Biology 100 UNLV (Dr. Jef Jaeger) Exam 1
Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is life? - CORRECT ANSWER - there is no definitive answer
what are the 7 characteristics of a living organism? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. adaptation
and revolution
2. maintaining homeostasis
3.responds to the environment
4. the use of raw energy and material
5. grows and reproduce
6. composed of cells
7. contains nucleic acids, proteins, cards, and lipids
all cells come from where? - CORRECT ANSWER - preexisting cells
define cells - CORRECT ANSWER - smallest unit of life
define atoms - CORRECT ANSWER - a unit of matter that cannot be Broken down
further
define molecules - CORRECT ANSWER - the smallest fundamental unit of chemical
compounds
define unicellular - CORRECT ANSWER - single cell
define multicellular - CORRECT ANSWER - trillions of cells
,define metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - all chemical reactions that occur within the
cells of living things
Define homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintaining a stable internal environment
Define natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that inherit helpful traits to
reproduce more successfully organisms
define adaptive traits - CORRECT ANSWER - traits that help organisms survive and
reproduce in its natural environment
Linnaean taxonomic system - CORRECT ANSWER - From biggest to smallest: Domain,
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
the analogy for Linnaean - CORRECT ANSWER - Do
Kings
Play
Chess
On
Fine
Gold
Sand
the 3 domains in Linnaean Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacteria
Archaea
Eukaryota
Why are viruses not alive? - CORRECT ANSWER - no organelles
, cannot make proteins
cannot reproduce on their own
What is the size of a virus? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/100 the size of a bacterial cell
what is the domain of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eukarya
what is the kingdom of a brown bear - CORRECT ANSWER - anamalia
what is the phylum of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - chordata
what is the class of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - mammalia
what is the order of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - carnivora
what is the family of the brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ursidae
What is the genus of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ursus
What is the species of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - artos
what is the scientific name of the brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ursus arctos
what is the domain of a human? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eukarya
what is the kingdom of a human? - CORRECT ANSWER - Animalia
Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is life? - CORRECT ANSWER - there is no definitive answer
what are the 7 characteristics of a living organism? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. adaptation
and revolution
2. maintaining homeostasis
3.responds to the environment
4. the use of raw energy and material
5. grows and reproduce
6. composed of cells
7. contains nucleic acids, proteins, cards, and lipids
all cells come from where? - CORRECT ANSWER - preexisting cells
define cells - CORRECT ANSWER - smallest unit of life
define atoms - CORRECT ANSWER - a unit of matter that cannot be Broken down
further
define molecules - CORRECT ANSWER - the smallest fundamental unit of chemical
compounds
define unicellular - CORRECT ANSWER - single cell
define multicellular - CORRECT ANSWER - trillions of cells
,define metabolism - CORRECT ANSWER - all chemical reactions that occur within the
cells of living things
Define homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER - Maintaining a stable internal environment
Define natural selection - CORRECT ANSWER - organisms that inherit helpful traits to
reproduce more successfully organisms
define adaptive traits - CORRECT ANSWER - traits that help organisms survive and
reproduce in its natural environment
Linnaean taxonomic system - CORRECT ANSWER - From biggest to smallest: Domain,
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species.
the analogy for Linnaean - CORRECT ANSWER - Do
Kings
Play
Chess
On
Fine
Gold
Sand
the 3 domains in Linnaean Taxonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Bacteria
Archaea
Eukaryota
Why are viruses not alive? - CORRECT ANSWER - no organelles
, cannot make proteins
cannot reproduce on their own
What is the size of a virus? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1/100 the size of a bacterial cell
what is the domain of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eukarya
what is the kingdom of a brown bear - CORRECT ANSWER - anamalia
what is the phylum of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - chordata
what is the class of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - mammalia
what is the order of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - carnivora
what is the family of the brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ursidae
What is the genus of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ursus
What is the species of a brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - artos
what is the scientific name of the brown bear? - CORRECT ANSWER - Ursus arctos
what is the domain of a human? - CORRECT ANSWER - Eukarya
what is the kingdom of a human? - CORRECT ANSWER - Animalia
