BIOL1111 (General Biology 1) Exam 1 Mary Sue Potts Santone
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question: Defining Life
Correct Answer: All living things are comprised of the same chemical elements and obey the same
physical and chemical laws as nonliving objects
Question: 3 Things for Life
Correct Answer: Hereditary material, raw material, energy inputs
Question: Biological Evolution
Correct Answer: Descent with modification (the process by which the characteristics of organisms change
over generations, by means of genetic variation and natural selection)
Question: Unity
Correct Answer: The theory of evolution is a unifying concept in Biology and shows how all living
organism descended from a common ancestor
Question: Diversity
Correct Answer: The the theory of evolution also explains the vast amount of diversity in living species
Question: Natural Selection
Correct Answer: The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and
produce more offspring
Question: Adaptation
Correct Answer: Any modification that makes an organism suited to its way of life
Question: Aristotle
Correct Answer: Author of Scala Naturae (scale of life) that classified organisms and non living objects
from least to most complex
Question: (Carolus) Linnaeus
Correct Answer: Author of Systema Naturae and creator of binomial nomenclature
Question: (Charles) Darwin
Correct Answer: Creator of the theory of evolution based on natural selection
Question: Taxonomy
Correct Answer: Science of identifying and classifying organisms according to evolutionary relationships
Question: Phylogeny
Correct Answer: Tree of life
Question: Scientific Name
Correct Answer: Binomial Nomenclature (Genus species), universal, Latin-based
Question: Levels of Biological Organization
, Correct Answer: Cell->Tissue->Organ->Organ
System->Organism(species)->Population->Community->Ecosystem->Biosphere
Question: Cell
Correct Answer: Most basic unit of life
Question: Materials and Energy
Correct Answer: Energy is the capacity to do work, energy flows through the biosphere in nutrient cycles
Question: Metabolism
Correct Answer: All chemical reactions in a cell
Question: Anabolism
Correct Answer: The synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones (constructive metabolism)
Question: Catabolism
Correct Answer: The breaking down of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of
energy (destructive metabolism
Question: Homeostasis
Correct Answer: Maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries
Question: Dynamic Equilibrium
Correct Answer: A state of balance between continuing processes
Question: Mitosis
Correct Answer: Cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of
chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
Question: Meiosis
Correct Answer: Cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of
chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes
Question: Stimuli
Correct Answer: Stim->receptor->control center->response(usually movement)->prompts survival
Question: Behavior
Correct Answer: Responses collectively constitute behavior and are examples of adaptations
Question: Science
Correct Answer: Obeys natural laws, explained in reference to natural law, it is tentative and falsifiable
Question: Discovery (Descriptive) Science
Correct Answer: Science that begins with observation and has conclusions based on inductive reasoning
(qualitative)
Question: Inductive Reasoning
Correct Answer: Reasoning where specific observations lead to a general principle
Question: Deductive (Scientific) Method
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
Question: Defining Life
Correct Answer: All living things are comprised of the same chemical elements and obey the same
physical and chemical laws as nonliving objects
Question: 3 Things for Life
Correct Answer: Hereditary material, raw material, energy inputs
Question: Biological Evolution
Correct Answer: Descent with modification (the process by which the characteristics of organisms change
over generations, by means of genetic variation and natural selection)
Question: Unity
Correct Answer: The theory of evolution is a unifying concept in Biology and shows how all living
organism descended from a common ancestor
Question: Diversity
Correct Answer: The the theory of evolution also explains the vast amount of diversity in living species
Question: Natural Selection
Correct Answer: The process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and
produce more offspring
Question: Adaptation
Correct Answer: Any modification that makes an organism suited to its way of life
Question: Aristotle
Correct Answer: Author of Scala Naturae (scale of life) that classified organisms and non living objects
from least to most complex
Question: (Carolus) Linnaeus
Correct Answer: Author of Systema Naturae and creator of binomial nomenclature
Question: (Charles) Darwin
Correct Answer: Creator of the theory of evolution based on natural selection
Question: Taxonomy
Correct Answer: Science of identifying and classifying organisms according to evolutionary relationships
Question: Phylogeny
Correct Answer: Tree of life
Question: Scientific Name
Correct Answer: Binomial Nomenclature (Genus species), universal, Latin-based
Question: Levels of Biological Organization
, Correct Answer: Cell->Tissue->Organ->Organ
System->Organism(species)->Population->Community->Ecosystem->Biosphere
Question: Cell
Correct Answer: Most basic unit of life
Question: Materials and Energy
Correct Answer: Energy is the capacity to do work, energy flows through the biosphere in nutrient cycles
Question: Metabolism
Correct Answer: All chemical reactions in a cell
Question: Anabolism
Correct Answer: The synthesis of more complex substances from simpler ones (constructive metabolism)
Question: Catabolism
Correct Answer: The breaking down of more complex substances into simpler ones, with the release of
energy (destructive metabolism
Question: Homeostasis
Correct Answer: Maintenance of internal conditions within certain boundaries
Question: Dynamic Equilibrium
Correct Answer: A state of balance between continuing processes
Question: Mitosis
Correct Answer: Cell division that results in two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of
chromosomes as the parent nucleus, typical of ordinary tissue growth.
Question: Meiosis
Correct Answer: Cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half the number of
chromosomes of the parent cell, as in the production of gametes
Question: Stimuli
Correct Answer: Stim->receptor->control center->response(usually movement)->prompts survival
Question: Behavior
Correct Answer: Responses collectively constitute behavior and are examples of adaptations
Question: Science
Correct Answer: Obeys natural laws, explained in reference to natural law, it is tentative and falsifiable
Question: Discovery (Descriptive) Science
Correct Answer: Science that begins with observation and has conclusions based on inductive reasoning
(qualitative)
Question: Inductive Reasoning
Correct Answer: Reasoning where specific observations lead to a general principle
Question: Deductive (Scientific) Method
