BIO 110 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a... - Correct
Answers -population
Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For
example, plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into... - Correct Answers -the
potential energy of chemical bonds.
The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is... - Correct Answers -light
energy
To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular
structure of DNA. This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of
biology? - Correct Answers -reductionism
When the body's blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin and, as a
result, the blood glucose level declines. When the blood glucose level is low, the
pancreas decreases glucagon and then the blood glucose level rises. Such regulation of
the blood glucose level is the result of: - Correct Answers -Negative feedback
Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the
domains? - Correct Answers -Bacteria and Archaea
Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?
A. Reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
B. An organism that dies after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring that survive to
reproduce
C. Male mates w 20 females- one offspring - Correct Answers -an organism that dies
after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce
Through time, the lineage that led to modern whales shows a change from four-limbed
land animals to aquatic animals with two limbs that function as flippers. This change is
best explained by:
A. Natural philosophy
B. Creationism
C. The hierarchy of the biological organization of life
D. Natural selection
ANSWERS
A localized group of organisms that belong to the same species is called a... - Correct
Answers -population
Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For
example, plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into... - Correct Answers -the
potential energy of chemical bonds.
The main source of energy for producers in an ecosystem is... - Correct Answers -light
energy
To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular
structure of DNA. This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of
biology? - Correct Answers -reductionism
When the body's blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin and, as a
result, the blood glucose level declines. When the blood glucose level is low, the
pancreas decreases glucagon and then the blood glucose level rises. Such regulation of
the blood glucose level is the result of: - Correct Answers -Negative feedback
Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the
domains? - Correct Answers -Bacteria and Archaea
Which of these individuals is likely to be most successful in an evolutionary sense?
A. Reproductively sterile individual who never falls ill
B. An organism that dies after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring that survive to
reproduce
C. Male mates w 20 females- one offspring - Correct Answers -an organism that dies
after five days of life but leaves 10 offspring, all of whom survive to reproduce
Through time, the lineage that led to modern whales shows a change from four-limbed
land animals to aquatic animals with two limbs that function as flippers. This change is
best explained by:
A. Natural philosophy
B. Creationism
C. The hierarchy of the biological organization of life
D. Natural selection
