BSC 1005 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
All of the following are elements of biological literacy EXCEPT - Answers - reading the
most important books in biology
Scientists use observations and data to form and test... - Answers - hypotheses
Which of the following is NOT a component of a critical experiment? - Answers - having
carefully selected participants
When conducting a critical experiment to test whether taking echinacea reduces the
duration or severity of a cold, which of the following is NOT an important step? -
Answers - exposing some groups, but not others, to the cold virus
Superstition - Answers - an irrational belief based on anecdotal evidence and
considered to be pseudoscience
Statistics - Answers - a set of analytical and mathematical tools designed to help
researchers gain understanding from the data they gather
Science - Answers - a body of knowledge, based on empirical evidence, an intellectual
process
True or False: In an article based on a recent study, patients treated with a genetically
engineered heart drug were able to walk on a treadmill for 26 seconds longer than those
not receiving the drug and showed no side-effects. We cannot conclude from this
publication that the drug is an effective treatment for heart disease because it is not
clear that all variables were held constant. - Answers - True
Biology - Answers - the study of living things
Anecdotal Evidence - Answers - can appear to reveal links between two phenomena
that do not actually exist
True or False: In a scientific experiment, a treatment group that can be compared with
an experimental group to assess whether one particular variable is causing a change in
the experimental group is called an empirical group. - Answers - False
True or False: Empirical evidence leads to superstition. - Answers - False
Pure water and aqueous solutions that have an approximate pH of 7 are said to be: -
Answers - Neutral
, Which of the following is NOT TRUE about carbon? - Answers - it can bond with up to
five other atoms
Glucose that circulates in your blood has one of three fates. If it is not needed, it can be
stored temporarily as glycoen or it can be converted into fat for long term storage. If it is
needed, it: - Answers - is used to fuel cellular activities (to make ATP).
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about hydrogen bonds? - Answers - They are the
strongest type of chemical bond.
The four most abundant elements ("The Big Four") in living organisms are: - Answers -
oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen
Organisms store energy: - Answers - within the chemical bonds of macromolecules
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about an enzyme? - Answers - Enzymes are
permanently changed when they take place in a chemical reaction.
All of the following are examples of lipids EXCEPT - Answers - enzymes
True or False: The function of nucleic acids is high-energy storage. - Answers - False
True or False: Atoms in a covalent bond share electrons to form molecules. - Answers -
True
True or False: Giant sequoia trees are able to draw water up from their roots to their
leaves due to cohesion. - Answers - True
True or False: The most basic unit of matter is an atom. - Answers - True
To absorb large particles, cells engulf them within their plasma membrane in an active
transport process called: - Answers - endocytosis
Which of the following cell components are present in plant cells but absent in animal
cells? - Answers - cell wall
Which of the following is NOT an important structural component of the plasma
membrane? - Answers - chloroplasts
What contains the pigment chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis? - Answers -
chloroplast
All of the following are true about cells and the Cell Theory EXCEPT - Answers - cells
are the smallest unit of matter
All of the following are elements of biological literacy EXCEPT - Answers - reading the
most important books in biology
Scientists use observations and data to form and test... - Answers - hypotheses
Which of the following is NOT a component of a critical experiment? - Answers - having
carefully selected participants
When conducting a critical experiment to test whether taking echinacea reduces the
duration or severity of a cold, which of the following is NOT an important step? -
Answers - exposing some groups, but not others, to the cold virus
Superstition - Answers - an irrational belief based on anecdotal evidence and
considered to be pseudoscience
Statistics - Answers - a set of analytical and mathematical tools designed to help
researchers gain understanding from the data they gather
Science - Answers - a body of knowledge, based on empirical evidence, an intellectual
process
True or False: In an article based on a recent study, patients treated with a genetically
engineered heart drug were able to walk on a treadmill for 26 seconds longer than those
not receiving the drug and showed no side-effects. We cannot conclude from this
publication that the drug is an effective treatment for heart disease because it is not
clear that all variables were held constant. - Answers - True
Biology - Answers - the study of living things
Anecdotal Evidence - Answers - can appear to reveal links between two phenomena
that do not actually exist
True or False: In a scientific experiment, a treatment group that can be compared with
an experimental group to assess whether one particular variable is causing a change in
the experimental group is called an empirical group. - Answers - False
True or False: Empirical evidence leads to superstition. - Answers - False
Pure water and aqueous solutions that have an approximate pH of 7 are said to be: -
Answers - Neutral
, Which of the following is NOT TRUE about carbon? - Answers - it can bond with up to
five other atoms
Glucose that circulates in your blood has one of three fates. If it is not needed, it can be
stored temporarily as glycoen or it can be converted into fat for long term storage. If it is
needed, it: - Answers - is used to fuel cellular activities (to make ATP).
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about hydrogen bonds? - Answers - They are the
strongest type of chemical bond.
The four most abundant elements ("The Big Four") in living organisms are: - Answers -
oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen
Organisms store energy: - Answers - within the chemical bonds of macromolecules
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about an enzyme? - Answers - Enzymes are
permanently changed when they take place in a chemical reaction.
All of the following are examples of lipids EXCEPT - Answers - enzymes
True or False: The function of nucleic acids is high-energy storage. - Answers - False
True or False: Atoms in a covalent bond share electrons to form molecules. - Answers -
True
True or False: Giant sequoia trees are able to draw water up from their roots to their
leaves due to cohesion. - Answers - True
True or False: The most basic unit of matter is an atom. - Answers - True
To absorb large particles, cells engulf them within their plasma membrane in an active
transport process called: - Answers - endocytosis
Which of the following cell components are present in plant cells but absent in animal
cells? - Answers - cell wall
Which of the following is NOT an important structural component of the plasma
membrane? - Answers - chloroplasts
What contains the pigment chlorophyll and is the site of photosynthesis? - Answers -
chloroplast
All of the following are true about cells and the Cell Theory EXCEPT - Answers - cells
are the smallest unit of matter
