Exam 1 Study Guide - Biology for
Science Majors I BIOL 1406 questions
and answers
Define Biology - correct answer ✔✔ the study of living things
Define a hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔ A hypothesis is a possible explanation for an
observation
How do you determine if a hypothesis is valid? - correct answer ✔✔ Hypothesis must be
rejected if the experiment produces results inconsistent with the predictions.
The more experimentally supported predictions a hypothesis makes, the more valid the
hypothesis
How can you recognize a hypothesis? - correct answer ✔✔ Hypotheses should make predictions
Identify the five fundamental properties of life - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Cellular organization
2. Energy utilization
3. Homeostasis
4. Growth, development, & reproduction
5. Heredity
Describe the properties of life: Cellular organization - correct answer ✔✔ All living things are
composed of one or more cells Cells carry out the basic activities of living
, Describe the properties of life: Energy utilization - correct answer ✔✔ All living things use
energy.
Moving, growing, and thinking require energy.
What property of life is this an example of:
Captured from sunlight by plants and algae through photosynthesis. - correct answer ✔✔
Energy utilization
Describe the properties of life: Homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔ All living things maintain
relatively constant internal conditions
Describe the properties of life: Growth, development, & reproduction (Bacteria vs Multicellular
organisms) - correct answer ✔✔ Bacteria increase in size and simply split in two
Complex multicellular organisms grow by increasing the number of cells and develop by
producing different kinds of cells
Describe the properties of life: Heredity - correct answer ✔✔ DNA transmits the characteristics
of an organism from parent to offspring
If you are given an example, can you identify why the example is not considered alive? - correct
answer ✔✔ 1. Viruses - they do not have a cellular structure, nor can they reproduce without a
host. Similarly, it's not clear that they maintain homeostasis, and they don't carry out their own
metabolism.
2. Computer
3. Clouds
4. Soap
Science Majors I BIOL 1406 questions
and answers
Define Biology - correct answer ✔✔ the study of living things
Define a hypothesis - correct answer ✔✔ A hypothesis is a possible explanation for an
observation
How do you determine if a hypothesis is valid? - correct answer ✔✔ Hypothesis must be
rejected if the experiment produces results inconsistent with the predictions.
The more experimentally supported predictions a hypothesis makes, the more valid the
hypothesis
How can you recognize a hypothesis? - correct answer ✔✔ Hypotheses should make predictions
Identify the five fundamental properties of life - correct answer ✔✔ 1. Cellular organization
2. Energy utilization
3. Homeostasis
4. Growth, development, & reproduction
5. Heredity
Describe the properties of life: Cellular organization - correct answer ✔✔ All living things are
composed of one or more cells Cells carry out the basic activities of living
, Describe the properties of life: Energy utilization - correct answer ✔✔ All living things use
energy.
Moving, growing, and thinking require energy.
What property of life is this an example of:
Captured from sunlight by plants and algae through photosynthesis. - correct answer ✔✔
Energy utilization
Describe the properties of life: Homeostasis - correct answer ✔✔ All living things maintain
relatively constant internal conditions
Describe the properties of life: Growth, development, & reproduction (Bacteria vs Multicellular
organisms) - correct answer ✔✔ Bacteria increase in size and simply split in two
Complex multicellular organisms grow by increasing the number of cells and develop by
producing different kinds of cells
Describe the properties of life: Heredity - correct answer ✔✔ DNA transmits the characteristics
of an organism from parent to offspring
If you are given an example, can you identify why the example is not considered alive? - correct
answer ✔✔ 1. Viruses - they do not have a cellular structure, nor can they reproduce without a
host. Similarly, it's not clear that they maintain homeostasis, and they don't carry out their own
metabolism.
2. Computer
3. Clouds
4. Soap
