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Biology 1010 midterm Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
biology Answer: the study of life
sustainability Answer: - the capacity to maintain (or improve) the state
and availability of desired materials or conditions over time
- meeting the needs of the present without comprising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs (UN)
science connection Answer: the idea that science is connection all the
dots
Louis Pasteur Answer: -1822 to 1895
- asymmetric chemistry
- disproved the concept of spontaneous generation
- started the science of microbiology
-started the science of epidemiology
- made medicine a science
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- explained the diseases of rabies, anthrax, cholera
-space biology
- new infectious diseases
- memory
- artificial intelligence
-current infectious diseases
-genetic diseases
- thoughts
-loss of habitat
-alzheimer's disease
Bertram N. Brockhouse Answer: 1918-2003
-nobel prize in physics in 1994 for neutron spectroscopy
themes connect concept in biology Answer: - biology is the study of life
and we do not know the limits of life
- life is continuously changing
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- fitting our knowledge into themes helps make sense of biology
5 themes that unify biology Answer: 1. life is organized
- new properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy
- structure and function are correlated in biological organization
- the cell is an organism's basic unit of structure and function
2. life involves the expression and transmission of genetic information
3. life requires energy transfer and transformation
4. organisms interact with other organisms and the physical environment
5. evolution
evolution Answer: - based on the fact that life is connected
-makes sense of everything we know about living organisms
- organisms living on earth are modified descendents of common
ancestors
what did Pasteur disprove of Answer: the concept of spontaneous
generations
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theme Answer: new properties emerge at each level in the biological
hierarchy
hierarchy of life (largest to smallest) Answer: - biosphere
- ecosystem
- communities
-populations
-organisms
- organs and organ systems
- tissues
-cells
-organelles
- atoms
the biosphere Answer: all the environments on earth that are inhabited
by life: includes most land regions, bodies of water, and the lower
atmosphere
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Biology 1010 midterm Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
biology Answer: the study of life
sustainability Answer: - the capacity to maintain (or improve) the state
and availability of desired materials or conditions over time
- meeting the needs of the present without comprising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs (UN)
science connection Answer: the idea that science is connection all the
dots
Louis Pasteur Answer: -1822 to 1895
- asymmetric chemistry
- disproved the concept of spontaneous generation
- started the science of microbiology
-started the science of epidemiology
- made medicine a science
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,2
- explained the diseases of rabies, anthrax, cholera
-space biology
- new infectious diseases
- memory
- artificial intelligence
-current infectious diseases
-genetic diseases
- thoughts
-loss of habitat
-alzheimer's disease
Bertram N. Brockhouse Answer: 1918-2003
-nobel prize in physics in 1994 for neutron spectroscopy
themes connect concept in biology Answer: - biology is the study of life
and we do not know the limits of life
- life is continuously changing
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- fitting our knowledge into themes helps make sense of biology
5 themes that unify biology Answer: 1. life is organized
- new properties emerge at each level in the biological hierarchy
- structure and function are correlated in biological organization
- the cell is an organism's basic unit of structure and function
2. life involves the expression and transmission of genetic information
3. life requires energy transfer and transformation
4. organisms interact with other organisms and the physical environment
5. evolution
evolution Answer: - based on the fact that life is connected
-makes sense of everything we know about living organisms
- organisms living on earth are modified descendents of common
ancestors
what did Pasteur disprove of Answer: the concept of spontaneous
generations
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theme Answer: new properties emerge at each level in the biological
hierarchy
hierarchy of life (largest to smallest) Answer: - biosphere
- ecosystem
- communities
-populations
-organisms
- organs and organ systems
- tissues
-cells
-organelles
- atoms
the biosphere Answer: all the environments on earth that are inhabited
by life: includes most land regions, bodies of water, and the lower
atmosphere
© 2025 All rights reserved
