosystem, bioshpere
Molecule - correct answer-atoms joined together (DNA)
, Organelle - correct answer-specialized structures in cells (nucleus, mitochandra)
Cell -Kcorrect answer-contain organelles and basic units of life
Tissue - correct answer-groups of similar cells
Organ - correct answer-groups of tissues
Organism - correct answer-entity with organ system
Population - correct answer-group organisms of same species in area
Species - correct answer-population of same type of organism
Community - correct answer-all different types of species in an area
Ecosystem - correct answer-community and physical (nonliving) features of an area
Biosphere - correct answer-land, water, atmosphere of planet
Metabolism - correct answer-chemical reactions within living being
Energy Utilization - correct answer-acquisition and use energy for life
Reproduction - correct answer-organisms reproduce own kind; life originates from life
Growth and Development - correct answer--DNA directs growth and development
-genetic code same in all organisms; DNA is DNA is DNA
