BIOL 1020 Exam 1 - Riggs
1. science is ____ testable and ongoing
2. science can be _______ repeated
3. science relies on ________ communication
4. science is a ___________ human endeavor
5. deductive reasoning if initial general assumptions are true, then the
conclusion must be true; general to specific
6. inductive reasoning drawing a generalization from several specific
observations; specific to general
7. its impossible to prove the accuracy of inductive
the generalization of _______ reasoning
8. Experimental or treatment group the individuals given the specific treatment or
condition being tested
9. control group the individuals not given the specific treatment
10. what aspects of an experiment can treatment group and control group
there be multiple of?
11. Biology is studied using the ________ scientific method
12. Can a hypothesis be proved? no, it can only be rejected or supported
13. theory a well supported hypothesis that links together
a large body of observations
14. principle or law a theory that links together significant bodies
of thought and yields unvarying and uniform
predictions over a long period of time
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15. Characteristics of living things all living things are made up of cells, are capa-
ble of growth and development, regulate their
metabolism,, perceive and respond to stimuli,
and reproduce
16. what is the basic unit of life? the cell is the basic unit of life in both structure
and function
17. What is a cell? it is living material bounded by a membrane
18. growth increase in size and/or number of cells
19. development changed in roles of cells during life cycle of an
organism
20. metabolism the sum of the chemical reactions and energy
transformations that take place within a cell
21. homeostasis the tendency of an organism to maintain a rel-
atively constant internal environment
22. stimulus physical or chemical changes in the internal or
external environment of an organism
23. how do cells "talk" to each other? through cell signaling via special molecules
(such as hormones, neurotransmitters)
24. asexual reproduction simple (cells merely split),
variation only by mutation in genes
25. sexual reproduction complex (typically involves fusion of specialized
egg and sperm cells to form a zygote (fertilized
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egg)), genes provided by parents, provides for
variation in offspring
26. Information must be transferred from cell generation
one _______________ to the next
27. in multicellular organisms, information generation
must also be transferred from one
__________ to the next
28. Cells have an information system made DNA
up of nucleic acids, specifically:
29. DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
30. genes the units of heredity; instructions that use a
special, unique code
31. True/False: gene instructions are gener- true
ally for the production of specific pro-
teins
32. True/False: the nucleic acid code is virtu- true
ally identical in all species
33. hormones chemical signals used for intercellular signaling
34. Taxonomy the science of classifying and naming organ-
isms
35. Carolus Linnaeus 18th century Swedish botanist; developed a
system of classification that is the basis of what
is used today
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36. Species basic unit of classification or taxonomy
37. Genus a group of closely related species
38. specific epithet describes something about the organism, or is
based on the name of the discoverer
39. The complete species name is always: italicized or underlined
40. genus name is ______ capitalized always
41. specific epithet name is ________ capital- never
ized
42. Family a group of related genera
43. order related families
44. class related orders
45. Phylum or Division related classes
46. kingdom related phyla or divisions
47. Domain related kingdoms
48. Order for Taxonomy Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Fami-
ly, Genus, Species
49. the most widely accepted classification 3 domains and 6 kingdoms
system today includes
50. two domains consist of prokaryotes
51. prokaryotes organisms with no true cellular nucleus
1. science is ____ testable and ongoing
2. science can be _______ repeated
3. science relies on ________ communication
4. science is a ___________ human endeavor
5. deductive reasoning if initial general assumptions are true, then the
conclusion must be true; general to specific
6. inductive reasoning drawing a generalization from several specific
observations; specific to general
7. its impossible to prove the accuracy of inductive
the generalization of _______ reasoning
8. Experimental or treatment group the individuals given the specific treatment or
condition being tested
9. control group the individuals not given the specific treatment
10. what aspects of an experiment can treatment group and control group
there be multiple of?
11. Biology is studied using the ________ scientific method
12. Can a hypothesis be proved? no, it can only be rejected or supported
13. theory a well supported hypothesis that links together
a large body of observations
14. principle or law a theory that links together significant bodies
of thought and yields unvarying and uniform
predictions over a long period of time
, BIOL 1020 Exam 1 - Riggs
15. Characteristics of living things all living things are made up of cells, are capa-
ble of growth and development, regulate their
metabolism,, perceive and respond to stimuli,
and reproduce
16. what is the basic unit of life? the cell is the basic unit of life in both structure
and function
17. What is a cell? it is living material bounded by a membrane
18. growth increase in size and/or number of cells
19. development changed in roles of cells during life cycle of an
organism
20. metabolism the sum of the chemical reactions and energy
transformations that take place within a cell
21. homeostasis the tendency of an organism to maintain a rel-
atively constant internal environment
22. stimulus physical or chemical changes in the internal or
external environment of an organism
23. how do cells "talk" to each other? through cell signaling via special molecules
(such as hormones, neurotransmitters)
24. asexual reproduction simple (cells merely split),
variation only by mutation in genes
25. sexual reproduction complex (typically involves fusion of specialized
egg and sperm cells to form a zygote (fertilized
, BIOL 1020 Exam 1 - Riggs
egg)), genes provided by parents, provides for
variation in offspring
26. Information must be transferred from cell generation
one _______________ to the next
27. in multicellular organisms, information generation
must also be transferred from one
__________ to the next
28. Cells have an information system made DNA
up of nucleic acids, specifically:
29. DNA deoxyribonucleic acid
30. genes the units of heredity; instructions that use a
special, unique code
31. True/False: gene instructions are gener- true
ally for the production of specific pro-
teins
32. True/False: the nucleic acid code is virtu- true
ally identical in all species
33. hormones chemical signals used for intercellular signaling
34. Taxonomy the science of classifying and naming organ-
isms
35. Carolus Linnaeus 18th century Swedish botanist; developed a
system of classification that is the basis of what
is used today
, BIOL 1020 Exam 1 - Riggs
36. Species basic unit of classification or taxonomy
37. Genus a group of closely related species
38. specific epithet describes something about the organism, or is
based on the name of the discoverer
39. The complete species name is always: italicized or underlined
40. genus name is ______ capitalized always
41. specific epithet name is ________ capital- never
ized
42. Family a group of related genera
43. order related families
44. class related orders
45. Phylum or Division related classes
46. kingdom related phyla or divisions
47. Domain related kingdoms
48. Order for Taxonomy Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Fami-
ly, Genus, Species
49. the most widely accepted classification 3 domains and 6 kingdoms
system today includes
50. two domains consist of prokaryotes
51. prokaryotes organisms with no true cellular nucleus
