Bio 1201 Exam 1 questions with verified
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Science is a ______ process. - correct answer ✔✔Circular
What do scientists do? - correct answer ✔✔Make observations, attempt to
discern patterns, and assume that the future is like the past.
Scientific Method - correct answer ✔✔Observation-->Generalization or Model--
>Predictions or hypothesis-->Test-->
Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔Explanation or prediction that has not been
tested.
Theory - correct answer ✔✔Hypothesis that is tested many times and is always
supported.
Law - correct answer ✔✔Theory that continues to be tested and gain support.
What scales are biologists interested in? (Scale of Nature) - correct answer
✔✔Atomic 10^-8 meters
Community/Ecosystem 10^6 meters
Approaches to Biology - correct answer ✔✔Reductionist approach
Wholist approach
, Reductionist Approach - correct answer ✔✔Take concept apart and study the
parts individually
Wholist approach - correct answer ✔✔study the entire structure/organism
Why is atomic structure biologically important? - correct answer ✔✔Organisms
are composed largely of 11 basic elements.
Atom - correct answer ✔✔Smallest unit of matter separable by normal chemical
means.
The smallest unit of matter that retains all of the properties of that element.
Subatomic Particles - correct answer ✔✔Proton
Neutron
Electron
Proton - correct answer ✔✔Mass: 1 dalton
Charge: +1
Neutron - correct answer ✔✔Mass: 1 dalton
Charge: 0
Electron - correct answer ✔✔Mass: ~0 daltons
Charge: -1
solutions rated A+ passed
Science is a ______ process. - correct answer ✔✔Circular
What do scientists do? - correct answer ✔✔Make observations, attempt to
discern patterns, and assume that the future is like the past.
Scientific Method - correct answer ✔✔Observation-->Generalization or Model--
>Predictions or hypothesis-->Test-->
Hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔Explanation or prediction that has not been
tested.
Theory - correct answer ✔✔Hypothesis that is tested many times and is always
supported.
Law - correct answer ✔✔Theory that continues to be tested and gain support.
What scales are biologists interested in? (Scale of Nature) - correct answer
✔✔Atomic 10^-8 meters
Community/Ecosystem 10^6 meters
Approaches to Biology - correct answer ✔✔Reductionist approach
Wholist approach
, Reductionist Approach - correct answer ✔✔Take concept apart and study the
parts individually
Wholist approach - correct answer ✔✔study the entire structure/organism
Why is atomic structure biologically important? - correct answer ✔✔Organisms
are composed largely of 11 basic elements.
Atom - correct answer ✔✔Smallest unit of matter separable by normal chemical
means.
The smallest unit of matter that retains all of the properties of that element.
Subatomic Particles - correct answer ✔✔Proton
Neutron
Electron
Proton - correct answer ✔✔Mass: 1 dalton
Charge: +1
Neutron - correct answer ✔✔Mass: 1 dalton
Charge: 0
Electron - correct answer ✔✔Mass: ~0 daltons
Charge: -1
