BIO 100 Living World UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What advantage do multicellular organisms have over single-celled organisms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cells can be specialized to perform specific functions in multicellular
organisms.
Cells can be sacrificed for the good of the organisms as a whole.
Which of the following is an example of a response to a stimulus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A flower closing its petals because of a sudden drop in air temperatures.
Reduced leaves on cacti allow for them to live in the desert. This is an example of what
characteristic of life? - CORRECT ANSWER - Adaptation
Which property of life is best illustrated by the ability of humans to maintain an internal body
temperature of approximately 98.6°F? - CORRECT ANSWER - Homeostasis
Offspring grow up to exhibit many of the same characteristics as their parents because of the
_______ they receive from their parents during reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER -
DNA & Genes
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living" is the
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER - cell
Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER -B
a. Tissues exist within organs which exist within organ systems.
B. Communities exist within populations which exist within ecosystems.
c. Organelles exist within cells which exist within tissues.
d. Communities exist within ecosystems which exist in the biosphere.
, Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the
most complex to the least complex level? - CORRECT ANSWER - Biosphere, ecosystem,
community, population, organism
The great diversity of life on Earth is the result of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
evolution
Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
A. Organisms placed in the same genus are least closely related.
b. The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
c. Moving from species to kingdom, more different species are included in each higher category.
d. Species that are in the same genus share very specific characteristics.
e. Taxonomists are biologists who classify organisms.
A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - hypothesis
A thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for observations or phenomena is called
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER - scientific theory
Faith is not science because it cannot be ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER -E
a. tested
b. measured
c. disproved
d. observed
E. All of the above
Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and snakes are vertebrates,
then snakes have backbones." This statement is an example of _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - deductive reasoning
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What advantage do multicellular organisms have over single-celled organisms? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Cells can be specialized to perform specific functions in multicellular
organisms.
Cells can be sacrificed for the good of the organisms as a whole.
Which of the following is an example of a response to a stimulus? - CORRECT
ANSWER - A flower closing its petals because of a sudden drop in air temperatures.
Reduced leaves on cacti allow for them to live in the desert. This is an example of what
characteristic of life? - CORRECT ANSWER - Adaptation
Which property of life is best illustrated by the ability of humans to maintain an internal body
temperature of approximately 98.6°F? - CORRECT ANSWER - Homeostasis
Offspring grow up to exhibit many of the same characteristics as their parents because of the
_______ they receive from their parents during reproduction - CORRECT ANSWER -
DNA & Genes
The smallest unit of biological structure that meets the functional requirements of "living" is the
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER - cell
Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER -B
a. Tissues exist within organs which exist within organ systems.
B. Communities exist within populations which exist within ecosystems.
c. Organelles exist within cells which exist within tissues.
d. Communities exist within ecosystems which exist in the biosphere.
, Which of the following sequences represents the hierarchy of biological organization from the
most complex to the least complex level? - CORRECT ANSWER - Biosphere, ecosystem,
community, population, organism
The great diversity of life on Earth is the result of ________. - CORRECT ANSWER -
evolution
Which of the following statements is false? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
A. Organisms placed in the same genus are least closely related.
b. The scientific name for humans is Homo sapiens.
c. Moving from species to kingdom, more different species are included in each higher category.
d. Species that are in the same genus share very specific characteristics.
e. Taxonomists are biologists who classify organisms.
A suggested and testable explanation for an event is called a _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - hypothesis
A thoroughly tested and confirmed explanation for observations or phenomena is called
_______. - CORRECT ANSWER - scientific theory
Faith is not science because it cannot be ___________. - CORRECT ANSWER -E
a. tested
b. measured
c. disproved
d. observed
E. All of the above
Consider the following statement: "If all vertebrates have backbones, and snakes are vertebrates,
then snakes have backbones." This statement is an example of _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER - deductive reasoning
