Biology 103 FINAL EXAM
(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization
(2) energy use and production, metabolism
(3) balance, homeostasis
(4) irritability, adaptation (evolution)
(5) reproduction, growth, development
What are the key characteristics of living things?
metabolism
The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in the body is called _____.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet
Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!)
genus and specific epithet
What two parts make up a scientific name?
The process that scientists use to evaluate ideas and information.
What is the scientific method?
Observation, Information, Hypothesis, Repeated experimentation, conclusion, retest conclusions
What are the parts of the scientific method?
The scientific naming and classifying of organisms
What is taxonomy?
Binomial Nomenclature
What is the proper term for a scientific name?
Carl Linnaeus
Who developed binomial nomenclature?
scientific theory
A _____ _____ is a hypothesis that has withstood the test of time and much experimentation
,control group
In experiments, a _____ _____ is a group that is the same as an experimental group except for one
variable; used as a standard of comparison
basic unit of matter
What is an atom?
Protons (nucleus), Neutrons (nucleus), Electrons (electron shells).
What are the 3 subatomic particles in an atom and where are they found?
positive
What is the charge of a proton?
neutral
What is the charge of a neutron?
negative
What is the charge of an electron?
It is the atomic number
What is the importance of the proton number in an atom?
Electrons in the outermost shell, they determine the number of bonds that an atom will form
What are valence electrons and what do they determine?
Isotopes
_____ are atoms of the same element which have different atomic weights because they have different
numbers of neutrons
Adhesion
_____ is the clinging of one substance to another. This makes water a particularly good solvent.
III and IV
I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cysosine: From the list of nitrogenous bases above, which are
pyrimidines?
element
, A(n) _____ is a substance made of only one kind of atom, and can't be broken down to other
substances by chemical reactions
Starch
_____ is the energy-storing polysaccharide of plants.
lipids
Fats, oils, and waxes are all _____.
Electrons
_____ are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.
covalent
A(n) _____ bond involves the equal sharing of valence electrons.
unpaired electrons in its outermost electron shell
An atom can form as many bonds as there are...?
Protons, neutrons
_____ bear a positive electrical charge, while _____ have no electrical charge.
electronegativity
The ability of an atom to attract electrons from another atom is called _____.
polypeptide
A long chain of many amino acids is called a _____.
protons, neutrons
The nucleus of an atom contains _____ and _____.
dehydration synthesis, disaccharide
When 2 molecules of glucose are joined by _____, one molecule of water is removed and a _____ is
formed.
I and II
I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cytosine: From the list of nitrogenous bases above, which are
the purines?
(1) Orderliness, complexity, organization
(2) energy use and production, metabolism
(3) balance, homeostasis
(4) irritability, adaptation (evolution)
(5) reproduction, growth, development
What are the key characteristics of living things?
metabolism
The sum of all the chemical reactions that take place in the body is called _____.
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific Epithet
Taxonomic Heirarchy (IN ORDER!)
genus and specific epithet
What two parts make up a scientific name?
The process that scientists use to evaluate ideas and information.
What is the scientific method?
Observation, Information, Hypothesis, Repeated experimentation, conclusion, retest conclusions
What are the parts of the scientific method?
The scientific naming and classifying of organisms
What is taxonomy?
Binomial Nomenclature
What is the proper term for a scientific name?
Carl Linnaeus
Who developed binomial nomenclature?
scientific theory
A _____ _____ is a hypothesis that has withstood the test of time and much experimentation
,control group
In experiments, a _____ _____ is a group that is the same as an experimental group except for one
variable; used as a standard of comparison
basic unit of matter
What is an atom?
Protons (nucleus), Neutrons (nucleus), Electrons (electron shells).
What are the 3 subatomic particles in an atom and where are they found?
positive
What is the charge of a proton?
neutral
What is the charge of a neutron?
negative
What is the charge of an electron?
It is the atomic number
What is the importance of the proton number in an atom?
Electrons in the outermost shell, they determine the number of bonds that an atom will form
What are valence electrons and what do they determine?
Isotopes
_____ are atoms of the same element which have different atomic weights because they have different
numbers of neutrons
Adhesion
_____ is the clinging of one substance to another. This makes water a particularly good solvent.
III and IV
I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cysosine: From the list of nitrogenous bases above, which are
pyrimidines?
element
, A(n) _____ is a substance made of only one kind of atom, and can't be broken down to other
substances by chemical reactions
Starch
_____ is the energy-storing polysaccharide of plants.
lipids
Fats, oils, and waxes are all _____.
Electrons
_____ are negatively charged particles that orbit the nucleus of an atom.
covalent
A(n) _____ bond involves the equal sharing of valence electrons.
unpaired electrons in its outermost electron shell
An atom can form as many bonds as there are...?
Protons, neutrons
_____ bear a positive electrical charge, while _____ have no electrical charge.
electronegativity
The ability of an atom to attract electrons from another atom is called _____.
polypeptide
A long chain of many amino acids is called a _____.
protons, neutrons
The nucleus of an atom contains _____ and _____.
dehydration synthesis, disaccharide
When 2 molecules of glucose are joined by _____, one molecule of water is removed and a _____ is
formed.
I and II
I. Adenine, II Guanine, III Thymine, IV Cytosine: From the list of nitrogenous bases above, which are
the purines?
