Dr. Nelson Bio 100 Final Review UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Provo River Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - The purpose of the Provo river
experiment was to help us to know what is important in order to do an experiment
EO Wilson - CORRECT ANSWER - would not put his hand in a nest of bullet ants (they
can sting)
P53 - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulatory gene crucial in cancer research
Dr. Nelson on flies - CORRECT ANSWER - To me, gratitude is to say: flies are
voluptuous! For they are wealth beauty and honor!
Frass - CORRECT ANSWER - doo doo
J-curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Exponential growth without limiting factors (humanity
is in this growth rn)
S-curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Growth slowing at carrying capacity
Bio-indicator Score - CORRECT ANSWER - River health indicator; lower score is better
Chimborazo - CORRECT ANSWER - Mountain where Humboldt studied biomes
(remember the banding patterns)
, Frame of Reference - CORRECT ANSWER - Multiple ways to determine something.
There are multiple highest mountains depending on how you look at it: Everest, Mauna Kea,
Chimborazo
Alfred Russel Wallace - CORRECT ANSWER - "Rich without wealth, happy without
gold."
Complementary Pairs - CORRECT ANSWER - Yin vs Yang; Male and Female
These pairs complete each other. Different from opposite pairs
Opposite Pair - CORRECT ANSWER - Hot vs Cold
different from complementary pair
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - Breaking down complex concepts into simpler
principles
Synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrating diverse elements into a unified whole
Why study Biology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Facts, methods, concepts, relevance,
creation
EO Wilson after the storm - CORRECT ANSWER - How much force does it take to break
the crucible of evolution
First Rule of Science - CORRECT ANSWER - if a big idea comes, then all scientists try to
tear it down
Second Rule of Science - CORRECT ANSWER - New ideas face challenges but adapt
(Mother Earth adapts)
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Provo River Experiment - CORRECT ANSWER - The purpose of the Provo river
experiment was to help us to know what is important in order to do an experiment
EO Wilson - CORRECT ANSWER - would not put his hand in a nest of bullet ants (they
can sting)
P53 - CORRECT ANSWER - Regulatory gene crucial in cancer research
Dr. Nelson on flies - CORRECT ANSWER - To me, gratitude is to say: flies are
voluptuous! For they are wealth beauty and honor!
Frass - CORRECT ANSWER - doo doo
J-curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Exponential growth without limiting factors (humanity
is in this growth rn)
S-curve - CORRECT ANSWER - Growth slowing at carrying capacity
Bio-indicator Score - CORRECT ANSWER - River health indicator; lower score is better
Chimborazo - CORRECT ANSWER - Mountain where Humboldt studied biomes
(remember the banding patterns)
, Frame of Reference - CORRECT ANSWER - Multiple ways to determine something.
There are multiple highest mountains depending on how you look at it: Everest, Mauna Kea,
Chimborazo
Alfred Russel Wallace - CORRECT ANSWER - "Rich without wealth, happy without
gold."
Complementary Pairs - CORRECT ANSWER - Yin vs Yang; Male and Female
These pairs complete each other. Different from opposite pairs
Opposite Pair - CORRECT ANSWER - Hot vs Cold
different from complementary pair
Reductionism - CORRECT ANSWER - Breaking down complex concepts into simpler
principles
Synthesis - CORRECT ANSWER - Integrating diverse elements into a unified whole
Why study Biology? - CORRECT ANSWER - Facts, methods, concepts, relevance,
creation
EO Wilson after the storm - CORRECT ANSWER - How much force does it take to break
the crucible of evolution
First Rule of Science - CORRECT ANSWER - if a big idea comes, then all scientists try to
tear it down
Second Rule of Science - CORRECT ANSWER - New ideas face challenges but adapt
(Mother Earth adapts)
