BIO 110 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | COMPLETE INTRODUCTORY
BIOLOGY QUIZ 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a... - ANS ✔✔population
Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example, plant
chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into... - ANS ✔✔the potential energy of chemical bonds.
The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is... - ANS ✔✔light energy
To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular structure of DNA.
This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of biology? - ANS ✔✔reductionism
When the body's blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin and, as a result, the blood
glucose level declines. When the blood glucose level is low, the pancreas decreases glucagon and then
the blood glucose level rises. Such regulation of the blood glucose level is the result of: - ANS
✔✔Negative feedback
What branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms? - ANS ✔✔taxonomy
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?
A. Membrane bound nucleus
B. Cell wall of cellulose
C. Ribosomes
D. Flagella or cilia w microtubules
E. Linear chromosomes made of DNA and Proteins - ANS ✔✔ribosomes
Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains? - ANS
✔✔Bacteria and Archaea
Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?
A. Reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
B. An organism that dies after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring that survive to reproduce
C. Male mates w 20 females- one offspring - ANS ✔✔an organism that dies after five days of life but
leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce
Through time, the lineage that led to modern whales shows a change from four-limbed land animals to
aquatic animals with two limbs that function as flippers. This change is best explained by:
A. Natural philosophy
B. Creationism
C. The hierarchy of the biological organization of life
D. Natural selection
E. Feedback inhibition - ANS ✔✔natural selection
What is the major difference between a kingdom and a domain?
BIOLOGY QUIZ 1 STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a... - ANS ✔✔population
Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example, plant
chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into... - ANS ✔✔the potential energy of chemical bonds.
The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is... - ANS ✔✔light energy
To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular structure of DNA.
This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of biology? - ANS ✔✔reductionism
When the body's blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin and, as a result, the blood
glucose level declines. When the blood glucose level is low, the pancreas decreases glucagon and then
the blood glucose level rises. Such regulation of the blood glucose level is the result of: - ANS
✔✔Negative feedback
What branch of biology is concerned with the naming and classifying of organisms? - ANS ✔✔taxonomy
Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?
A. Membrane bound nucleus
B. Cell wall of cellulose
C. Ribosomes
D. Flagella or cilia w microtubules
E. Linear chromosomes made of DNA and Proteins - ANS ✔✔ribosomes
Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains? - ANS
✔✔Bacteria and Archaea
Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?
A. Reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
B. An organism that dies after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring that survive to reproduce
C. Male mates w 20 females- one offspring - ANS ✔✔an organism that dies after five days of life but
leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce
Through time, the lineage that led to modern whales shows a change from four-limbed land animals to
aquatic animals with two limbs that function as flippers. This change is best explained by:
A. Natural philosophy
B. Creationism
C. The hierarchy of the biological organization of life
D. Natural selection
E. Feedback inhibition - ANS ✔✔natural selection
What is the major difference between a kingdom and a domain?
