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BIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL
EXAM 2025-2026
2025/2026
Verified Questions and Answers
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, Biology study of life
Cells What makes something alive?
Shape and function of cells change throughout life
Growth and Development
Sexual- two organisms needed to create a new organism
Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction one organism needed to create a new organism
Energy is the ability to do work
Evolution Change over time in response to the environment
Organisms that are more successful will pass on their genes
to their offspring, unsuccessful organisms will not
Natural Selection
Reaction to Stimulus Organism senses something and reacts
State the problem, Collect Background Info, Invent
Hypothesis; if...then, Experiment; materials and procedure,
Note Data; data table and graph, Conclusion; hypothesis
Scientific Method correct? Any problems? Any further studies? Educate
others
a statement about something you see happen in the world
Observation
a proposed explanation to your question that can be
investigated, that is: Testable and Able to be Disproved
Hypothesis
Experiment controlled scientific study of specific variables
the variable that you control and that you change during an
Independent Variable experiment
the variable that can change if the independent variable is
changed (dependent on the independent variable)
Dependent Variable
Results data and the graphing, statistics, ect, on that data
BIOLOGY STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL
EXAM 2025-2026
2025/2026
Verified Questions and Answers
A+ Grades Guarantee
, Biology study of life
Cells What makes something alive?
Shape and function of cells change throughout life
Growth and Development
Sexual- two organisms needed to create a new organism
Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction one organism needed to create a new organism
Energy is the ability to do work
Evolution Change over time in response to the environment
Organisms that are more successful will pass on their genes
to their offspring, unsuccessful organisms will not
Natural Selection
Reaction to Stimulus Organism senses something and reacts
State the problem, Collect Background Info, Invent
Hypothesis; if...then, Experiment; materials and procedure,
Note Data; data table and graph, Conclusion; hypothesis
Scientific Method correct? Any problems? Any further studies? Educate
others
a statement about something you see happen in the world
Observation
a proposed explanation to your question that can be
investigated, that is: Testable and Able to be Disproved
Hypothesis
Experiment controlled scientific study of specific variables
the variable that you control and that you change during an
Independent Variable experiment
the variable that can change if the independent variable is
changed (dependent on the independent variable)
Dependent Variable
Results data and the graphing, statistics, ect, on that data
