BIO 102 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026-2027
Science - ANSWERSCollection of facts and a process for understanding the world
Pseudoscience - ANSWERSIndividuals make scientific-sounding claims that are not
supported by trustworthy,methodical scientific studies
Biology - ANSWERSScientific study of life
What can science NOT answer - ANSWERSThe existence of God, understanding of
beauty
Hypothesis - ANSWERSProposed explanation for observed phenomena
Theory - ANSWERSHypothesis for natural phenomena that is exceptionally well
supported by data
Control - ANSWERSThe attempt to minimize any differences between a control group
and an experimental group other than the independent variable
Double blind study - ANSWERSNeither the experimental subjects nor the experimenter
knows which treatment the subject is receiving
Atom - ANSWERSSmallest unit of matter, contains nucleus and negatively charged
electrons
Molecule - ANSWERSProduct of atom bonding, groups of atoms held together by
bonds, bonds are broken, releasing the energy that was used to create them
Hydrogen bonding - ANSWERSBonding among water molecules that gives water
several important properties
Properties of water - ANSWERSCohesion, large heat capacity, low density as a solid
and a good solvent
Carbs - ANSWERSMacro-molecules that function as fuel
Sugars - ANSWERSMost efficient source f energy storage and insulation, type of lipid
Monosaccharides - ANSWERSSimplest carbohydrates, 3-7 carbon atoms
Fats - ANSWERSLong term energy storage and insulation, type of lipid
, Proteins - ANSWERSChief building blocks of all life.
Proteins make up.. - ANSWERSSkin, feathers, horns, bones, muscles
Protein do.. - ANSWERSControl levels of sugar and other chemicals in your
bloodstream
Stop you from bleeding to death
Carry oxygen from place in your body to another
Enzymes - ANSWERSType of protein that initiate and assist all chemical reactions that
occur
Nucleic acids - ANSWERSStore information on how to build and run the body, made of
nucleotides
DNA and RNA play central roles in - ANSWERSDirecting the production of proteins
Why do we crave fats/sugars - ANSWERSMore energy in smaller amounts
Eukaryotic cells - ANSWERSNucleus, showed up 1.5 billion years after prokaryotes,
every organism that we see is a eukaryote, organelles
Protista - ANSWERSGroup of eukaryotes that are single celled and only visible with a
microscope
Prokaryotes - ANSWERSSingle celled, invisible to the naked eye, no nucleus or
organelles, plasma membrane
Plants, fungi, and animals are all - ANSWERSEukaryotes
Bacteria and archaea are - ANSWERSProkaryotes
Cytoplasm - ANSWERSJelly like fluid that fills the inside of a cell
Ribosomes - ANSWERSGranular bodies where proteins are made, scattered through
out the cytoplasm
Flagellum - ANSWERSlong, thin, whip like projections that rotates like a propeller and
moves the cell through the medium in which it lives, prokaryotes
Bacteria: Domain - ANSWERSMembers of this domain are unicellular and prokaryotic,
do not cause disease they produce antibiotics and food, our bodies are covered with
bacteria
Eukarya: Domain - ANSWERSEukaryotic cells, membranes, no peptidoglycan
AND ANSWERS 2026-2027
Science - ANSWERSCollection of facts and a process for understanding the world
Pseudoscience - ANSWERSIndividuals make scientific-sounding claims that are not
supported by trustworthy,methodical scientific studies
Biology - ANSWERSScientific study of life
What can science NOT answer - ANSWERSThe existence of God, understanding of
beauty
Hypothesis - ANSWERSProposed explanation for observed phenomena
Theory - ANSWERSHypothesis for natural phenomena that is exceptionally well
supported by data
Control - ANSWERSThe attempt to minimize any differences between a control group
and an experimental group other than the independent variable
Double blind study - ANSWERSNeither the experimental subjects nor the experimenter
knows which treatment the subject is receiving
Atom - ANSWERSSmallest unit of matter, contains nucleus and negatively charged
electrons
Molecule - ANSWERSProduct of atom bonding, groups of atoms held together by
bonds, bonds are broken, releasing the energy that was used to create them
Hydrogen bonding - ANSWERSBonding among water molecules that gives water
several important properties
Properties of water - ANSWERSCohesion, large heat capacity, low density as a solid
and a good solvent
Carbs - ANSWERSMacro-molecules that function as fuel
Sugars - ANSWERSMost efficient source f energy storage and insulation, type of lipid
Monosaccharides - ANSWERSSimplest carbohydrates, 3-7 carbon atoms
Fats - ANSWERSLong term energy storage and insulation, type of lipid
, Proteins - ANSWERSChief building blocks of all life.
Proteins make up.. - ANSWERSSkin, feathers, horns, bones, muscles
Protein do.. - ANSWERSControl levels of sugar and other chemicals in your
bloodstream
Stop you from bleeding to death
Carry oxygen from place in your body to another
Enzymes - ANSWERSType of protein that initiate and assist all chemical reactions that
occur
Nucleic acids - ANSWERSStore information on how to build and run the body, made of
nucleotides
DNA and RNA play central roles in - ANSWERSDirecting the production of proteins
Why do we crave fats/sugars - ANSWERSMore energy in smaller amounts
Eukaryotic cells - ANSWERSNucleus, showed up 1.5 billion years after prokaryotes,
every organism that we see is a eukaryote, organelles
Protista - ANSWERSGroup of eukaryotes that are single celled and only visible with a
microscope
Prokaryotes - ANSWERSSingle celled, invisible to the naked eye, no nucleus or
organelles, plasma membrane
Plants, fungi, and animals are all - ANSWERSEukaryotes
Bacteria and archaea are - ANSWERSProkaryotes
Cytoplasm - ANSWERSJelly like fluid that fills the inside of a cell
Ribosomes - ANSWERSGranular bodies where proteins are made, scattered through
out the cytoplasm
Flagellum - ANSWERSlong, thin, whip like projections that rotates like a propeller and
moves the cell through the medium in which it lives, prokaryotes
Bacteria: Domain - ANSWERSMembers of this domain are unicellular and prokaryotic,
do not cause disease they produce antibiotics and food, our bodies are covered with
bacteria
Eukarya: Domain - ANSWERSEukaryotic cells, membranes, no peptidoglycan
