BIO 101 Exam 1 NVCC 061N exam questions
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Biological organization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔atom, molecule,
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organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population,
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community, ecosystem, biosphere
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Prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a small unicellular organism
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that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles; bacteria
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and archaea
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Eukaryote - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a cell (or often multiple cells)
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with a nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles that have
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specified functions |\
What creates unity in the diversity of life? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔DNA
Unified because all organisms have DNA
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Diverse because of the differences in DNA sequence
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hierarchical organization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Domain, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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What are the three domains? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bacteria,
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Archaea, Eukarya |\
,What are the kingdoms of Eukarya? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |\ |\ |\
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔observation,
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hypothesis, experiment, data collection, data analysis,
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publication, peer review |\ |\
Flexibility of the Scientific Process - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Scientists work through the first five steps repeatedly until it
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is time to publish, when the researchers in that field build
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consensus and then work toward societal benefits, at which point
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the scientists may return to forming and testing hypotheses
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control group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In an experiment, the
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group that is not exposed to the treatment; serves as a
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comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
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standard variable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔held constant for all
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subjects in an experiment |\ |\ |\
scientific theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a well-tested concept
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that explains a wide range of observations
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7 common properties of life - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔order
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(functional purpose for structures), reproduction, growth and
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development, energy processing, regulation, response to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environment, evolutionary adaptation |\ |\
, What characteristic of life is unique to life? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Growth and development |\ |\
bulk elements of the human body - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen; 96% of human body |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mass
Major elements of the human body - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
magnesium; required for critical processes |\ |\ |\ |\
trace elements - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔required by an organism
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in only minute quantities; boron, chromium, cobalt, copper,
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fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium,
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silicone, tin, vanadium, zinc |\ |\ |\
unit to measure atoms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔daltons; 1
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Dalton= 1 proton/ neutron |\ |\ |\
atomic mass - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The average mass of all
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the isotopes of an element
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radioactive element - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔element whose |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nucleus breaks down and emits particles and energy
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what do we use radioactivity for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔carbon dating, metabolic tracing |\ |\ |\
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with answers |\
Biological organization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔atom, molecule,
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organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population,
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community, ecosystem, biosphere
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Prokaryote - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a small unicellular organism
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that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles; bacteria
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and archaea
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Eukaryote - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a cell (or often multiple cells)
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with a nucleus and membrane-enclosed organelles that have
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specified functions |\
What creates unity in the diversity of life? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔DNA
Unified because all organisms have DNA
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Diverse because of the differences in DNA sequence
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hierarchical organization - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Domain, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
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What are the three domains? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Bacteria,
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Archaea, Eukarya |\
,What are the kingdoms of Eukarya? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia |\ |\ |\
Scientific Method - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔observation,
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hypothesis, experiment, data collection, data analysis,
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publication, peer review |\ |\
Flexibility of the Scientific Process - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Scientists work through the first five steps repeatedly until it
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is time to publish, when the researchers in that field build
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
consensus and then work toward societal benefits, at which point
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the scientists may return to forming and testing hypotheses
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control group - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔In an experiment, the
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group that is not exposed to the treatment; serves as a
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comparison for evaluating the effect of the treatment.
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standard variable - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔held constant for all
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subjects in an experiment |\ |\ |\
scientific theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a well-tested concept
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that explains a wide range of observations
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
7 common properties of life - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔order
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(functional purpose for structures), reproduction, growth and
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development, energy processing, regulation, response to the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environment, evolutionary adaptation |\ |\
, What characteristic of life is unique to life? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Growth and development |\ |\
bulk elements of the human body - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Oxygen, Hydrogen, Carbon, Nitrogen; 96% of human body |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
mass
Major elements of the human body - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
magnesium; required for critical processes |\ |\ |\ |\
trace elements - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔required by an organism
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in only minute quantities; boron, chromium, cobalt, copper,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
fluorine, iodine, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
silicone, tin, vanadium, zinc |\ |\ |\
unit to measure atoms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔daltons; 1
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Dalton= 1 proton/ neutron |\ |\ |\
atomic mass - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The average mass of all
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the isotopes of an element
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radioactive element - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔element whose |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
nucleus breaks down and emits particles and energy
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what do we use radioactivity for? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔carbon dating, metabolic tracing |\ |\ |\
