B IO 201 Exam 1 (Fr am pton,
UNCW ) Questions and answ er s
2026
Biology - answer the scientific study of life
Levels of Organization - answer atoms, molecules and macromolecules,
cells, tissues, organs, organisms, population, community, ecosystem,
biosphere
Key Features of Life - answer cells and organization, energy and
metabolism, response to environmental changes, regulation and
homeostasis, grown and developments, reproduction, biological
evolution
All Cells - answer enclosed by a membrane and use DNA
Eukaryotic Cell - answer has membrane-enclosed organelles
- plants, animals, fungi
Prokaryotic Cell - answer simpler and smaller, does not contain a
nucleus or other membrane-enclosed organelles
,Negative Feedback - answer as more product accumulates, the process
that creates it slows and less of the product is created
Positive Feedback - answer as more of a product accumulates, the
process that creates it speeds up and more of the product is produced
Two Main Types of Scientific Inquiry - answer discovery science,
hypothesis-based science
Discovery Science - answer describes natural structures and processes,
based on observation and the analysis of data
Hypothesis - answer a tentative answer to a well-framed question
A Theory Is - answer broader in scope than a hypothesis, general and
can lead to new testable hypotheses, supported by a large body of
evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
Matter - answer consists of chemical elements in pure form and in
combinations called compounds
- anything that takes up space and has mass
, Element - answer substance that cannot be brown down to there
substances by chemical reactions
Compound - answer substance consisting of two or more elements in a
fixed ratio
- has characteristics different from those of its elements
Essential Elements - answer carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- 95% of matter
calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur
-4%
remaining amount are trace elements
Atom - answer the smallest unit of matter that still retains the
properties of an element
- each element consists of unique atoms
Neutron - answer no electric charge
Proton - answer positively charged particle
- determines the elements atomic number
UNCW ) Questions and answ er s
2026
Biology - answer the scientific study of life
Levels of Organization - answer atoms, molecules and macromolecules,
cells, tissues, organs, organisms, population, community, ecosystem,
biosphere
Key Features of Life - answer cells and organization, energy and
metabolism, response to environmental changes, regulation and
homeostasis, grown and developments, reproduction, biological
evolution
All Cells - answer enclosed by a membrane and use DNA
Eukaryotic Cell - answer has membrane-enclosed organelles
- plants, animals, fungi
Prokaryotic Cell - answer simpler and smaller, does not contain a
nucleus or other membrane-enclosed organelles
,Negative Feedback - answer as more product accumulates, the process
that creates it slows and less of the product is created
Positive Feedback - answer as more of a product accumulates, the
process that creates it speeds up and more of the product is produced
Two Main Types of Scientific Inquiry - answer discovery science,
hypothesis-based science
Discovery Science - answer describes natural structures and processes,
based on observation and the analysis of data
Hypothesis - answer a tentative answer to a well-framed question
A Theory Is - answer broader in scope than a hypothesis, general and
can lead to new testable hypotheses, supported by a large body of
evidence in comparison to a hypothesis
Matter - answer consists of chemical elements in pure form and in
combinations called compounds
- anything that takes up space and has mass
, Element - answer substance that cannot be brown down to there
substances by chemical reactions
Compound - answer substance consisting of two or more elements in a
fixed ratio
- has characteristics different from those of its elements
Essential Elements - answer carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
- 95% of matter
calcium, phosphorus, potassium, and sulfur
-4%
remaining amount are trace elements
Atom - answer the smallest unit of matter that still retains the
properties of an element
- each element consists of unique atoms
Neutron - answer no electric charge
Proton - answer positively charged particle
- determines the elements atomic number
